Albert Pujols and Baseball’s Back-to-Back MVP Winners

Albert Pujols, Back to Back MVP Winner (Getty)

Major League Baseball (via the Baseball Writers Association of America) began awarding the MVP in 1931.

Twenty-two players have won it multiple times, but of these who won it back-to-back?

Twelve players in baseball history have done it (and Barry Bonds twice, including four in a row).  Interestingly, the list comprises a full baseball team.  There’s a player from every starting position with a centerfielder and two first basemen backups.

See how many your friends can come up with.

1.	Jimmie Foxx	1932, 1933	AL	Philadelphia Athletics	1B
2.	Hal Newhouser	1944, 1945	AL	Detroit Tigers	LHP
3.	Yogi Berra	1954, 1955	AL	New York Yankees	C
4.	Mickey Mantle	1956, 1957	AL	New York Yankees	CF
5.	Ernie Banks	1958, 1959	NL	Chicago Cubs	SS
6.	Roger Maris	1960, 1961	AL	New York Yankees	RF
7.	Joe Morgan	1975, 1976	NL	Cincinnati Reds	2B
8.	Mike Schmidt	1980, 1981	NL	Philadelphia Phillies	3B
9.	Dale Murphy	1982, 1983	NL	Atlanta Braves	CF
10.	Barry Bonds	1992, 1993	NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	LF
11.	Frank Thomas	1993, 1994	AL	Chicago White Sox	1B
12.	Barry Bonds	2001 – 2004	NL	San Francisco Giants	LF
13.	Albert Pujols	2008, 2009	NL	St. Louis Cardinals	1B