NLBM Announces Legacy Award Winners | 
Each year, the Negro League Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Mo., helps to keep the spirit of Negro League Baseball alive by selecting the top Major League Baseball players and executives, with the awards named for the stars of the past.
The 10th Annual Legacy Awards will honor winners in 13 categories at its event on Saturday, Jan. 30, in the Grand Ballroom of the Kansas City Convention Center. Proceeds from the Legacy Awards benefit the NLBM. The event launches the museum’s year-long 20th Anniversary celebration.
The Oscar Charleston Award, presented to the A.L. and N.L. “Most Valuable Players,” went to Joe Mauer of the Twins and Albert Pujols of the Cardinals. The Wilbur “Bullet” Rogan Award, which goes to the “Pitchers of the Year” were won by Zack Greinke of the Royals and Chris Carpenter of the Cardinals.
The Legacy Awards, established by the NLBM in 2000, annually recognizes the best Major League baseball players, managers, and executives, with awards given in the name, and spirit, of Negro Leagues legends such as Charleston, Rogan, Josh Gibson, Cool Papa Bell, and the late Buck O’Neil. The awards event recognizes both on- and off-the-field achievement with baseball awards presented to both A.L. and N.L. honorees.
“The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is proud to recognize the tremendous achievements of Zack Greinke, Albert Pujols and the other honorees chosen to receive Legacy Awards,” said Bob Kendrick, vice president of marketing for the NLBM. “The Legacy Awards is the only baseball event of its kind that unites baseball’s past and present. We believe that by honoring Major League Baseball’s very best in the name of these legendary Negro Leaguers, that fans world-wide will gain a greater appreciation for just how talented the likes of Charleston and the other greats of the Negro Leagues were.”
The other 2010 honorees are as follows:
Josh Gibson Award-presented to the AL and NL “Home Run” leaders
2009 Recipients: Carlos Pena, Tampa Bay Rays and Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees (tie) and Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
James “Cool Papa” Bell Award-presented to the AL and NL “Stolen Base” leaders
2009 Recipients: Jacoby Ellsbury, Boston Red Sox and Michael Bourn, Houston Astros
Walter “Buck” Leonard Award-presented to the AL and NL “Batting Champions”
2009 Recipients: Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins and Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins
Andrew “Rube” Foster Award-presented to the AL and NL “Executives of the Year”
2009 Recipients: Jack Zduriencik, Seattle Mariners and Dan O’Dowd, Colorado Rockies
Charles Isham “C. I.” Taylor Award-presented to the AL and NL “Managers of the Year”
2009 Recipients: Mike Scioscia, Los Angeles Angels and Jim Tracy, Colorado Rockies
Larry Doby Award-presented to the AL and NL “Rookies of the Year”
2009 Recipients: Elvis Andrus, Texas Rangers and Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates
Hilton Smith Award-presented to the AL and NL “Relievers of the Year”
2009 Recipients: Brian Fuentes, Los Angeles Angels and Heath Bell, San Diego Padres
John Henry “Pop” Lloyd Award-presented in recognition of “Baseball and Community Leadership”
2009 Recipients: Mike Cameron, Milwaukee Brewers
Sam Lacy Award-presented to the “Baseball Writer of the Year”
2009 Recipient: Claire Smith, ESPN
Jackie Robinson Lifetime Achievement Award-presented for “Career Excellence in the Face of Adversity”
2009 Recipient: Joe Morgan, Baseball Analyst, ESPN
John “Buck” O’Neil Award-presented to a local or national corporate/private philanthropist for “Outstanding Support of the NLBM”
2009 Recipient: Bud Selig, Commissioner, Major League Baseball
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