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Baseball Writers' Association of America

January 03, 2023

The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) is a professional association for journalists writing about Major League Baseball for daily newspapers, magazines and qualifying websites. The organization was founded in 1908, and is known for its annual awards and voting on membership in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Baseball Writers' Association of America
AbbreviationBBWAA
FoundedOctober 14, 1908 (1908-10-14)
FieldSportswriting
Membership (2022)
At least 394[1]
President
C. Trent Rosecrans (2021)[2]
Vice President
Larry Stone (2021)[2]

Early years

The BBWAA was founded on October 14, 1908,[3] to improve working conditions for sportswriters in the early part of the 20th century; It also sought to promote uniformity of scoring methods, and to professionalize the press box, such that access was limited only to working reporters, telegraphers, and others who had a reason to be there.

The organization began with 43 founding members.[4] They included Joe S. Jackson, who became the association's first president. At that time, Jackson was the sporting editor (today called sports editor) of the Detroit Free Press. Also selected as officers were Irving E. Sanborn of the Chicago Tribune, syndicated columnist Hugh Fullerton, and The Boston Globe baseball writer Tim Murnane[5] A second meeting was held in New York City in December; Sanborn decided he could not serve as an officer at that time, and he was replaced by William Weart of the Philadelphia Times. The slate of officers was ratified, and anyone who wrote about baseball in major league cities was eligible for membership. This policy changed, however, in December 1913, at which time it was decided that minor league baseball writers could also become members.[6] Then, Jackson became a dominant force in the early years of the baseball writers, being elected as president of the association during nine consecutive terms.[7]

Jackson finally retired in 1919, while Sanborn returned to assume the position of president. After that, Jackson became a member of the BBWAA Board of Directors.[8]

Mission

The organization's primary function is to work with Major League Baseball and individual teams to assure clubhouse and press-box access for BBWAA members. In addition, BBWAA members also elect players to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, which is the organization's most public function. All writers with 10 continuous years of membership in the BBWAA, plus active BBWAA membership at any time in the preceding 10 years, are eligible to vote for the Hall of Fame. The BBWAA also votes annually for the Kenesaw Mountain Landis Most Valuable Player Award, Cy Young Award, Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award, and Manager of the Year Award in each of the two major leagues. The Hall of Fame also empowers the BBWAA's Historical Overview Committee, made up of 11 or 12 veteran BBWAA members, to formulate the annual ballot for the Veterans Committee.

Considering the ready availability of television broadcasts for the majority of baseball games, plus instant access to information through the Internet, some have called into question why the BBWAA has not broadened its membership rules to include broadcasters and researchers.[9] (Similar arguments were made for the inclusion of Web-based journalists, before the BBWAA added Web writers to its ranks in December 2007.)[10]

Others have openly questioned why the BBWAA is involved in the award and Hall of Fame voting processes at all,[11] citing in some cases journalistic integrity and the need to remain unbiased in their coverage of newsworthy events.[12]

Awards voting

The BBWAA's most public function is to annually vote on candidates for the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

In addition, the BBWAA is responsible for voting on several annual awards in each major league, including:

In or about 2000, the BBWAA took over the voting responsibility for the Edgar Martínez Award, given each year to the outstanding designated hitter in the American League.

From 1953 to 1962, the BBWAA presented a "Sophomore of the Year Award" in each league.[13]

In 1997, a 36-member BBWAA panel selected the Major League Baseball All-Time Team.

Awards display

Replicas of various BBWAA awards and lists of past winners are displayed at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, in the Records Room, which also has other exhibits, including charts showing active and all-time leaders in various baseball statistical categories.

BBWAA Career Excellence Award

Main article: BBWAA Career Excellence Award

The annual BBWAA Career Excellence Award is the highest award given by the BBWAA. First awarded in 1962 to J. G. Taylor Spink, longtime publisher of The Sporting News, it was named the J. G. Taylor Spink Award until adopting its current name in February 2021.[14] It has been awarded annually for "meritorious contributions to baseball writing", except for one year during the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike. Recipients are not considered members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, but are permanently recognized in an exhibit at the Hall's library.

Web membership

In 2007, the BBWAA opened its membership to web-based writers employed on a full-time basis by "websites that are credentialed by MLB for post-season coverage."[10]

Chapter awards

New York chapter

For information about the chapter and its presiding officer, see footnote[15] and Red Foley (past chairman).

