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12/08/2006 11:47 AM ET
Cleveland Indians named Organization of the Year
Topps awards annual trophy at Baseball's Winter Meetings
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Cleveland Indians have been named "Topps Organization of the Year" in an announcement today during the Baseball Winter Meetings in Orlando.
It is the first time the organization has won the award, which dates back to 1966.
The Topps Baseball Organization of the Year Award is presented each year to a Major League organization based on the number of players in their system who have received Topps awards during the past season. Points are awarded for four different minor league categories including All-Star players, Players of the Month, the Trautman and Taylor Spink Award recipients (the former for each league's Minor League Player of the Year and the latter for the Topps overall Minor League Player of the Year), and for Major League rookies who made the Topps Rookie All-Star team.
The Indians' individual winners were: Brian Barton (Class A All-Star Team - Carolina Lg.); Jordan Brown (August Player of the Month / Trautman Award - Carolina Lg.); Jason Dubois (Class AAA All-Star Team - International Lg.); Ryan Goleski (May POM - Carolina Lg.); Kevin Kouzmanoff (May POM - Eastern Lg.); Chuck Lofgren (Class A All-Star Team - Carolina Lg.); Andy Marte (June POM - International Lg.); Adam Miller (July POM / Class AA All-Star Team - Eastern League); Jeremy Sowers (May POM - International Lg.); Neil Wagner (Class A All Star - New York/Penn Lg.)
The Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees have won the trophy five times while Oakland, Baltimore, Montreal and the New York Mets are three-time winners. Anaheim, Kansas City and San Diego are two-time winners.
Topps sponsors annual awards honoring major league rookies, minor league players and baseball scouts. Its extensive awards program is administered by the Topps Sports/Player Licensing Department, under the direction of Adam Zucker.
Topps is an international marketer of entertainment products, principally collectible picture cards, confections and sticker collections.
Past winners:
1966 Baltimore
1967 Los Angeles
1968 NY Yankees
1969 Philadelphia
1970 Los Angeles
1971 Baltimore
1972 Baltimore
1973 NY Yankees
1974 California
1975 San Diego
1976 California
1977 Montreal
1978 Cincinnati
1979 Chicago Cubs
1980 NY Yankees
1981 Los Angeles
1982 NY Yankees
1983 NY Mets
1984 NY Mets
1985 NY Yankees
1986 Atlanta
1987 Milwaukee
1988 San Diego
1989 Milwaukee
1990 Los Angeles
1991 Milwaukee
1992 Milwaukee
1993 Montreal
1994 Kansas City
1995 KC/NY Mets (tie)
1996 Montreal
1997 Los Angeles
1998 Oakland
1999 Oakland
2000 Minn/Seattle (tie)
2001 Houston
2002 Pittsburgh
2003 Milwaukee
2004 Oakland
2005 Arizona
2006 CLEVELAND
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