x-unanimous
2013 -- Wil Myers, Tampa Bay
2012 -- x-Mike Trout, Los Angeles
2011 -- Jeremy Hellickson, Tampa Bay
2010 -- Neftali Feliz, Texas
2009 -- Andrew Bailey, Oakland
2008 -- x-Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay
2007 -- Dustin Pedroia, Boston
2006 -- Justin Verlander, Detroit
2005 -- Huston Street, Oakland
2004 -- Bobby Crosby, Oakland
2003 -- Angel Berroa, Kansas City
2002 -- Eric Hinske, Toronto
2001 -- Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle
2000 -- Kazuhiro Sasaki, Seattle
1999 -- Carlos Beltran, Kansas City
1998 -- Ben Grieve, Oakland
1997 -- x-Nomar Garciaparra, Boston
1996 -- x-Derek Jeter, New York
1995 -- Marty Cordova, Minnesota
1994 -- Bob Hamelin, Kansas City
1993 -- x-Tim Salmon, California
1992 -- Pat Listach, Milwaukee
1991 -- Chuck Knoblauch, Minnesota
1990 -- x-Sandy Alomar, Jr., Cleveland
1989 -- Gregg Olson, Baltimore
1988 -- Walt Weiss, Oakland
1987 -- x-Mark McGwire, Oakland
1986 -- Jose Canseco, Oakland
1985 -- Ozzie Guillen, Chicago
1984 -- Alvin Davis, Seattle
1983 -- Ron Kittle, Chicago
1982 -- Cal Ripken, Baltimore
1981 -- Dave Righetti, New York
1980 -- Joe Charbonneau, Cleveland
1979 -- John Castino, Minnesota, and Alfredo Griffin, Toronto
1978 -- Lou Whitaker, Detroit
1977 -- Eddie Murray, Baltimore
1976 -- Mark Fidrych, Detroit
1975 -- Fred Lynn, Boston
1974 -- Mike Hargrove, Texas
1973 -- Al Bumbry, Baltimore
1972 -- x-Carlton Fisk, Boston
1971 -- Chris Chambliss, Cleveland
1970 -- Thurman Munson, New York
1969 -- Lou Piniella, Kansas City
1968 -- Stan Bahnsen, New York
1967 -- Rod Carew, Minnesota
1966 -- Tommie Agee, Chicago
1965 -- Curt Blefary, Baltimore
1964 -- Tony Oliva, Minnesota
1963 -- Gary Peters, Chicago
1962 -- Tom Tresh, New York
1961 -- Don Schwall, Boston
1960 -- Ron Hansen, Baltimore
1959 -- Bob Allison, Washington
1958 -- Albie Pearson, Washington
1957 -- Tony Kubek, New York
1956 -- Luis Aparicio, Chicago
1955 -- Herb Score, Cleveland
1954 -- Bob Grim, New York
1953 -- Harvey Kuenn, Detroit
1952 -- Harry Byrd, Philadelphia
1951 -- Gil McDougald, New York
1950 -- Walt Dropo, Boston
1949 -- Roy Sievers, St. Louis
NOTE: One player was selected as Major League Rookie of the Year in 1947 and 1948. The policy of naming a player from each league was inaugurated in 1949.