Welcome to the festivities!
We're here to announce the winners of the 8th Annual Internet Baseball Awards. Over 700 knowledgeable cyberspace baseball fans – a new record – participated in this effort to select the baseball players whose 1999 seasons were most deserving of honors.
This year over 99% of our voters entered their choices through our comprehensive net balloting system, updated for your voting pleasure by baseballprospectus.com web intern Dave "Tha Rinky-Dink Naughty Pirate" Pease. Wu-hoo!
The point system for the balloting was as follows:
- Player of the Year Ballots: 14 points for 1st place votes, 9 points for 2nd place votes, 8 for 3rd, etc., down to 1 for 10th.
- Pitcher of the Year Ballots: 10 points for 1st place votes, 7 points for 2nd place votes, 5 for 3rd, 3 for fourth, and 1 for fifth. (This is the one award where our point system differs from the BBWAA point system, since we use a longer ballot.)
- Rookie of the Year Ballots: 5 points for 1st place votes, 3 for second place votes, and 1 for third.
- Manager of the Year Ballots: 5 points for 1st place votes, 3 for second place votes, and 1 for third.
This year's awards were helped along by the fine folks at the Baseball Prospectus, the exclusive sponsors of the Internet Awards for the last several years, as well as the owners of the new mini-blimp that will be covering Australian baseball live this winter for ESPN13. All of us associated with the Awards greatly appreciate the work of the voters, especially the ones who voted while standing on their heads.
The 1999 Internet AL Player of the Year was won fairly easily by the Red Sox' Pedro Martinez. He is the first pitcher to win an Internet AL Player of the Year award, and only the second pitcher, after Greg Maddux in 1995, to win any Internet Player of the Year award. Derek Jeter, the winner of the 1996 Internet AL Rookie of the Year award, finished second after a ninth-place finish last season, while Nomar Garciaparra, who won the 1998 Internet AL Player of the Year award as well as the 1997 Internet AL Rookie of the Year award, finished a strong third. The 1999 awards mark the first time that no corner infielder or outfielder has appeared among the top 3 vote-getters in the Internet AL Player of the Year awards. The best hitter in the league in 1999, Manny Ramirez, finished fourth, while his teammate, Roberto Alomar, finished fifth. Another pair of teammates, Ivan Rodriguez and Rafael Palmeiro, finished sixth and seventh respectively. Ken Griffey Jr. finished eighth, maintaining his record of having finished in the top ten every year of Internet Player of the Year balloting in which he has had 501 plate appearances.
Player Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B P Pedro Martinez 375 114 62 38 22 9 6 6 7 3 642 7274 Derek Jeter 104 173 106 80 68 35 14 15 5 7 607 5122 Nomar Garciaparra 54 96 152 127 92 52 37 25 9 8 652 4786 Manny Ramirez 65 119 112 95 77 69 34 19 11 5 606 4569 Roberto Alomar 22 66 76 102 106 62 36 21 17 8 516 3419 Ivan Rodriguez 47 59 38 64 57 58 53 56 38 30 500 3059 Rafael Palmeiro 25 37 63 68 73 65 66 33 46 29 505 2910 Ken Griffey Jr. 6 7 17 26 33 51 86 64 64 46 400 1628 Bernie Williams 2 6 32 26 50 47 52 43 35 22 315 1484 Shawn Green 3 7 10 20 36 47 47 65 57 45 337 1318 Alex Rodriguez 2 13 11 19 21 35 37 45 43 31 257 1067 Mariano Rivera 2 7 3 6 16 13 6 14 14 9 90 421 Jason Giambi 0 1 3 3 12 8 24 18 19 36 124 390 Juan Gonzalez 0 2 0 5 7 7 10 16 11 14 72 254 Jim Thome 0 0 5 4 7 5 5 4 10 10 50 197 Carlos Delgado 0 0 3 2 4 4 4 3 8 9 37 132 Jeff Zimmerman 0 1 2 3 2 4 2 7 4 12 37 127 Omar Vizquel 0 0 2 3 2 1 3 7 8 9 35 112 Orlando Hernandez 0 1 2 4 3 0 2 5 2 0 19 98 Edgar Martinez 0 0 0 1 3 6 1 5 6 10 32 96 David Cone 0 0 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 16 76 John Jaha 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 5 1 9 23 71 Mike Mussina 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 5 6 20 52 Tim Hudson 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 3 5 15 48 Carlos Beltran 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 7 40 Albert Belle 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 3 7 15 38 Jose Offerman 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 4 10 38 Magglio Ordonez 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 4 12 38 Keith Foulke 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 3 2 11 34 B.J. Surhoff 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 9 32 Matt Stairs 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 2 11 30 Derek Lowe 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 9 28 Jermaine Dye 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 3 9 27 Brad Radke 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 8 26 Bartolo Colon 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 2 8 23 Jamie Moyer 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 4 9 21 Johnny Damon 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 