National awards presented at chapter dinner
Chapter awards

Other chapters

See also: Baseball awards § Awards given to members of specific teams

Presidents

For a list of presidents and secretaries from 1908 to the present, see footnote[25] During the 2012 World Series, the Association elected its first female president, Susan Slusser, of the San Francisco Chronicle.[26]

List of members

Names of members are followed by the name of the organization for whom they write.[27]

Through the 2000s, writers for The New York Times, The Washington Post,[28] and The Baltimore Sun[29] said that they were no longer permitted by their employers to vote for the organization's awards. The New York Times said in 2021 that their writers have been prohibited from participating in any awards-giving body since 1989, under the rationale that "journalists should report the news, not help make it".[30] The Los Angeles Times has a similar policy,[31] though it appears to be negotiable.

See also

Footnotes

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"Baseball Writers Unite." Washington Post, October 15, 1908, p. 9.

Further reading

  • "Red Foley Dies at 79; Scorer in 10 World Series". The New York Times. The Associated Press. July 16, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2009. He served for many years as an officer of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and was chairman of the New York chapter in 1969-70.

External links

  • Official website
  • Annual Awards (2003–present). BBWAA official website
  • Hall of Fame. BBWAA official website
  • Voting FAQ (national awards and HoF). BBWAA official website
  • Constitution. BBWAA official website
  • MLB Awards and Baseball Hall of Fame Results. Baseball-Reference.com (including HOF inductees, Hall of Famer Batting and Pitching Stats, HOF Ballot and Voting Summaries, Projected or Official Ballots for 2012 to 2015, Voting Results for 1936 to present, and "Most times in the All-Star Game")

