Larry MacPhail Award

The Larry MacPhail Award was presented annually from 1966 to 2019 by Minor League Baseball to recognize "a club that demonstrates outstanding and creative marketing and promotional efforts within its community, its ballpark (including non-game day events), in media, and other promotional materials".[1] The award was named in honor of Baseball Hall of Fame member Larry MacPhail, a baseball executive who was considered an innovator in the sport, particularly in the areas of marketing and promotion.[2] It was usually presented during baseball's Winter Meetings.[2]

Larry MacPhail Award
SportBaseball
LeagueMinor League Baseball
Awarded forThe top promotional effort in Minor League Baseball
CountryUnited States
Canada
Mexico
Presented byMinor League Baseball
History
First awardSpartanburg Phillies (1966)
Final awardLehigh Valley IronPigs (2019)
Most wins

No award was given in 2020 after the cancellation of the minor league season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] In 2021, Major League Baseball assumed control of the minor leagues and the honor was discontinued.[4] The Golden Bobblehead Awards, previously issued at the annual Minor League Baseball Innovators Summit,[5] began to be issued at the Winter Meetings in place of the Larry MacPhail Award to recognize the top promotional efforts in the minors.[6]

Forty-six teams won the Larry MacPhail Award. The Columbus Clippers, El Paso Diablos, and Nashville Sounds each won the award on three occasions, more than any other teams, followed by the Charleston RiverDogs, Hawaii Islanders, Reading Phillies, Richmond Braves, and Rochester Red Wings, who each won the award twice. International League teams won the award eight times, more than any other league, followed by the Eastern League, Pacific Coast League, Southern League, and Texas League (6); the American Association, Florida State League, and Midwest League (4); the Pioneer League and South Atlantic League (3); the California League and New York–Penn League (2); and the Carolina League, Northwestern League, and Western Carolinas League (1). Eighteen teams competed at the Triple-A and Double-A classification levels, more than any other classes, followed by Class A (10); Class A-Advanced (5); and Class A Short Season and Rookie (3).