20 Ray Durham 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 6 20 Chuck Knoblauch 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 19 Mike Sweeney 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 6 18 Tony Fernandez 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 5 17 Fred McGriff 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 5 17 Randy Velarde 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 16 Shannon Stewart 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 12 Tony Batista 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 11 Jose Rosado 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 9 Jose Cruz 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 Troy O'Leary 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 Doug Brocail 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 Tino Martinez 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 John Valentin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 Rusty Greer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 5 Frank Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 Billy Koch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 Joe Randa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 Brady Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Mike Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Jason Varitek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 Russ Branyan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Roberto Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Richie Sexson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Todd Zeile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 TOTAL 710 710 710 710 710 595 559 505 461 421 6091 39309
The 1999 Internet NL Player of the Year race was won by Braves third baseman Chipper Jones, who easily outdistanced Astros slugger Jeff Bagwell. Mark McGwire, last year's Internet NL Player of the Year, finished third after he hit 60+ home runs for the second year in a row. Mike Piazza, who won the Internet NL Player of the Year award in both 1996 and 1997, finished fourth. The highest ranking pitcher was Randy Johnson, who finished fifth. Barry Bonds, who had finished among the top four in every previous year of Internet NL Player of the Year balloting, finished twenty-first after an injury riddled season.
Player Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B P Chipper Jones 452 72 20 8 7 3 1 0 3 2 568 7261 Jeff Bagwell 57 298 94 30 22 19 11 7 6 1 545 4747 Mark McGwire 24 44 94 85 59 39 41 25 25 15 451 2932 Mike Piazza 8 32 67 67 73 51 38 29 27 11 403 2402 Randy Johnson 12 35 58 63 27 30 15 23 12 9 284 1862 Edgardo Alfonzo 6 30 54 52 46 33 33 13 24 13 304 1823 Sammy Sosa 6 8 16 36 57 42 44 53 38 54 354 1553 Matt Williams 5 14 40 30 34 22 19 13 15 9 201 1194 Larry Walker 7 12 20 24 21 17 23 22 31 24 201 989 Brian Giles 1 4 15 25 31 33 32 28 17 16 202 958 Vladimir Guerrero 5 7 14 20 18 23 26 31 28 37 209 898 Sean Casey 1 5 16 20 29 21 21 16 21 14 164 794 Bob Abreu 2 1 9 23 20 24 27 24 26 30 186 772 Kevin Millwood 3 7 15 9 23 12 22 20 15 13 139 677 Robin Ventura 0 7 16 20 17 15 10 19 10 6 120 631 Craig Biggio 3 6 4 11 15 11 18 11 14 8 101 491 Billy Wagner 2 7 7 10 19 12 8 8 10 4 87 471 Greg Vaughn 3 3 9 10 15 12 7 4 9 5 77 424 Mike Hampton 0 0 9 8 17 13 10 17 5 14 93 410 Luis Gonzalez 0 2 4 8 7 12 10 11 19 18 91 337 Barry Bonds 1 1 2 5 3 15 7 15 10 20 79 280 Jay Bell 0 1 6 5 4 11 10 9 14 10 70 276 Brian Jordan 1 5 2 4 6 4 3 3 4 2 34 190 Barry Larkin 1 0 3 4 6 8 3 4 6 4 39 182 Carl Everett 0 0 1 5 4 3 7 6 9 10 45 156 Greg Maddux 1 2 3 5 5 2 3 0 3 2 26 151 John Olerud 1 1 0 2 5 4 5 5 4 4 31 134 Rickey Henderson 0 2 1 5 3 3 5 4 2 2 27 132 Jose Lima 1 1 1 3 2 5 3 3 1 0 20 112 Andruw Jones 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 16 106 John Rocker 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 2 1 15 63 Mike Lieberthal 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 6 4 4 20 62 Scott Williamson 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 4 2 1 15 57 Kevin Brown 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 4 1 5 16 53 Fernando Tatis 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 4 8 19 53 Mark Grace 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 41 Jeromy Burnitz 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 4 13 40 Matt Mantei 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 9 37 Kent Bottenfield 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 6 30 Jeff Kent 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 8 30 Roger Cedeno 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 6 26 Todd Helton 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 23 Gary Sheffield 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 3 9 23 Eric Karros 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 21 Curt Schilling 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 5 21 Armando Benitez 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 