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He's Still Playing??
Who was the first major leaguer to have a significant baseball award named after him while he was still an active player?
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04-10-2003, 04:34 PM
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he's still playing??
Hank Aaron?
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Not the Hammer. His career does have significant overlap with Aaron, though.
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His name is a homophone for a famous brand of boxed candies.
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The 1st Roberto Clemente Man Of The Year Award was given in 1971.
Roberto played 132 games that year.
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what's the boxed candy?
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I guess the Clemente Award fits the criteria and it was created prior to the one I'm after but it is not just for baseball performance. The one I am after is. To make my question I should have made it clear the award is given by one of the leagues rather than MLB.
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Actually the name was changed after his death. It was originally called The Man of the Year Award
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same with the Jackie Robinson rookie of the year award...
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Is the award still given out?
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Yes.
If I told you the name of the candy you would have the answer. It is a box candy that you typically buy in a supermarket for Valentine's Day rather than going to a real candy store.
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i asked what the box candy was when wolf posted roberto clemente. never heard of a candy with either name... though they do have that oh boy oberto beef jerky
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If it's any help this guy is in the Green Monsta League Hall of Fame.
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the Lou Brock Award, for the NL steals leader!
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WTG, Gybby! I knew I couldn't sneak the Green Monsta League by you.
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