NEW YORK — Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen and Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera have won baseball’s Most Valuable Player awards.
McCutchen won the National League honor by a surprisingly wide margin today. Cabrera took the AL prize for the second straight year by a comfortable gap over Mike Trout.
McCutchen received 28 of the 30 first-place votes from members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
The 27-year-old with the long, flowing dreadlocks led a baseball revival in Pittsburgh, where the Pirates stopped a record streak of 20 losing seasons and made the playoffs for the first time since 1992.
McCutchen ranked among the NL leaders by hitting .317 with 21 home runs and 84 RBIs. He also scored 97 runs, stole 27 bases and had a .404 on-base percentage.
Cabrera drew 23 of 30 first-place votes.
Previous AL MVP winners:
2013 - Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
2012 - Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
2011 - Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
2010 - Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
2009 - Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins
2008 - Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox
2007 - Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
2006 - Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins
2005 - Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
2004 - Vladimir Guerrero, Anaheim Angels
2003 - Alex Rodriguez, Texas Rangers
2002 - Miguel Tejada, Oakland Athletics
2001 - Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners
2000 - Jason Giambi, Oakland Athletics
1999 - Ivan Rodriguez, Texas Rangers
1998 - Juan Gonzalez, Texas Rangers
1997 - Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle Mariners
1996 - Juan Gonzalez, Texas Rangers
1995 - Mo Vaughn, Boston Red Sox
1994 - Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox
1993 - Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox
1992 - Dennis Eckersley, Oakland Athletics
1991 - Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles
1990 - Rickey Henderson, Oakland Athletics
1989 - Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers
1988 - Jose Canseco, Oakland Athletics
1987 - George Bell, Toronto Blue Jays
1986 - Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox
1985 - Don Mattingly, New York Yankees
1984 - Willie Hernandez, Detroit Tigers
1983 - Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles
1982 - Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers
1981 - Rollie Fingers, Milwaukee Brewers
1980 - George Brett, Kansas City Royals
1979 - Don Baylor, California Angels
1978 - Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox
1977 - Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins
1976 - Thurman Munson, New York Yankees
1975 - Fred Lynn, Boston Red Sox
1974 - Jeff Burroughs, Texas Rangers
1973 - Reggie Jackson, Oakland Athletics
1972 - Richie Allen, Chicago White Sox
1971 - Vida Blue, Oakland Athletics
1970 - Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles
1969 - Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins
1968 - Denny McLain, Detroit Tigers
1967 - Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox
1966 - Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles
1965 - Zoilo Versalles, Minnesota Twins
1964 - Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles
1963 - Elston Howard, New York Yankees
1962 - Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees
1961 - Roger Maris, New York Yankees
1960 - Roger Maris, New York Yankees
1959 - Nellie Fox, Chicago White Sox
1958 - Jackie Jensen, Boston Red Sox
1957 - Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees
1956 - Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees
1955 - Yogi Berra, New York Yankees
1954 - Yogi Berra, New York Yankees
1953 - Al Rosen, Cleveland Indians
1952 - Bobby Shantz, Philadelphia Athletics
1951 - Yogi Berra, New York Yankees
1950 - Phil Rizzuto, New York Yankees
1949 - Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox
1948 - Lou Boudreau, Cleveland Indians
1947 - Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees
1946 - Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox
1945 - Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers
1944 - Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers
1943 - Spud Chandler, New York Yankees
1942 - Joe Gordon, New York Yankees
1941 - Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees
1940 - Hank Greenberg, Detoit Tigers
1939 - Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees
1938 - Jimmie Foxx, Boston Red Sox
1937 - Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers
1936 - Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees
1935 - Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tigers
1934 - Mickey Cochrane, Detroit Tigers
1933 - Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia Athletics
1932 - Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia Athletics
1931 - Lefty Grove, Philadelphia Athletics