Roy Campanella Award

Roy Campanella, the namesake of the award, in about 1953.

The Roy Campanella Award is given annually to the Los Angeles Dodgers player who best exemplifies the spirit and leadership of the late Hall of Fame Brooklyn Dodger catcher, Roy Campanella. The award is voted on by all Los Angeles Dodgers uniformed personnel, players, and coaches. The award has been given out since 2006. [1]

Winners

See footnote[2]
YearWinnerPositionRef
2006Furcal, RafaelRafael FurcalShortstop [3]
2007Martin, RussellRussell MartinCatcher [4]
2008Loney, JamesJames LoneyFirst baseman [5]
2009Pierre, JuanJuan PierreOutfielder
2010Carroll, JameyJamey CarrollShortstop[6]
2011Kemp, MattMatt KempOutfielder [7]
2012Ellis, A.J.A.J. EllisCatcher [8]
2013Kershaw, ClaytonClayton KershawPitcher [9]
2014Kershaw, ClaytonClayton KershawPitcher [10]
2015Greinke, ZackZack GreinkePitcher [11]

Other team awards for spirit in Major League Baseball

See also

References

  1. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/roy_campanella_award.shtml
  2. Baseball-almanac.com. "Roy Campanella Award". Baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  3. MLB.com (2006-09-23). "Furcal wins first Campanella Award". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  4. MLB.com (2007-09-26). "Martin wins second annual Roy Campanella Award". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  5. MLB.com (2008-09-24). "Loney wins third annual Roy Campanella Award". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  6. MLB.com (2010-09-23). "Carroll wins fifth annual Roy Campanella Award". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  7. MLB.com (2011-09-20). "Kemp wins sixth annual Roy Campanella Award". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  8. MLB.com (2012-09-26). "A.J. Ellis wins seventh annual Roy Campanella Award". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  9. MLB.com (2013-09-26). "Kershaw named Roy Campanella Award recipient". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  10. Stephen, Eric (September 22, 2014). "Clayton Kershaw wins Roy Campanella Award for 2nd straight year". truebluela.com. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  11. "Zack Greinke Wins 10th Annual Roy Campanella Award". Dodgers Beat. September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
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