The trophy was not without precedent in Major League baseball: the Dauvray Cup (named after actress Helen Dauvray) was awarded to the winner of the World Series between the National League and the American Association from 1887 to 1890, and when a solitary major league remained, to the winner of the National League pennant, from 1891 to 1893. The Dauvray Cup was to be held by the victorious team and was to be relinquished the following year when (and if) a new champion team emerged.[9] The Dauvray Cup mysteriously vanished following the 1893 series and has never been located. From 1894 to 1897, the Temple Cup was awarded to the winner of a postseason contest between the two top National League clubs.[10]
A new Commissioner's Trophy is created each year, much like the Anschutz Trophy, the O'Brien Trophy and the Lombardi Trophy, and unlike the Stanley Cup, which is passed from champion to champion.[11] Historically, the trophy was only presented in the winner's locker room, but beginning in 1997, the presentation occurred on the field if the champion clinched the title in their home stadium.[12] Since 2017, when the Houston Astros won the World Series at Dodger Stadium, the championship presentation occurs on the field even if the champion clinches the title on the road.[13]
Since its inception, the only year that the Commissioner's Trophy has not been awarded was 1994, when the players' strike ended the season on August 12, resulting in the cancellation of the entire post-season.[14] The New York Yankees have won the most Commissioner's Trophies, winning seven World Series since 1967.[15] The St. Louis Cardinals have won four trophies, a National League record.[15]
On October 31, 2018, during the parade celebrating the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series, the trophy was damaged by a beer can thrown by a spectator of the parade;[16] it was subsequently repaired.
In 2020, in discussing the punishments for the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal, which did not include stripping the Astros of their 2017 championship, commissioner Rob Manfred referred to the Commissioner's Trophy as "a piece of metal." Following criticism for the dismissive nature of the remark, Manfred issued a public apology.[17]
Design
The trophy is 24 inches (61 cm) tall, excluding the base, and has a diameter of 11 inches (28 cm).[1] It weighs approximately 30 pounds (14 kg)[18] and is composed of sterling silver. The trophy features 30 gold-plated flags, one for each Major League team. The flags rise above a silver baseball which is covered with latitude and longitude lines, symbolizing the world,[11] and which features 24-karat vermeil stitching.[1] The base contains an inscription copy of the signature of the commissioner[1] and the words "Presented by the Commissioner of Baseball".[18]
The original 1967 trophy was designed by Balfour Jewelers of Attleboro, Massachusetts, and cost $2,500 (equivalent to $20,317 in 2021).[19] The trophy was redesigned by Tiffany & Co. and unveiled in 2000.[20]
By franchise
This table lists the teams that have won the Commissioner's Trophy since it was introduced in 1967. For a complete history of MLB championship teams, see List of World Series champions.
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^"Houston Astros World Series Trophy Presentation and Owner Speech". YouTube. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
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^Boren, Cindy, "The World Series trophy was broken when a beer can slammed into it", at washingtonpost.com, November 1, 2018
^Gonzalez, Alden (February 19, 2020). "Manfred: Mistake to call WS trophy 'piece of metal'". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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This article is about Major League Baseball s championship trophy For the award known as the Commissioner s Trophy from 1970 to 1984 see Major League Baseball All Star Game MVP Award For a list of Commissioner s Trophy winners see List of World Series champions For the similarly named historical award see Commissioner s Historic Achievement Award The Commissioner s Trophy is a trophy presented each year by the Commissioner of Baseball to Major League Baseball s MLB World Series champion Recent trophy designs contain flags representing each team in North America s top two leagues the National League and the American League 1 2 The two participating teams in that year s World Series were previously represented by two press pins set on the base of the trophy It is the only championship trophy of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada in North America that is not named after a particular person 3 contrasting with the National Hockey League s Stanley Cup 4 Major League Soccer s Philip F Anschutz Trophy 5 the National Basketball Association s Larry O Brien Championship Trophy 6 and the National Football League s Vince Lombardi Trophy 7 The Commissioner s Trophy Adam Eaton holds the 2019 trophy The 1995 World Series Commissioner s Trophy on display in the Ivan Allen Jr Braves Museum and Hall of Fame at Turner Field the former stadium of the Atlanta Braves This was the design of the Commissioner s Trophy from 1967 1999 Contents 1 History 2 Design 3 By franchise 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditSee also World Series Although it was named in 1985 the trophy was first awarded in 1967 when the St Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Red Sox 8 The trophy was not without precedent in Major League baseball the Dauvray Cup named after actress Helen Dauvray was awarded to the winner of the World Series between the National League and the American Association from 1887 to 1890 and when a solitary major league remained to the winner of the National League pennant from 1891 to 1893 The Dauvray Cup was to be held by the victorious team and was to be relinquished the following year when and if a new champion team emerged 9 The Dauvray Cup mysteriously vanished following the 1893 series and has never been located From 1894 to 1897 the Temple Cup was awarded to the winner