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The Baseball Writers Association of America BBWAA is a professional association for journalists writing about Major League Baseball for daily newspapers magazines and qualifying websites The organization was founded in 1908 and is known for its annual awards and voting on membership in the Baseball Hall of Fame Baseball Writers Association of AmericaAbbreviationBBWAAFoundedOctober 14 1908 1908 10 14 FieldSportswritingMembership 2022 At least 394 1 PresidentC Trent Rosecrans 2021 2 Vice PresidentLarry Stone 2021 2 Contents 1 Early years 2 Mission 3 Awards voting 4 Awards display 5 BBWAA Career Excellence Award 6 Web membership 7 Chapter awards 7 1 New York chapter 7 2 Other chapters 8 Presidents 9 List of members 10 See also 11 Footnotes 12 Further reading 13 External linksEarly years EditThe BBWAA was founded on October 14 1908 3 to improve working conditions for sportswriters in the early part of the 20th century It also sought to promote uniformity of scoring methods and to professionalize the press box such that access was limited only to working reporters telegraphers and others who had a reason to be there The organization began with 43 founding members 4 They included Joe S Jackson who became the association s first president At that time Jackson was the sporting editor today called sports editor of the Detroit Free Press Also selected as officers were Irving E Sanborn of the Chicago Tribune syndicated columnist Hugh Fullerton and The Boston Globe baseball writer Tim Murnane 5 A second meeting was held in New York City in December Sanborn decided he could not serve as an officer at that time and he was replaced by William Weart of the Philadelphia Times The slate of officers was ratified and anyone who wrote about baseball in major league cities was eligible for membership This policy changed however in December 1913 at which time it was decided that minor league baseball writers could also become members 6 Then Jackson became a dominant force in the early years of the baseball writers being elected as president of the association during nine consecutive terms 7 Jackson finally retired in 1919 while Sanborn returned to assume the position of president After that Jackson became a member of the BBWAA Board of Directors 8 Mission EditThe organization s primary function is to work with Major League Baseball and individual teams to assure clubhouse and press box access for BBWAA members In addition BBWAA members also elect players to the National Baseball Hall of Fame which is the organization s most public function All writers with 10 continuous years of membership in the BBWAA plus active BBWAA membership at any time in the preceding 10 years are eligible to vote for the Hall of Fame The BBWAA also votes annually for the Kenesaw Mountain Landis Most Valuable Player Award Cy Young Award Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award and Manager of the Year Award in each of the two major leagues The Hall of Fame also empowers the BBWAA s Historical Overview Committee made up of 11 or 12 veteran BBWAA members to formulate the annual ballot for the Veterans Committee Considering the ready availability of television broadcasts for the majority of baseball games plus instant access to information through the Internet some have called into question why the BBWAA has not broadened its membership rules to include broadcasters and researchers 9 Similar arguments were made for the inclusion of Web based journalists before the BBWAA added Web writers to its ranks in December 2007 10 Others have openly questioned why the BBWAA is involved in the award and Hall of Fame voting processes at all 11 citing in some cases journalistic integrity and the need to remain unbiased in their coverage of newsworthy events 12 Awards voting EditThe BBWAA s most public function is to annually vote on candidates for the National Baseball Hall of Fame In addition the BBWAA is responsible for voting on several annual awards in each major league including Most Valuable Player Award Cy Young Award Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award Manager of the Year AwardIn or about 2000 the BBWAA took over the voting responsibility for the Edgar Martinez Award given each year to the outstanding designated hitter in the American League From 1953 to 1962 the BBWAA presented a Sophomore of the Year Award in each league 13 In 1997 a 36 member BBWAA panel selected the Major League Baseball All Time Team Awards display EditReplicas of various BBWAA awards and lists of past winners are displayed at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in the Records Room which also has other exhibits including charts showing active and all time leaders in various baseball statistical categories BBWAA Career Excellence Award EditMain article BBWAA Career Excellence Award The annual BBWAA Career Excellence Award is the highest award given by the BBWAA First awarded in 1962 to J G Taylor Spink longtime publisher of The Sporting News it was named the J G Taylor Spink Award until adopting its current name in February 2021 14 It has been awarded annually for meritorious contributions to baseball writing except for one year during the 1994 95 Major League Baseball strike Recipients are not considered members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame but are permanently recognized in an exhibit at the Hall s library Web membership EditIn 2007 the BBWAA opened its membership to web based writers employed on a full time basis by websites that are credentialed by MLB for post season coverage 10 Chapter awards EditNew York chapter Edit For information about the chapter and its presiding officer see footnote 15 and Red Foley past chairman National awards presented at chapter dinnerMost Valuable Player Award one for each league 16 voted on by the national BBWAA Cy Young Award one for each league 16 voted on by the national BBWAA Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award one for each league 16 voted on by the national BBWAA Manager of the Year Award one for each league 16 voted on by the national BBWAA Chapter awardsBabe Ruth Award postseason MVP since 2007 was awarded to the MVP of the World Series from 1949 to 2006 17 18 New York Player of the Year Award formerly the Sid Mercer Dick Young Player of the Year Award 19 20 18 Arthur and Milton Richman You Gotta Have Heart Award 17 18 Joan Payson Shannon Forde Award formerly the Joan Payson Award until 2016 for excellence in community service 16 17 18 Casey Stengel You Can Look It Up Award to honor career achievement for those who went home empty handed at previous dinners 16 18 Joe DiMaggio Toast of the Town Award for a player who has become a New York favorite 16 17 18 William J Slocum Jack Lang Award for long and meritorious service 17 21 22 18 Ben Epstein Dan Castellano Good Guy Award for candor and accessibility to writers 16 17 23 18 Willie Mickey and the Duke Award to a group of players forever linked in baseball history 16 17 18 Other chapters Edit See also Baseball awards Awards given to members of specific teams Cincinnati Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame voting by Cincinnati chapter since 1998 Cincinnati Ernie Lombardi Award team MVP Cincinnati Team Pitcher of the Year Cleveland Bob Feller Man of the Year Award player or other team personnel since 1946 Cleveland Frank Gibbons Steve Olin Good Guy Award since 1968 Detroit Tiger of the Year since 1965 Houston Darryl Kile Good Guy Award since 2003 Minnesota 24 Montreal Montreal Expos Player of the Year discontinued in 2004 Philadelphia Most Valuable Player Most Valuable Pitcher Special Achievement Good Guy Award and Charlie Manuel Award for Service and Passion to Baseball since 2004 St Louis Darryl Kile Good Guy Award since 2003 Toronto Neil MacCarl Award since 1977 Note The MLB Rookie of the Year Award was established by the Chicago chapter in 1940 and was known as the J Louis Comiskey Memorial Award after the Chicago White Sox owner of the 1930s In 1947 the award became an official MLB award voted on by the national BBWAA with Jackie Robinson as its first recipient In July 1987 the award was renamed the Jackie Robinson Award see Awards voting above Presidents EditFor a list of presidents and secretaries from 1908 to the present see footnote 25 During the 2012 World Series the Association elected its first female president Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle 26 List of members EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 Names of members are followed by the name of the organization for whom they write 27 Through the 2000s writers for The New York Times The Washington Post 28 and The Baltimore Sun 29 said that they were no longer permitted by their employers to vote for the organization s awards The New York Times said in 2021 that their writers have been prohibited from participating in any awards giving body since 1989 under the rationale that journalists should report the news not help make it 30 The Los Angeles Times has a similar policy 31 though it appears to be negotiable Peter Abraham The Boston Globe 1 J A Adande ESPN com formerly the Los Angeles Times 32 Dave Albee Marin Independent Journal 33 Jim Alexander The Press Enterprise 34 Dom Amore Hartford Courant 35 Mel Antonen USA Today 36 Tom Archdeacon Dayton Daily News Nancy Armour Associated Press Phil Arvia SouthtownStar 37 Steve Aschburner Honorary 34 Chris Assenheimer Elyria Oh Chronicle Telegram Andrew Baggarly Bay Area News Group 38 Geoff Baker The Seattle Times 39 Bill Ballou Telegram amp Gazette of Worcester 40 Mike Bass St Paul Pioneer Press 41 42 Bob Baum Associated Press Mike Bauman MLB com 43 Rod Beard The Detroit News Jon Becker Bay Area News Group 34 Ira Berkow The New York Times 44 Rob Biertempfel Pittsburgh Tribune Review 34 Jeff Blair The Globe and Mail Barry Bloom MLB com 43 Ron Blum Associated Press 41 45 Paul Bodi MLB com 43 Hal Bodley USA Today 45 Thomas Boswell The Washington Post 28 non voting member Pat Borzi The New York Times non voting member Peter Botte NY Daily News 34 Ed Bouchette Pittsburgh Post Gazette 46 Mark Bradley The Atlanta Journal Constitution 47 Marcos Breton Sacramento Bee 34 Bob Brookover Philadelphia News Steve Buckley Boston Herald Don Burke Newark Star Ledger 48 Pete Caldera Bergen NJ Record Dave Cameron Fangraphs Dave Campbell Associated Press Mark Camps Honorary 34 John Canzano The Oregonian 34 Jim Caple ESPN 49 Pat Caputo Oakland Press Sam Carchidi The Philadelphia Inquirer Marc Carig New Jersey Star Ledger Will Carroll Bleacher Report Bill Center U T San Diego 35 Murray Chass www murraychass com 34 Ron Chimelis The Republican Springfield Massachusetts 