20 Pete Harnisch 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 18 Steve Finley 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 17 Trevor Hoffman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 17 Tony Womack 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 Jeff Cirillo 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 6 13 John Smoltz 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 Danny Graves 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 Mike Cameron 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 Luis Castillo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 Dante Bichette 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 Todd Hollandsworth 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 Dave Nilsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 5 Reggie Sanders 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 Scott Sullivan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 Doug Glanville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Jason Kendall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Dave Magadan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Pat Mahomes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 F.P. Santangelo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 TOTAL 611 611 611 611 611 522 487 459 436 404 5363 34095
The 1999 Internet AL Pitcher of the Year goes to – duh! – Pedro Martinez. The 10 voters who did not place Pedro first on their ballots are hereby excommunicated from the church of baseball. This is Pedro's second Internet Pitcher of the Year award; he also won the 1997 NL Internet Pitcher of the Year award. Mike Mussina finished second, his highest finish ever in the Internet Pitcher of the Year awards; he had finished among the top 10 vote-getters 4 times previously. David Cone finished fourth for the second year in a row; he also has finished in the top 10 four times previously. Mariano Rivera, clearly the dominant closer in the league this past year, finished a strong third, while Jeff Zimmerman finished seventh, the highest ranking ever in the Internet Pitcher of the Year awards for a middle reliever not named Mariano Rivera. Tim Hudson, who finished tenth, was the highest ranking American League rookie starter in either the Player of the Year or the Pitcher of the Year race.
Player Name 1 2 3 4 5 B P Pedro Martinez 588 5 1 0 1 595 5921 Mike Mussina 1 169 109 64 25 368 1955 Mariano Rivera 4 148 81 47 34 314 1656 David Cone 0 62 75 44 39 220 980 Bartolo Colon 0 45 75 55 45 220 900 Orlando Hernandez 3 39 49 41 27 159 698 Jeff Zimmerman 1 38 40 30 36 145 602 Brad Radke 1 15 30 19 18 83 340 Jamie Moyer 0 22 19 17 19 77 319 Tim Hudson 0 12 25 27 24 88 314 Keith Foulke 0 6 13 18 29 66 190 Freddy Garcia 0 7 7 9 14 37 125 Jose Rosado 0 1 14 9 8 32 112 Derek Lowe 0 5 6 12 5 28 106 John Wetteland 0 1 13 9 3 26 102 Aaron Sele 0 2 5 8 8 23 71 Billy Koch 0 3 4 5 12 24 68 Roberto Hernandez 0 1 6 5 6 18 58 David Wells 0 1 5 3 6 15 47 Roger Clemens 0 3 3 2 2 10 44 Bret Saberhagen 0 3 1 5 2 11 43 Charles Nagy 0 2 3 2 3 10 38 Andy Pettite 0 3 2 2 0 7 37 Kevin Appier 0 0 4 2 4 10 30 Mike Jackson 0 1 2 2 0 5 23 Omar Olivares 0 1 2 1 1 5 21 Dave Burba 0 0 1 2 2 5 13 Doug Brocail 0 0 1 1 1 3 9 John Halama 0 0 0 2 2 4 8 Scott Erickson 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 Steve Karsay 0 0 1 0 2 3 7 Ramiro Mendoza 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 Eric Milton 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 Jeff Suppan 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 Sidney Ponson 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 Wilson Alvarez 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Troy Percival 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 TOTAL 598 598 598 444 381 2619 14869
The Arizona Diamondbacks may not have given Randy Johnson much run support this past season, but IBA voters gave Johnson a huge amount of support as he won the 1999 Internet NL Pitcher of the Year handily. This is Johnson's second Internet Pitcher of the Year award; he also won the 1995 Internet AL Pitcher of the Year award. Johnson and Pedro Martinez are the first players ever to win Internet awards in both leagues. The race for second place was the closest race we've had had high on the ballot in Internet Baseball Award voting, as Mike Hampton won second place by only five points over Kevin Millwood. Astros Billy Wagner and Jose Lima finished fourth and fifth respectively, making the Astros only the second team to be awarded 3 of the 5 top spots in an Internet Award voting (the Braves previously accomplished this feat in the 1993 Internet NL Pitcher of the Year voting). Greg Maddux, who has won four Internet NL Pitcher of the Year awards, finished sixth. Scott Williamson was the highest ranking rookie in Internet Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year voting this year as he finished in eighth place.
