World Series Most Valuable Player Award / Babe Ruth Award
The World Series Most Valuable Player Award / Babe Ruth Award (a variation) was developed by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America
| Babe Ruth Award | ||||
| Year | Name(s) | Position | League | Team(s) |
| 2003 | Award Discontinued | |||
| 2002 | David Eckstein | SS | AL | Anaheim |
| 2001 | Randy Johnson | P | NL | Arizona |
| 2000 | Derek Jeter | SS | AL | New York |
| 1999 | Mariano Rivera | P | AL | New York |
| 1998 | Scott Brosius | 3B | AL | New York |
| 1997 | Moises Alou | OF | NL | Florida |
| 1996 | Cecil Fielder | 1B/DH | AL | New York |
| 1995 | Tom Glavine | P | NL | Atlanta |
| 1994 | Strike Season | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1993 | Paul Molitor | 3B/DH | AL | Toronto |
| 1992 | Dave Winfield | OF | AL | Toronto |
| 1991 | Jack Morris | P | AL | Minnesota |
| 1990 | Billy Hatcher | OF | NL | Cincinnati |
| 1989 | Dave Stewart | P | AL | Oakland |
| 1988 | Orel Hershiser | P | NL | Los Angeles |
| 1987 | Frank Viola | P | AL | Minnesota |
| 1986 | Ray Knight | 3B | NL | New York |
| 1985 | Bret Saberhagen | P | AL | Kansas City |
| 1984 | Jack Morris | P | AL | Detroit |
| 1983 | Rick Dempsey | C | AL | Baltimore |
| 1982 | Bruce Sutter | P | NL | St. Louis |
| 1981 | Ron Cey | 3B | NL | Los Angeles |
| 1980 | Tug McGraw | P | NL | Philadelphia |
| 1979 | Willie Stargell | 1B | NL | Pittsburgh |
| 1978 | Bucky Dent | SS | AL | New York |
| 1977 | Reggie Jackson | OF | AL | New York |
| 1976 | Johnny Bench | C | NL | Cincinnati |
| 1975 | Luis Tiant | P | AL | Boston |
| 1974 | Dick Green | 2B | AL | Oakland |
| 1973 | Bert Campaneris | SS | AL | Oakland |
| 1972 | Gene Tenace | C | AL | Oakland |
| 1971 | Roberto Clemente | OF | NL | Pittsburgh |
| 1970 | Brooks Robinson | 3B | AL | Baltimore |
| 1969 | Al Weis | SS | NL | New York |
| 1968 | Mickey Lolich | P | AL | Detroit |
| 1967 | Lou Brock | OF | NL | St. Louis |
| 1966 | Frank Robinson | OF | AL | Baltimore |
| 1965 | Sandy Koufax | P | NL | Los Angeles |
| 1964 | Bob Gibson | P | NL | St. Louis |
| 1963 | Sandy Koufax | P | NL | Los Angeles |
| 1962 | Ralph Terry | P | AL | New York |
| 1961 | Whitey Ford | P | AL | New York |
| 1960 | Bill Mazeroski | 2B | NL | Pittsburgh |
| 1959 | Larry Sherry | P | NL | Los Angeles |
| 1958 | Elston Howard | C | AL | New York |
| 1957 | Lew Burdette | P | NL | Milwaukee |
| 1956 | Don Larsen | P | AL | New York |
| 1955 | Johnny Podres | P | NL | Brooklyn |
| 1954 | Dusty Rhodes | OF | NL | New York |
| 1953 | Billy Martin | 2B | AL | New York |
| 1952 | Johnny Mize | 1B | AL | New York |
| 1951 | Phil Rizzuto | SS | AL | New York |
| 1950 | Jerry Coleman | 2B | AL | New York |
| 1949 | Joe Page | P | AL | New York |