King of Baseball

King of Baseball is an honorary title bestowed upon one person each year by Minor League Baseball in recognition of longtime dedication and service to professional baseball.

Honorees

The following men have been awarded the title "King of Baseball":

Year	Award winner	Winter Meetings site
1951	Clarence "Pants" Rowland	Columbus, OH
1952	Alvin Gardner	Phoenix, AZ
1953	Frank "Shag" Shaughnessy	Atlanta, GA
1954	Shelby Pease	Houston, TX
1955	Herman White	Columbus, OH
1956	Tommy Richardson	Jacksonville, FL
1957	Charles Hurth	Colorado Springs, CO
1958	(None)	Washington, DC
1959	Bonneau Peters	St. Petersburg, FL
1960	Joe Engel	Louisville, KY
1961	Rosy Ryan	Tampa, FL
1962	Phil Howser	Rochester, NY
1963	Donie Bush	San Diego, CA
1964	Eddie Mulligan	Houston, TX
1965	Ray Winder	Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1966	Eddie Leishman	Columbus, OH
1967	Alejo Peralta	Mexico City, Mexico
1968	Dewey Soriano	San Francisco, CA
1969	Chauncey DeVault	Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1970	George MacDonald, Sr.	Los Angeles, CA
1971	Phil Piton	Phoenix, AZ
1972	Vince McNamara	Honolulu, HI
1973	Ray Johnston	Houston, TX
1974	Fred Haney	New Orleans, LA
1975	Joe Buzas	Hollywood, FL
1976	Don Avery	Los Angeles, CA
1977	Bill Weiss	Honolulu, HI
1978	Zinn Beck	Orlando, FL
1979	Harry Simmons	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1980	Billy Hitchcock	Dallas, TX
1981	Jack Schwarz	Hollywood, FL
1982	Sy Berger	Honolulu, HI
1983	Oscar Roettger	Nashville, TN
1984	Donald Davidson	Houston, TX
1985	Stan Wasiak	San Diego, CA
1986	Lefty Gomez	Hollywood, FL
1987	Bill Schweppe	Dallas, TX
1988	Max Patkin	Atlanta, GA
1989	George Sisler, Jr.	Nashville, TN
1990	John Moss	Los Angeles, CA
1991	George Pfister	Miami Beach, FL
1992	Johnny Lipon	Louisville, KY
1993	George Kissell	Atlanta, GA
1994	Jimmy Bragan	Dallas, TX
1995	Gene DaCosse	Los Angeles, CA
1996	Sheldon "Chief" Bender	Boston, MA
1997	Max Schumacher	New Orleans, LA
1998	Leo Pinckney	Nashville, TN
1999	Tom Saffell	Anaheim, CA
2000	P. Patrick McKernan	Dallas, TX
2001	Roland Hemond	Boston, MA
2002	George Zuraw	Nashville, TN
2003	Bob Wilson	New Orleans, LA
2004	Dave Rosenfield	Anaheim, CA
2005	Calvin Falwell	Dallas, TX
2006	Paul Snyder	Orlando, FL
2007	Dave Walker	Nashville, TN
2008	Pat Gillick	Las Vegas, NV
2009	Milo Hamilton	Indianapolis, IN
2010	Don Mincher	Orlando, FL
2011	Cuauhtemoc "Chito" Rodriguez	Dallas, TX
2012	George McGonagle	Nashville, TN
2013	Charlie Eshbach	Lake Buena Vista, FL
2014	Bill Valentine	San Diego, CA
2015	Bill Gladstone	Nashville, TN
2016	Dave Elmore	National Harbor, MD
2017	Lee Landers	Lake Buena Vista, FL
2018	Mike Tamburro	Las Vegas, NV