Player Name 1 2 3 4 5 B P Randy Johnson 387 97 28 13 8 533 4736 Mike Hampton 91 164 142 66 24 487 2990 Kevin Millwood 49 203 176 59 17 504 2985 Billy Wagner 19 35 77 99 64 294 1181 Jose Lima 4 17 39 60 80 200 614 Greg Maddux 7 18 31 61 57 174 591 Kevin Brown 1 7 34 90 73 205 572 Scott Williamson 1 2 7 11 19 40 111 Curt Schilling 2 2 8 4 17 33 103 John Rocker 0 6 2 6 6 20 76 John Smoltz 0 3 4 5 16 28 72 Armando Benitez 2 0 1 12 9 24 70 Trevor Hoffman 0 1 4 6 14 25 59 Kent Bottenfield 1 3 1 1 12 18 51 Omar Daal 0 2 2 4 8 16 44 Shane Reynolds 0 1 2 4 7 14 36 Pete Harnisch 0 0 2 2 6 10 22 Ugueth Urbina 0 1 1 1 5 8 20 Danny Graves 0 1 1 0 6 8 18 Pedro Astacio 0 0 0 3 4 7 13 Todd Ritchie 0 1 0 2 0 3 13 Russ Ortiz 0 0 0 3 3 6 12 Greg Swindell 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 Scott Sullivan 0 0 0 2 2 4 8 Andy Ashby 0 0 1 0 2 3 7 Tom Glavine 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 Mike Remlinger 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 Kirk Rueter 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 Al Leiter 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 Rick Reed 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 TOTAL 565 565 565 515 461 2671 14436
The Internet AL Rookie of the Year race was won by Royals rookie centerfielder Carlos Beltran, who edged out Texas' middle relief phenom Jeff Zimmerman and Oakland's new ace pitcher Tim Hudson. Beltran probably wasn't the most valuable rookie in the league, but his tools and potential were evident from day one as he excelled defensively and hit for both average and power offensively while posting more than 700 plate appearances. Most of the rest of the votes went to pitchers – in addition to Hudson and Zimmerman, Mariners starter Freddy Garcia (fourth) and Blue Jays closer Billy Koch (sixth) also recieved substantial suppport. The other everyday players who showed up on ballots fairly frequently were minor league veteran Brian Daubach, who finished fifth after the Red Sox finally gave him a shot at the majors, and another Royals rookie, Carlos Febles, who excelled in the first half but was slowed significantly by injuries in the second half.
