- Baseball Digest
by Lakeside Publishing Company. It is the oldest baseball magazine in the United States.
It was created by Herbert F. Simons, a sportswriter for the Chicago Daily Times, in 1942. Simons first published the magazine in August, by|1942, and served as its editor-in-chief until 1963. In 1981, Joan Whaley was published as its first female contributor.
It is published 8 times a year (Jan./Feb., Mar./Apr., May, June, July, August, September, and Oct./Nov.) – with National and
American League schedules, directories, and pre-season rosters – the magazine provides insights onMajor League Baseball history and on current stars, often from one-on-one interviews.Other features include batting, pitching and fielding statistics, a "fans speak out" letters section, a "Baseball Profile" of one player, trivia questions in a Quick Quiz, previews, rules review, a crossword puzzle, and analysis of upcoming prospects.
In addition, "Baseball Digest" provides season-ending features on its All-Star rookie team along with player and
pitcher of the year ratings.Baseball Digest Player of the Year
*1969 -
Tom Seaver ,New York Mets
*1970 - Billy Williams,Chicago Cubs
*1971 -Joe Torre ,St. Louis Cardinals
*1972 -Dick Allen ,Chicago White Sox
*1973 -Pete Rose ,Cincinnati Reds
*1974 -Lou Brock , St. Louis Cardinals
*1975 -Joe Morgan , Cincinnati Reds
*1976 - Joe Morgan, Cincinnati Reds
*1977 - George Foster, Cincinnati Reds
*1978 -Ron Guidry ,New York Yankees
*1979 - George Brett,Kansas City Royals
*1980 - George Brett, Kansas City Royals
*1981 -Mike Schmidt ,Philadelphia Phillies
*1982 -Robin Yount ,Milwaukee Brewers
*1983 -Carlton Fisk ,Chicago White Sox
*1984 -Ryne Sandberg , Chicago Cubs
*1985 -Dwight Gooden , New York Mets
*1986 -Roger Clemens ,Boston Red Sox
*1987 -Andre Dawson , Chicago Cubs
*1988 -José Canseco ,Oakland Athletics
*1989 -Will Clark ,San Francisco Giants
*1990 - Ryne Sandberg, Chicago Cubs
*1991 -Cal Ripken Jr. ,Baltimore Orioles
*1992 -Roberto Alomar ,Toronto Blue Jays
*1993 -Barry Bonds , San Francisco Giants
*1994 -Jeff Bagwell ,Houston Astros
*1995 -Albert Belle ,Cleveland Indians
*1996 -Alex Rodriguez ,Seattle Mariners
*1997 -Larry Walker ,Colorado Rockies
*1998 -Sammy Sosa , Chicago Cubs
*1999 -Iván Rodríguez , Texas Rangers
*2000 -Todd Helton , Colorado Rockies
*2001 - Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants
*2002 - Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants
*2003 - Iván Rodríguez,Florida Marlins
*2004 -Vladimir Guerrero ,Anaheim Angels
*2005 -Albert Pujols , St. Louis Cardinals
*2006 -Derek Jeter , New York YankeesBaseball Digest Pitcher of the Year
* 1994 -
Greg Maddux ,Atlanta Braves
* 1995 - Greg Maddux, Atlanta Braves
* 1996 -John Smoltz , Atlanta Braves
* 1997 - Roger Clemens, Toronto Blue Jays
* 1998 - Kevin Brown,San Diego Padres
* 1999 -Pedro Martínez , Boston Red Sox
* 2000 - Pedro Martínez, Boston Red Sox
* 2001 -Curt Schilling ,Arizona Diamondbacks
* 2002 -Randy Johnson , Arizona Diamondbacks
* 2003 -Roy Halladay , Toronto Blue Jays
* 2004 - Curt Schilling, Boston Red Sox
* 2005 -Dontrelle Willis , Florida Marlins
* 2006 -Johan Santana ,Minnesota Twins External links
[https://www.centurysports.net/baseball/index.html Official site]
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