MLB Rookie of the Year: Which Team Boasts the Most Award Winners?

The Chicago Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) is given the credit for selecting a rookie of the year (hereafter referred to as ROY Award) in baseball beginning in 1940. Every year until 1946 one overall rookie was selected by a vote that all of the writers were encouraged to participate in. The award was based on a player's first year achievements on the field, in the batter's box, and/or on the pitcher's mound as they were applicable.

For reasons unknown, the award never was considered as a statistical award until 1947. As a tribute to Jackie Robinson, who not only broke the color barrier in baseball but was a rookie that same year, the award was renamed the Jackie Robinson Award in 1987, to honor the 40^th anniversary of him breaking that color barrier. (As a side note, the award was originally called the J. Louis Comiskey Memorial Award after the Chicago white Sox owner of the 1930's.) The first two years that the award achieved "recognized" status, only one overall rookie was selected regardless of the league he played in. Since 1949, one player is selected from each league.

In 1971, eligibility requirements for the award were created which defined a "rookie" as a player who does not exceed 130 at-bats, 50 innings pitched, or 45 days on any major league roster. Since 1980, the BBWAA have named three candidates on the voting ballot. First place votes are worth five points, second place votes are worth three points, and a third place vote is worth one point. The points are totaled and the winner of the award is announced after the end of the season usually in November.

But regardless of the history of the award or its criteria, I wanted to know what teams have had the most awards in their 60 year history. Without having done any research initially I had hazarded a guess as to which team produced the most rookies. Boy was I off! Naturally, I was wondering not only which team in both leagues took the honors but which team had the most overall.