Player Name 1 2 3 B P Carlos Beltran 162 105 74 341 1199 Jeff Zimmerman 96 120 110 326 950 Tim Hudson 116 90 51 257 901 Freddy Garcia 76 63 55 194 624 Brian Daubach 27 45 53 125 323 Billy Koch 20 30 40 90 230 Carlos Febles 9 20 26 55 131 Trot Nixon 5 15 18 38 88 Chris Singleton 4 10 14 28 64 Ricky Ledee 3 5 4 12 34 John Halama 0 6 11 17 29 Carlos Lee 2 4 4 10 26 Jeremy Giambi 3 1 6 10 24 Einar Diaz 2 1 2 5 15 Eric Chavez 0 3 1 4 10 Gabe Kapler 1 0 5 6 10 Brian Rose 0 3 1 4 10 Corey Koskie 1 0 4 5 9 Jerry Hairston 1 1 0 2 8 Ben Molina 1 1 0 2 8 Jeff Weaver 0 2 2 4 8 Ruben Mateo 0 1 4 5 7 Ryan Minor 0 2 0 2 6 Olmedo Saenz 1 0 1 2 6 Roy Halladay 0 1 2 3 5 Scott Schoeneweis 1 0 0 1 5 Enrique Wilson 1 0 0 1 5 Masao Kida 0 1 0 1 3 Ryan Rupe 0 1 0 1 3 Mike Venafro 0 1 0 1 3 Trent Durrington 0 0 1 1 1 Cristian Guzman 0 0 1 1 1 Ramon Hernandez 0 0 1 1 1 Jacque Jones 0 0 1 1 1 Sean Lowe 0 0 1 1 1 Joe Mays 0 0 1 1 1 Doug Mientkiewicz 0 0 1 1 1 Wilton Veras 0 0 1 1 1 TOTAL 532 532 496 1560 4752
Reds rookie relief pitcher Scott Williamson, whose dominating pitching and flexibility helped make the Reds contenders, easily won the 1999 Internet NL Rookie of the Year award. Warren Morris, who quietly played a solid second base for the Pirates all season, finished second, while Preston Wilson, a productive young outfielder whose strike zone knowledge is still a bit shaky, finished third. Pirates starter Kris Benson, who was the best rookie starter in the National League, finished fourth. Meanwhile, Ronnie Belliard finished fifth after showing signs of stardom as the Brewers new second baseman, while Erubiel Durazo earned a sixth place finish as a result of the incredible road he took from the Mexican League to a starting first baseman's job in the postseason. Minor league veterans Joe McEwing and Benny Agbayani took seventh and eighth place.
Player Name 1 2 3 B P Scott Williamson 236 81 26 343 1449 Warren Morris 71 113 54 238 748 Preston Wilson 53 63 62 178 516 Kris Benson 17 47 40 104 266 Ron Belliard 16 20 37 73 177 Erubiel Durazo 7 27 34 68 150 Joe McEwing 11 15 21 47 121 Benny Agbayani 11 15 19 45 119 Alex Gonzalez 5 19 31 55 113 J.D. Drew 9 14 12 35 99 Octavio Dotel 1 14 7 22 54 Michael Barrett 4 5 11 20 46 Kevin McGlinchy 1 5 6 12 26 Matt Clement 2 3 4 9 23 Ben Davis 0 6 5 11 23 Daryle Ward 3 1 0 4 18 Kyle Farnsworth 3 0 1 4 16 Armando Rios 2 0 4 6 14 Bruce Aven 0 2 7 9 13 Jose Jimenez 1 1 4 6 12 Joe Nathan 2 0 1 3 11 Chad Meyers 2 0 0 2 10 Guillermo Mota 2 0 0 2 10 Marlon Anderson 0 3 0 3 9 Odalis Perez 1 0 4 5 9 Randy Wolf 0 2 1 3 7 Lance Berkman 0 2 0 2 6 Ramon E. Martinez 0 2 0 2 6 Roberto Ramirez 1 0 1 2 6 Scott Sauerbeck 0 1 3 4 6 Jamie Arnold 1 0 0 1 5 Hanley Frias 1 0 0 1 5 Kevin Millar 0 1 2 3 5 Abraham Nunez 1 0 0 1 5 Rafael Roque 1 0 0 1 5 Edgard Clemente 0 1 1 2 4 Vladimir Nunez 0 0 4 4 4 Kevin Barker 0 1 0 1 3 Jason LaRue 0 0 3 3 3 J.D. Smart 0 1 0 1 3 Henry Blanco 0 0 1 1 1 Geoff Blum 0 0 1 1 1 Braden Looper 0 0 1 1 1 Onan Masaoka 0 0 1 1 1 Steve Montgomery 0 0 1 1 1 Jose Nieves 0 0 1 1 1 Jeremy Powell 0 0 1 1 1 Randall Simon 0 0 1 1 1 TOTAL 465 465 413 1343 4133
Jimy Williams was the easy winner of the 1999 Internet AL Manager of the Year award after successfully juggling a large supporting cast around Pedro Martinez and Nomar Garciaparra to make into the postseason. Meanwhile, Art Howe's successful management of a young team into contention earned him second place, while Joe Torre's steady hand on the Yankees rudder after he returned from battling cancer gave him a third place finish. Johnny Oates and Mike Hargrove, the two other managers who lead their team to the postseason, finished fourth and fifth respectively.
