Awardees
| Year | American League | Club | National League | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Al Simmons | Philadelphia Athletics | None | N/A |
| 1930 | Joe Cronin | Washington Senators | Bill Terry | New York Giants |
| 1931 | Lou Gehrig(1) | New York Yankees | Chuck Klein(1) | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 1932 | Jimmie Foxx(1) | Philadelphia Athletics | Chuck Klein(2) | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 1933 | Jimmie Foxx(2) | Philadelphia Athletics | Carl Hubbell(1) | New York Giants |
| 1934 | Lou Gehrig(2) | New York Yankees | Dizzy Dean | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1935 | Hank Greenberg(1) | Detroit Tigers | Arky Vaughan | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 1936 | Lou Gehrig(3) | New York Yankees | Carl Hubbell(2) | New York Giants |
| 1937 | Charlie Gehringer | Detroit Tigers | Joe Medwick | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1938 | Jimmie Foxx(3) | Boston Red Sox | Ernie Lombardi | Cincinnati Reds |
| 1939 | Joe DiMaggio(1) | New York Yankees | Bucky Walters | Cincinnati Reds |
| 1940 | Hank Greenberg(2) | Detroit Tigers | Frank McCormick | Cincinnati Reds |
| 1941 | Joe DiMaggio(2) | New York Yankees | Dolph Camilli | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 1942 | Joe Gordon | New York Yankees | Mort Cooper | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1943 | Spud Chandler | New York Yankees | Stan Musial | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1944 | Bobby Doerr | Boston Red Sox | Marty Marion | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1945 | Eddie Mayo | Detroit Tigers | Tommy Holmes | Boston Braves |
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