41 Joe Christensen Minneapolis Star Tribune 34 Bill Christine Honorary 34 Carson Cistulli Fangraphs Frank Clines Honorary 34 Jay Cohen Associated Press Gene Collier Pittsburgh Post Gazette 46 Dan Connolly The Baltimore Sun Ron Cook Pittsburgh Post Gazette 46 Jose Covarrubias retired Joe Cowley Chicago Sun Times 50 Jerry Crasnick ESPN 49 Dave Cunningham Honorary 34 Ken Daley Honorary 34 Ken Davidoff New York Post Art Davidson The MetroWest Daily News 34 Jose de Jesus Ortiz Houston Chronicle 51 Tony DeMarco Honorary 34 Mike DiGiovanna Los Angeles Times Steve Dilbeck Los Angeles Daily News 50 Mike Dodd USA Today 45 Mike Downey retired 52 Paul Doyle Hartford Courant 53 Rich Draper MLB com 43 Josh Dubow Associated Press 34 Rich Dubroff CSNmidatlantic com Bob Dutton The News Tribune Mike Dyer Long Island Press retired Gordon Edes ESPN 54 Bob Elliott Toronto Sun 55 Eduardo Encina The Baltimore Sun John Erardi The Cincinnati Enquirer 50 Gerald Eskenazi The New York Times August Fagerstrom Fangraphs Mark Faller The Arizona Republic 56 John Fay The Cincinnati Enquirer Mark Feinsand The Daily News 57 Anthony Fenech Detroit Free Press Ken Fidlin Toronto Sun 34 Mike Fine Honorary 41 58 John R Finger CSNPhilly com 59 Mike Fitzpatrick Associated Press Jeffrey Flanagan MLB com 60 Jeff Fletcher The Orange County Register Sean Forman Sports Reference LLC 61 Gerry Fraley The Dallas Morning News 62 Tom Gage The Detroit News 35 Peter Gammons MLB Network 49 Jim Gauger Trenton Times retired Steven Gietschier Sporting News retired Dave Ginsburg Associated Press Rich Glanzer Lynbrook Times Gazette Ben Goessling MASN 63 Steve Goldman Ashtabula Star Beacon Steven Goldman Baseball Prospectus Jimmy Golen Associated Press 64 Mark Gonzalez Chicago Tribune 35 Derrick Goold St Louis Post Dispatch Pat Graham Associated Press Evan Grant The Dallas Morning News 34 Jerry Green The Detroit News 65 Richard Griffin Toronto Star Stephen Gross The Morning Call Ken Gurnick MLB com 43 Paul Hagen MLB com 66 Mike Harrington The Buffalo News Jim Hawkins The Oakland Press 35 Joe Henderson Tampa Tribune 55 Lynn Henning The Detroit News 67 Steve Henson USA TODAY Gannett Jon Heyman Sports Illustrated 68 Myron Holtzman St Louis Globe Democrat retired Jeff Horrigan Boston Herald 69 Garry D Howard Sporting News 41 70 Paul Hoynes The Plain Dealer 71 Rick Hummel St Louis Post Dispatch 62 Bob Hunter Columbus Dispatch 72 Jim Ingraham The News Herald Ohio Jeff Jacobs Hartford Courant Jay Jaffe Baseball Prospectus Bruce Jenkins San Francisco Chronicle 73 Chris Jenkins Associated Press Chuck Johnson USA Today 45 Richard Justice Houston Chronicle 11 Dick Kaegel MLB com 43 Christina Kahrl Baseball Prospectus 74 Joe Kay Associated Press Tyler Kepner The New York Times 75 Ann Killion San Francisco Chronicle 76 Bob Klapisch ESPN 49 Mike Klis The Denver Post 55 Gwen Knapp San Francisco Chronicle 77 Michael Knisley ESPN 49 Danny Knobler CBSSports com Nobuyuki Kobayashi Tokyo Daily Sports Dejan Kovacevic Pittsburgh Post Gazette 46 Steven Krasner The Providence Journal 50 Dave Krieger The Denver Post Doug Krikorian Long Beach Press Telegram 55 Roch Kubatko MASNSports com Tim Kurkjian ESPN 49 Paul Ladewski Chicago Baseball Museum 78 Leonte Landino ESPN Deportes Scott Lauber Boston Herald Keith Law ESPN 79 Gil LeBreton Fort Worth Star Telegram Mike Lefkow Contra Costa Times 80 Joseph Liao World Journal 2 Ben Lindbergh Baseball Prospectus Bill Livingston The Plain Dealer 71 Seth Livingstone USA Today 45 John Lowe Detroit Free Press Rob Maaddi Associated Press Bill Madden New York Daily News 36 Dennis Manoloff The Plain Dealer Tony Massarotti The Boston Globe 54 Sean McAdam CSNNE 49 Janie McCauley Associated Press Cory McCartney FOX Sports South Hal McCoy Dayton Daily News 81 Dan McGrath Chicago Tribune 55 Jack McCaffery Delaware County Times Stan McNeal Sporting News 3 Paul Meyer Pittsburgh Post Gazette 46 Bernie Miklasz ESPN Radio 62 Scott Miller CBS Sportsline 45 Larry Milson The Globe and Mail 82 Jim Molony MLB com 43 Robert Morales Los Angeles Daily News 43 Ernest Moreno MLB com 43 Chuck Murr Associated Press Carrie Muskat MLB com 43 La Velle E Neale III Minneapolis Star Tribune 83 Past President of BBWAA Mark Newman MLB com 79 Lisa Nehus Saxon retired Bob Nightengale USA Today 45 Marty Noble MLB com 43 David O Brien The Atlanta Journal Constitution 84 Sheldon Ocker Akron Beacon Journal Jack O Connell BBWAA 85 Dave O Hara retired 35 Buster Olney ESPN 49 Scott Orgera Sports Press Service Woody Paige The Denver Post 86 Rob Parker The Detroit News 87 Tony Paul The Detroit News Jeff Peek Traverse City Record Eagle 88 John Perrotto Beaver County Times 50 Mike Peticca The Plain Dealer 71 Bill Plaschke Los Angeles Times 55 non voting member Terry Pluto The Plain Dealer Joe Posnanski The Kansas City Star 89 Mark Purdy San Jose Mercury News Ryan Pyner MLB com Luis E Rangel El Nuevo Herald 4 Ron Rapoport retired Ricardo Montes de Oca Actualidad Media Group Ray Ratto San Francisco Chronicle Marla Ridenour Akron Beacon Journal Tracy Ringolsby Rocky Mountain News 90 Joe Rivera Sporting News Lawrence Larry Rocca Honorary 34 91 Juan C Rodriguez Sun Sentinel 34 Phil Rogers ESPN 49 John Romano St Petersburg Times Bob Rosen Elias Sports Bureau 35 Ken Rosenthal The Athletic 92 Roger Rubin New York Daily News 93 Jim 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