The Roberto Clemente Award is one of the most important awards in Major League Baseball (MLB). This award is generally presented to baseball players who are notable for their sportsmanship, contributions to the community, contributions to their teammates, and baseball performances. The baseball player is generally chosen by the fans in the form of voting. This award was originally named the Commissioner’s Award. However, it was renamed the Roberto Clemente Award in 1973 after the death of MLB Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente during a plane crash while he was delivering supplies to Nicaragua to help the people there following an earthquake.
The Roberto Clemente Award has been presented to one baseball player in the league since 1971 with Willie Mays being the first recipient of the Award. Almost all the teams have been successful in earning the Roberto Clemente Award for themselves each season. Notably, the St. Louis Cardinals have seen the most recipients of this award so far in their career. On the other hand, teams like the Washington Nationals, the Colorado Rockies, the Miami Marlins, the Los Angeles Angels, the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Texas Rangers are yet to see their players win the Roberto Clemente Award in MLB.
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Teams that won the Roberto Clemente Award the Most Times
The St. Louis Cardinals occupy the first place in getting the most number of Roberto Clemente Awards so far with nine awards in their career. However, other teams also have had their share of winners. This table will look at the teams whose players have won the award the most from 1971 to 2024-.
| MLB Teams | No. of Times Winning the Roberto Clemente Award in MLB | Players and Years They Won the Award |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 1975 - Lou Brock (OF) 1995 - Ozzie Smith (SS) 2008 - Albert Pujols (1B) 2013 - Carlos Beltran (OF) 2018 - Yadier Molina (C) 2020 - Adam Wainwright (P) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 4 | 1972 - Brooks Robinson (3B) 1982 - Ken Singleton (DH) 1992 - Cal Ripken Jr. (SS) 1997 - Eric Davis (OF) |
| New York Mets | 4 | 1989 - Gary Carter (C) 2000 - Al Leiter (P) 2006 - Carlos Delgado (1B) 2016 - Curtis Granderson (OF) |
| Minnesota Twins | 4 | 1977 - Rod Carew (1B) 1994 - Dave Winfield (DH) 1996 - Kirby Puckett (OF) 2021 - Nelson Cruz (DH) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 1978 - Greg Luzinski (OF) 1986 - Gary Maddox (OF) 2014 - Jimmy Rollins (SS) |
| Atlanta Braves | 3 | 1980 - Phil Niekro (P) 1988 - Dale Murphy (OF) 2005 - John Smoltz (P) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | 1981 - Steve Garvey (1B) 2012 - Clayton Kershaw (P) 2022 - Justin Turner (3B) |
| New York Yankees | 3 | 1984 - Ron Guidry (P) 1985 - Don Baylor (DH) 2009 - Derek Jeter (SS) |
| Chicago Cubs | 3 | 1987 - Rick Sutcliffe (P) 1998 - Sammy Sosa (OF) 2017 - Anthony Rizzo (1B) |
| Cleveland Indians/ Guardians | 3 | 1979 - Andre Thornton (1B) 2002 - Jim Thome (1B) 2019 - Carlos Carrasco (P) |
| Seattle Mariners | 3 | 1991 - Harold Reynolds (2B) 2003 - Jamie Moyer (P) 2004 - Edgar Martinez (DH) |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | 2010 - Tim Wakefield (P) 2011 - David Ortiz (DH) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 1976 - Pete Rose (3B) 1993 - Barry Larkin (SS) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 1974 - Willie Stargell (OF) 2015 - Andrew McCutchen (OF) |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 1973 - Al Kaline (OF) |
| San Francisco Giants | 1 | 1971 - Willie Mays |
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 2014 - Paul Konerko (1B) |
| Houston Astros | 1 | 2007 - Craig Biggio (2B) |
| San Diego Padres | 1 | 1999 - Tony Gwynn (OF) |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 1 | 2001 - Curt Schilling (P) |
| Oakland Athletics | 1 | 1990 - Dave Stewart (P) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | 1983 - Cecil Cooper (1B) |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 2024 - Salvador Perez (C) |
FAQs on Baseball Teams Whose Player Won Most Roberto Clemente Award
A. The St. Louis Cardinals are the team with the most Roberto Clemente Awards.
A. The Commissioner’s Award was renamed to the Roberto Clemente Award in 1973 after the death of MLB Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente.
A. The Detroit Tigers, the Chicago White Sox, the San Francisco Giants, the Oakland Athletics, the San Diego Padres, the Milwaukee Brewers, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Kansas City Royals have each won the Roberto Clemente Award once.
A. The Yankees have 3 Roberto Clemente Awards in their possession.
A. Roberto Clemente became a MLB Hall of Famer in 1973.
