Chicago Cubs award winners and league leaders
This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Chicago Cubs professional baseball team.
Awards
- 2016 – Ben Zobrist[1]
- 2016 – Javier Báez & Jon Lester
- 1911 – Frank Schulte
- 1929 – Rogers Hornsby
- 1930 – Hack Wilson
- 1935 – Gabby Hartnett
- 1945 – Phil Cavarretta
- 1952 – Hank Sauer
- 1958 – Ernie Banks
- 1959 – Ernie Banks
- 1984 – Ryne Sandberg
- 1987 – Andre Dawson
- 1998 – Sammy Sosa
- 2016 – Kris Bryant
- 1971 – Ferguson Jenkins
- 1979 – Bruce Sutter
- 1984 – Rick Sutcliffe
- 1992 – Greg Maddux
- 2015 – Jake Arrieta
- 1961 – Billy Williams
- 1962 – Ken Hubbs
- 1989 – Jerome Walton
- 1998 – Kerry Wood
- 2008 – Geovany Soto
- 2015 – Kris Bryant
- Pitcher
- Greg Maddux (1990, 1991, 1992, 2004, 2005)
- Bobby Shantz (1964)
- Catcher
- Jody Davis (1986)
- Randy Hundley (1967)
- First base
- Mark Grace (1992, 1993, 1995, 1996)
- Derrek Lee (2005, 2007)
- Anthony Rizzo (2016, 2018, 2019, 2020)
- Second base
- Darwin Barney (2012)
- Glenn Beckert (1968)
- Nico Hoerner (2023, 2025)
- Ken Hubbs (1962)
- Ryne Sandberg (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991)
- Shortstop
- Javier Báez (2020)
- Ernie Banks (1960)
- Don Kessinger (1969, 1970)
- Dansby Swanson (2023)
- Third base
- Ron Santo (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968)
- Outfield
- Pete Crow-Armstrong (2025)
- Andre Dawson (1987, 1988)
- Bob Dernier (1984)
- Ian Happ (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- Jason Heyward (2016, 2017)
- 2016 – Anthony Rizzo
Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award
- Note: In its first two years, the award was given to a player on each MLB team; one awardee was then named the Overall Defensive Player of the Year for the American League and another for the National League. Starting in 2014, the award is now given to one player at each position for all of Major League Baseball; one of the nine awardees is then named the Overall Defensive Player of the Year for all of Major League Baseball.
- Team (one award for each team; all positions) (2012–2013)
- Darwin Barney (2012, 2013)
- MLB (one award for each position) (2014–present)
- First baseman
- Anthony Rizzo (2016)
- Second baseman
- none
- Shortstop
- none
- Third baseman
- none
- Left fielder
- none
- Center fielder
- none
- Right fielder
- none
- Catcher
- none
- Pitcher
- none
- Pitcher
- Jake Arrieta (2016)
- Carlos Zambrano (2006, 2008, 2009)
- Catcher
- Michael Barrett (2005)
- First baseman
- Derrek Lee (2005)
- Anthony Rizzo (2016)
- Second baseman
- Javier Báez (2018)
- Ryne Sandberg (1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)
- Shortstop
- none
- Third baseman
- Aramis Ramírez (2011)
- Outfielder
- Andre Dawson (1987)
- Leon Durham (1982)
- Sammy Sosa (1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
- Kyle Tucker (2025)
All-MLB Team First Team
- 2020 - SP Yu Darvish
All-MLB Team Second Team
- 2024 - SP Shota Imanaga
- 2025 - OF Pete Crow-Armstrong
- 1984 – Jim Frey
- 1989 – Don Zimmer
- 2008 – Lou Pinella
- 2015 – Joe Maddon
Hank Aaron Award (NL)
- 1999 - Sammy Sosa
- 2008 - Aramis Ramirez
- 2016 - Kris Bryant
Roberto Clemente Award winners
Source:[2]
- Rick Sutcliffe – 1987
- Sammy Sosa – 1998
- Anthony Rizzo – 2017
- 1975 - Bill Madlock*
* indicates award was shared
- 2023 - Cody Bellinger
Major League Baseball All-Star Game Winning Pitcher
- 1952 - Bob Rush
- 1963 - Larry Jackson
- 1978 - Bruce Sutter
- 1979 - Bruce Sutter
- 1987 - Lee Smith
- 1987 – Andre Dawson
- 1990 – Ryne Sandberg
- 2000 – Sammy Sosa
MLB "This Year in Baseball Awards"
- Note: These awards are voted on by five groups for all of Major League Baseball (i.e., not one per league).