Winners
Five men and two women pose with three trophies.
The Nashville Sounds' front office staff posing with their three Larry MacPhail Awards (1978, 1980, & 1981)
A person in an anthropomorphic bat costume greeting children at a ballgame
Wild Fang, mascot of the Rochester Red Wings meeting young fans
Exploding fireworks against a night sky with an illuminated wooden roller coaster in the background
Postgame fireworks at Blair County Ballpark, home of the Altoona Curve
A person in an blue anthropomorphic moose costume
Rocky Bluewinkle, mascot of the Wilmington Blue Rocks, plays a promotional game in-between innings
The brick fascade of a ballpark with an inflatable greem alligator mastcot infront
An inflatable Canaligator, mascot of the Lowell Spinners, greeting fans outside of Edward A. LeLacheur Park
People in food costumes racing around the warning track at a ballpark
A mascot race at the Buffalo Bisons' Sahlen Field featuring (from left) two Buffalo wings, bleu cheese, a beef on weck sandwich, and a carrot
Key
(#) Number of wins by teams who won the award multiple times
^ Indicates multiple award winners in the same year
Winners
Year Team League Class Ref.
1966 Spartanburg Phillies Western Carolinas League Class A [7]
1967 Rochester Red Wings (1) International League Triple-A [8]
1968 Cocoa Astros Florida State League Class A [9]
1969 Hawaii Islanders (1) Pacific Coast League Triple-A [10]
1970^ Hawaii Islanders (2) Pacific Coast League Triple-A [11]
Wichita Aeros American Association Triple-A [12]
1971 Oklahoma City 89ers American Association Triple-A [13]
1972 San Antonio Brewers Texas League Double-A [14]
1973 Tucson Toros Pacific Coast League Triple-A [15]
1974 West Palm Beach Expos Florida State League Class A [16]
1975 Tacoma Twins Pacific Coast League Triple-A [17]
1976^ Cedar Rapids Giants Midwest League Class A [18]
El Paso Diablos (1) Texas League Double-A [19]
1977 Columbus Clippers (1) International League Triple-A [20]
1978 Nashville Sounds (1) Southern League Double-A [21]
1979 Columbus Clippers (2) International League Triple-A [22]
1980 Nashville Sounds (2) Southern League Double-A [23]
1981 Nashville Sounds (3) Southern League Double-A [24]
1982 El Paso Diablos (2) Texas League Double-A [25]
1983 Arkansas Travelers Texas League Double-A [26]
1984^ Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Rookie [27]
Columbus Clippers (3) International League Triple-A [28]
1985 Richmond Braves (1) International League Triple-A [29]
1986 Iowa Cubs American Association Triple-A [30]
1987 Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Triple-A [31]
1988 Birmingham Barons Southern League Double-A [32]
1989 Buffalo Bisons American Association Triple-A [33]
1990 Richmond Braves (2) International League Triple-A [34]
1991 Salt Lake City Trappers Pioneer League Rookie [35]
1992 Fort Myers Miracle Florida State League Class A-Advanced [36]
1993 El Paso Diablos (3) Texas League Double-A [37]
1994 Reading Phillies (1) Eastern League Double-A [38]
1995 Kane County Cougars Midwest League Class A [39]
1996 Wilmington Blue Rocks Carolina League Class A-Advanced [40]
1997 Rochester Red Wings (2) International League Triple-A [41]
1998 Charleston RiverDogs (1) South Atlantic League Class A [42]
1999 Reading Phillies (2) Eastern League Double-A [43]
2000 Lowell Spinners New York–Penn League Class A Short Season [44]
2001 Tennessee Smokies Southern League Double-A [45]
2002 Lakewood BlueClaws South Atlantic League Class A [46]
2003 Trenton Thunder Eastern League Double-A [47]
2004 Altoona Curve Eastern League Double-A [48]
2005 Brevard County Manatees Florida State League Class A-Advanced [49]
2006 Round Rock Express Pacific Coast League Triple-A [50]
2007 West Michigan Whitecaps Midwest League Class A [51]
2008 Ogden Raptors Pioneer League Rookie [52]
2009 Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League Double-A [53]
2010 New Hampshire Fisher Cats Eastern League Double-A [54]
2011 Lake Elsinore Storm California League Class A-Advanced [55]
2012 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Midwest League Class A [56]
2013 Charleston RiverDogs (2) South Atlantic League Class A [57]
2014 San Jose Giants California League Class A-Advanced [58]
2015 Akron RubberDucks Eastern League Double-A [59]
2016 Midland RockHounds Texas League Double-A [60]
2017 Brooklyn Cyclones New York–Penn League Class A Short Season [61]
2018 Eugene Emeralds Northwestern League Class A Short Season [62]
2019 Lehigh Valley IronPigs International League Triple-A [63]

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Specific

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  26. "1983 Texas League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  27. "1984 Pioneer League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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  30. "1986 American Association". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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  32. "1988 Southern League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  33. "1989 American Association". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  34. "1990 International League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  35. "1991 Pioneer League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  36. "1992 Florida State League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  37. "1993 Texas League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  38. "1994 Eastern League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  39. "1995 Midwest League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  40. "1996 Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  41. "1997 International League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  42. "1998 South Atlantic League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  43. "1999 Eastern League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  44. "2000 New York–Penn League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  45. "2001 Southern League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  46. "2002 South Atlantic League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  47. "2003 Eastern League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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  49. "2005 Florida State League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  50. "2006 Pacific Coast League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  51. "2007 Midwest League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  52. "2008 Pioneer League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  53. "2009 Southern League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  54. "2010 Eastern League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  55. "2011 California League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  56. "2012 Midwest League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  57. "2013 South Atlantic League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  58. "2014 California League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  59. "2015 Eastern League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  60. "2016 Texas League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  61. "2017 New York–Penn League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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