2007 in Baseball - Awards and Honors

Awards and Honors

  • Baseball Hall of Fame honors
    • Cal Ripken, Jr. and Tony Gwynn are elected by the BBWAA in their first year of eligibility.
    • Rick Hummel, columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch who covered the St. Louis Cardinals for three decades, received the J. G. Taylor Spink Award.
    • Denny Matthews, broadcaster for the Kansas City Royals since the team's 1969 formation, received the Ford C. Frick Award.
  • MVP Awards
    • National League Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia Phillies
    • American League Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
  • Cy Young Awards
    • National League Jake Peavy, San Diego Padres
    • American League C.C. Sabathia, Cleveland Indians
  • Rookie of the Year Awards
    • National League Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers
    • American League Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox
  • Manager of the Year Awards
    • National League Bob Melvin, Arizona Diamondbacks
    • American League Eric Wedge, Cleveland Indians
  • Silver Slugger Awards
    • American League
      • DH: David Ortiz
      • C: Jorge Posada
      • 1B: Carlos Peña
      • 2B: Plácido Polanco
      • 3B: Alex Rodriguez
      • SS: Derek Jeter
      • OF: Vladimir Guerrero
      • OF: Magglio Ordóñez
      • OF: Ichiro Suzuki
    • National League
      • P: Micah Owings
      • C: Russell Martin
      • 1B: Prince Fielder
      • 2B: Chase Utley
      • 3B: David Wright
      • SS: Jimmy Rollins
      • OF: Carlos Beltrán
      • OF: Matt Holliday
      • OF: Carlos Lee
  • Gold Glove Awards
    • American League
      • P: Johan Santana
      • C: Iván Rodríguez
      • 1B: Kevin Youkilis
      • 2B: Plácido Polanco
      • 3B: Adrián Beltré
      • SS: Orlando Cabrera
      • OF: Torii Hunter
      • OF: Grady Sizemore
      • OF: Ichiro Suzuki
    • National League
      • P: Greg Maddux (his record 17th)
      • C: Russell Martin
      • 1B: Derrek Lee
      • 2B: Orlando Hudson
      • 3B: David Wright
      • SS: Jimmy Rollins
      • OF: Carlos Beltrán
      • OF: Jeff Francoeur *
      • OF: Andruw Jones
      • OF: Aaron Rowand *

* Francoeur and Rowand finished tied in the voting

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