Manager Name 1 2 3 B P Jimy Williams 327 112 32 471 2003 Art Howe 92 203 43 338 1112 Joe Torre 47 98 116 261 645 Johnny Oates 16 43 83 142 292 Mike Hargrove 14 20 50 84 180 Jim Fregosi 1 8 18 27 47 Tony Muser 3 3 9 15 33 Tom Kelly 0 6 5 11 23 Lou Piniella 1 4 1 6 18 Jerry Manuel 1 1 8 10 16 Ray Miller 0 3 2 5 11 Larry Parrish 1 1 0 2 8 Joe Maddon 1 0 2 3 7 Terry Collins 0 1 2 3 5 Larry Rothschild 0 1 0 1 3 TOTAL 504 504 371 1379 4403
In our closest race for first place this year, Bobby Cox edged out Jack McKeon for the Internet NL Manager of the Year Award. Cox's usually dominant Braves had to overcome a myraid of health problems as well as off-seasons from the team's Pitcher of the Year winners, but Cox successfully managed the pieces that remained to yet another championship. McKeon's strong second place finish is due to his keeping the low payroll Reds in contention through the final day of the season and his unusually effective management of the Reds' bullpen. Larry Dierker, who lead the Astros to another division title despite an in-game brain seizure that forced him to miss a month, finished a strong third, while Buck Showalter and Bobby Valentine, the other two managers who carried their teams to the playoffs, were voted to fourth and fifth place finishes respectively.
Manager Name 1 2 3 B P Bobby Cox 151 125 64 340 1194 Jack McKeon 154 91 50 295 1093 Larry Dierker 87 116 77 280 860 Buck Showalter 23 61 57 141 355 Bobby Valentine 27 31 65 123 293 Dusty Baker 13 22 52 87 183 Felipe Alou 4 7 7 18 48 Terry Francona 2 3 7 12 26 Gene Lamont 1 4 8 13 25 Jim Riggleman 2 0 0 2 10 Davey Johnson 0 2 3 5 9 Tony LaRussa 1 1 1 3 9 Bruce Bochy 0 2 1 3 7 Jim Lefebvre 0 1 3 4 6 John Boles 1 0 0 1 5 Phil Garner 0 0 4 4 4 TOTAL 466 466 399 1331 4127
Now that you've gotten all the way through this year's results, here's a brief history of previous IBA results:
| AL Player of the Year | NL Player of the Year | AL Pitcher of the Year | NL Pitcher of the Year | AL RoY | NL RoY | |
| 1998 | Nomar Garciaparra |
Mark McGwire |
Roger Clemens |
Greg Maddux |
Ben Grieve |
Kerry Wood |
| 1997 | Ken Griffey |
Mike Piazza |
Roger Clemens |
Pedro Martinez |
Nomar Garciaparra |
Scott Rolen |
| 1996 | Alex Rodriguez |
Mike Piazza |
Pat Hentgen |
Kevin Brown |
Derek Jeter |
Edgar Renteria |
| 1995 | Albert Belle |
Greg Maddux |
Randy Johnson |
Greg Maddux |
Garrett Anderson |
Hideo Nomo |
| 1993 | Frank Thomas |
Barry Bonds |
Kevin Appier |
Greg Maddux |
Tim Salmon |
Mike Piazza |
| 1992 | Frank Thomas |
Barry Bonds |
Roger Clemens |
Greg Maddux |
Pat Listach |
Reggie Sanders |
| 1991 | Cal Ripken |
Barry Bonds |
Roger Clemens |
Tom Glavine |
Chuck Knoblauch |
Jeff Bagwell |
This year's Internet Baseball Awards have primarily been the work of Greg Spira and Dave Pease, with much love coming from the whole Baseball Prospectus crew and a few other folks who help to promote these awards at various corners of the net. These award results may be excerpted from this article in any form provided credit is fully disclosed.
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