American League Most Valuable Player
- See: Kenesaw Mountain Landis Most Valuable Player Award
- Eddie Collins (1914)
- Mickey Cochrane (1928)
- Lefty Grove (1931)
- Jimmie Foxx (1932)
- Jimmie Foxx (1933)
- Bobby Shantz (1952)
- Vida Blue (1971)
- Reggie Jackson (1973)
- José Canseco (1988)
- Rickey Henderson (1990)
- Dennis Eckersley (1992)
- Jason Giambi (2000)
- Miguel Tejada (2002)
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