of a postseason contest between the two top National League clubs 10 A new Commissioner s Trophy is created each year much like the Anschutz Trophy the O Brien Trophy and the Lombardi Trophy and unlike the Stanley Cup which is passed from champion to champion 11 Historically the trophy was only presented in the winner s locker room but beginning in 1997 the presentation occurred on the field if the champion clinched the title in their home stadium 12 Since 2017 when the Houston Astros won the World Series at Dodger Stadium the championship presentation occurs on the field even if the champion clinches the title on the road 13 Since its inception the only year that the Commissioner s Trophy has not been awarded was 1994 when the players strike ended the season on August 12 resulting in the cancellation of the entire post season 14 The New York Yankees have won the most Commissioner s Trophies winning seven World Series since 1967 15 The St Louis Cardinals have won four trophies a National League record 15 On October 31 2018 during the parade celebrating the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series the trophy was damaged by a beer can thrown by a spectator of the parade 16 it was subsequently repaired In 2020 in discussing the punishments for the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal which did not include stripping the Astros of their 2017 championship commissioner Rob Manfred referred to the Commissioner s Trophy as a piece of metal Following criticism for the dismissive nature of the remark Manfred issued a public apology 17 Design EditThe trophy is 24 inches 61 cm tall excluding the base and has a diameter of 11 inches 28 cm 1 It weighs approximately 30 pounds 14 kg 18 and is composed of sterling silver The trophy features 30 gold plated flags one for each Major League team The flags rise above a silver baseball which is covered with latitude and longitude lines symbolizing the world 11 and which features 24 karat vermeil stitching 1 The base contains an inscription copy of the signature of the commissioner 1 and the words Presented by the Commissioner of Baseball 18 The original 1967 trophy was designed by Balfour Jewelers of Attleboro Massachusetts and cost 2 500 equivalent to 20 317 in 2021 19 The trophy was redesigned by Tiffany amp Co and unveiled in 2000 20 By franchise EditThis table lists the teams that have won the Commissioner s Trophy since it was introduced in 1967 For a complete history of MLB championship teams see List of World Series champions Team Trophies SeasonsNew York Yankees 7 1977 1978 1996 1998 1999 2000 2009Boston Red Sox 4 2004 2007 2013 2018Oakland Athletics 4 1972 1973 1974 1989St Louis Cardinals 4 1967 1982 2006 2011Cincinnati Reds 3 1975 1976 1990San Francisco Giants 3 2010 2012 2014Los Angeles Dodgers 3 1981 1988 2020Atlanta Braves 2 1995 2021Baltimore Orioles 2 1970 1983Detroit Tigers 2 1968 1984Houston Astros 2 2017 2022Kansas City Royals 2 1985 2015Miami Marlins 2 1997 2003Minnesota Twins 2 1987 1991New York Mets 2 1969 1986Philadelphia Phillies 2 1980 2008Pittsburgh Pirates 2 1971 1979Toronto Blue Jays 2 1992 1993Arizona Diamondbacks 1 2001Chicago White Sox 1 2005Chicago Cubs 1 2016Los Angeles Angels 1 2002Washington Nationals 1 2019See also Edit Baseball portalChronicle Telegraph CupReferences Edit a b c d Phillies Announce World Series Trophy Tour Presented by Teva Pharmaceuticals and Comcast SportsNet PR Newswire Association January 9 2009 Archived from the original on February 23 2009 Retrieved May 18 2009 Tiffany amp Co Sports Trophies Tiffany amp Co September 30 2015 Retrieved September 30 2015 Terwilliger Wayne Peterson Nancy and Boehm Peter 2006 Terwilliger Bunts One Globe Pequot p 233 ISBN 0 7627 4310 7 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Shea Kevin August 22 2004 Stanley Cup Journal Hockey Hall of Fame Archived from the original on October 13 2017 Retrieved September 30 2015 Boehm Charles December 3 2017 What s the Cup Get to know the MLS Cup s Philip F Anschutz Trophy MLSsoccer com Archived from the original on June 18 2018 Retrieved December 3 2017 December 2004 Picture This National Archives and Records Administration Archived from the original on September 29 2008 Retrieved October 17 2008 Vince Lombardi Trophy A Tiffany Piece Money Can t Buy ABC News February 3 2016 Rhodes Greg Castellini Robert 2007 Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Highlights Clerisy Press p 81 ISBN 978 1 57860 300 8 Retrieved May 18 2009 Thorn John Baseball s Lost Chalice Part 2 at MLB com November 3 2011 Thorn John Baseball s Lost Chalice Part 3 at MLB com November 4 2011 a b Scheiber Dave October 22 2008 Rays shots St Petersburg Times Archived from the original on October 25 2008 Retrieved May 18 2009 5 Things You Didn t Know About The World Series Trophy WBZ TV October 31 2013 Retrieved December 25 2014 Houston Astros World Series Trophy Presentation and Owner Speech YouTube Archived from the original on November 16 2021 Retrieved October 30 2019 Zirin David August 18 2004 The MLB Strike 25 Years in the Making Buzzle editorials Archived from the original on March 15 2009 Retrieved May 2 2008 a b Playoff and World Series Stats and Results Baseball Reference com Sports Reference LLC Retrieved May 19 2009 Boren Cindy The World Series trophy was broken when a beer can slammed into it at washingtonpost com November 1 2018 Gonzalez Alden February 19 2020 Manfred Mistake to call WS trophy piece of metal ESPN com ESPN Retrieved July 25 2020 a b World Series trophy profile MLB com Major League Baseball December 5 2008 Retrieved September 30 2015 Majors Award Series Trophy The Portland Oregonian October 10 1967 sports section page 3 wire service report attributed to The New York News Dickson Paul 2011 The Dickson Baseball Dictionary Third ed W W Norton amp Company p 209 ISBN 9780393073492 Retrieved November 1 2019 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Commissioner s Trophy Major League Baseball Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Commissioner 27s Trophy MLB amp oldid 1121783193, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