- Note: These awards were renamed the "GIBBY Awards" (Greatness in Baseball Yearly) in 2010 and then the "Esurance MLB Awards" in 2015.
"Esurance MLB Awards" Best Starting Pitcher
"Esurance MLB Awards" Best Rookie
- 2015 – Kris Bryant
"Esurance MLB Awards" Best Breakout Player
- 2015 – Jake Arrieta
"Esurance MLB Awards" Best Manager
"Esurance MLB Awards" Best Executive
National League Championship Series MVP Award
- 2016 – Javier Baez and Jon Lester
DHL Hometown Heroes (2006)
- Ernie Banks — voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value
Player of the Month (NL)
- 1975
- September - Andre Thornton
- 1980
- April - Dave Kingman
- 1982
- August - Bill Buckner
- 1983
- August - Mel Hall
- 1984
- May - Leon Durham
- June - Ryne Sandberg
- August - Keith Moreland
- 1987
- August - Andre Dawson
- 1989
- July - Mark Grace
- 1990
- May - Andre Dawson
- June - Ryne Sandberg
- 1996
- July - Sammy Sosa
- 1998
- June - Sammy Sosa
- 1999
- May - Sammy Sosa
- 2000
- July - Sammy Sosa
- 2001
- August - Sammy Sosa
- 2005
- April - Derrek Lee
- 2007
- June - Alfonso Soriano
- 2009
- September - Derrek Lee
- 2016
- August - Kris Bryant
- 2023
- July - Cody Bellinger
Players Choice Awards NL Outstanding Player
Players Choice Awards NL Outstanding Pitcher
Baseball America Rookie of the Year Award
Players Choice Awards NL Outstanding Rookie
- 1998 – Kerry Wood
- 2008 – Geovany Soto
- 2015 – Kris Bryant
Sporting News NL Rookie of the Year Award
Players Choice Awards Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award
- 1999 – Sammy Sosa
Sporting News Executive of the Year Award
Team award
- 1876 – National League pennant
- 1880
- 1881
- 1882
- 1885
- 1886
- 1906
- 1907
- 1907 – World Series championship
- 1908
- 1908 – World Series championship
- 1910
- 1918
- 1929
- 1932
- 1935
- 1938
- 1945
- 2016 – Warren C. Giles Trophy (National League championship)
- 2016 – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series)
- 2016 – Baseball America Organization of the Year
- 2017 (2016 Cubs) – Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year
Team records
League Leaders
- 1876 – Ross Barnes
- 1880 – George Gore
- 1881 – Cap Anson
- 1884 – King Kelly
- 1886 – King Kelly
- 1888 – Cap Anson
- 1912 – Heinie Zimmerman
- 1945 – Phil Cavarretta
- 1972 – Billy Williams
- 1975 – Bill Madlock
- 1976 – Bill Madlock
- 1980 – Bill Buckner
- 2005 – Derrek Lee
- 1897 – Bill Lange
- 1903 – Frank Chance
- 1906 – Frank Chance
- 1928 – Kiki Cuyler
- 1929 – Kiki Cuyler
- 1930 – Kiki Cuyler
- 1935 – Augie Galan
- 1937 – Augie Galan
- 1938 – Stan Hack
- 1939 – Stan Hack
- 1884 – Ned Williamson
- 1885 – Abner Dalrymple
- 1888 – Jimmy Ryan
- 1911 – Frank Schulte
- 1912 – Heinie Zimmerman
- 1916 – Cy Williams
- 1926 – Hack Wilson
- 1927 – Cy Williams
- 1928 – Hack Wilson
- 1930 – Hack Wilson
- 1943 – Bill Nicholson
- 1944 – Bill Nicholson
- 1958 – Ernie Banks
- 1960 – Ernie Banks
- 1979 – Dave Kingman
- 1987 – Andre Dawson
- 1990 – Ryne Sandberg
- 2000 – Sammy Sosa
- 2002 – Sammy Sosa
- 1876 – Albert Spalding
- 1881 – Larry Corcoran
- 1885 – John Clarkson
- 1887 – John Clarkson
- 1890 – Bill Hutchison
- 1891 – Bill Hutchison
- 1892 – Bill Hutchison
- 1909 – Mordecai Brown
- 1912 – Larry Cheney
- 1918 – Hippo Vaughn
- 1920 – Grover Cleveland Alexander
- 1927 – Charlie Root
- 1929 – Pat Malone
- 1932 – Lon Warneke
- 1938 – Bill Lee
- 1964 – Larry Jackson
- 1971 – Ferguson Jenkins
- 1987 – Rick Sutcliffe
- 1992 – Greg Maddux
- 2006 – Carlos Zambrano
- 2015 – Jake Arrieta
- 2018 – Jon Lester
- 2020 – Yu Darvish
- 1880 – Larry Corcoran
- 1887 – John Clarkson
- 1892 – Bill Hutchison
- 1906 – Fred Beebe
- 1909 – Orval Overall
- 1918 – Hippo Vaughn
- 1919 – Hippo Vaughn
- 1920 – Grover Cleveland Alexander
- 1929 – Pat Malone
- 1938 – Clay Bryant
- 1946 – Johnny Schmitz
- 1955 – Sam Jones
- 1956 – Sam Jones
- 1958 – Sam Jones
- 1969 – Ferguson Jenkins
- 2003 – Kerry Wood
Other achievements
Baseball Hall of Famers
Retired numbers
Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award
- 2016 – Jake Arrieta
NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame
- 1994 – Harry Caray
Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame
| Cubs in the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame | ||||
| No. | Player | Position | Tenure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Ernie Banks | SS/1B | 1953–1971 | |
| 18 | Glenn Beckert | 2B | 1965–1973 | |
| — | Jack Brickhouse | Broadcaster | 1941–1945 1948–1981 |
|
| 39 | Bill Campbell | P | 1982–1983 | |
| — | Harry Caray | Broadcaster | 1982–1997 | |
| 3, 23, 43, 44 | Phil Cavarretta | 1B/OF Manager |
1934–1953 1951–1953 |
Born in Chicago |
| — | Frank Chance | 1B Manager |
1898–1912 1905–1912 |
|
| 8 | Andre Dawson | RF/CF | 1987–1992 | |
| — | Paddy Driscoll | IF | 1917 | Born in Evanston, attended Northwestern University |
| — | Johnny Evers | 2B Manager |
1902–1913 1921 |
|
| 6, 7, 8 | Charlie Grimm | 1B Manager |
1925–1936 1932–1938, 1944–1949, 1960 |
|
| 6, 20, 25, 31, 34, 39, 49 | Stan Hack | 3B Manager |
1932–1947 1954–1956 |
|
| 2, 7, 9 | Gabby Hartnett | C Manager |
1922–1940 1938–1940 |
|
| 2, 4 | Billy Herman | 2B | 1931–1941 | |
| 30 | Ken Holtzman | P | 1965–1971 1978–1979 |
|
| 4, 5, 9 | Randy Hundley | C | 1966–1973 1976–1977 |
|
| 31 | Ferguson Jenkins | P | 1966–1973 1982–1983 |
|
| — | Yosh Kawano | Clubhouse Manager | 1981–2008 | |
| 61 | Bob Kennedy | Manager | 1963–1965 | Born in Chicago |
| 11 | Don Kessinger | SS | 1964–1975 | |
| 36 | John Klippstein | P | 1950–1954 | |
| 7 | Fred Lindstrom | 3B/OF | 1935 | Born on Chicago's South Side |
| — | Frank Maloney | Executive | 1981–present | |
| 8, 43 | Bill Nicholson | OF | 1939–1948 | |
| 33, 48 | Andy Pafko | CF | 1943–1951 | |
| 23 | Ryne Sandberg | 2B | 1982–1994, 1996-1997 | |
| 21, 24 | Scott Sanderson | P | 1984–1989 | |
| 10, 15 | Ron Santo | 3B | 1960–1973 | |
| 9, 43 | Hank Sauer | OF | 1949–1955 | |
| 33, 47 | Bob Shaw | P | 1967 | |
| 49 | Tim Stoddard | P | 1984 | |
| — | Joe Tinker | SS Manager |
1902–1912 1916 |
|
| — | William Veeck, Sr. | Executive | 1919–1933 | |
| 4, 26, 41 | Billy Williams | LF | 1959–1974 | |
| — | Bert Wilson | Broadcaster | 1943–1955 | |
| — | Hack Wilson | OF | 1926–1931 | |
| — | Philip K. Wrigley | Owner | 1932–1977 | Born in Chicago |
See also
References
- ^ Matt Snyder (November 3, 2016). "Why World Series MVP Ben Zobrist had one of the biggest hits in baseball history". www.cbssports.com. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ "MLB Roberto Clemente Award Winners". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2020.