Category:Outstanding Designated Hitter Award

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The Outstanding Designated Hitter Award was established by the Associated Press in 1973 to award the best Designated Hitter in the American League. To qualify for the award, a player must accrue 100 at-bats as a designated hitter. In 2004, the award was named after 5-time winner Edgar Martinez. Boston's David Ortiz is the only other player to win the award more than twice.

Players who won the Outstanding DH Award while on the Red Sox

Year	Player	as DH				Overall
		BA	HR	RBI	OPS	BA	HR	RBI	OPS
2007	David Ortiz	.338	33	113	1.080	.332	35	117	1.066
2006	David Ortiz	.282	47	123	1.024	.287	54	137	1.049
2005	David Ortiz	.299	43	141	1.003	.300	47	148	1.001
2004	David Ortiz	.310	33	109	1.013	.301	41	139	.983
2003	David Ortiz	.308	26	72	1.075	.288	31	101	.961
1986	Don Baylor	.245	30	92	.969	.238	31	94	.783
1977	Jim Rice	.316	31	87	.983	.320	39	114	.969
1973	Orlando Cepeda	.289	20	86	.794	.289	20	86	.794

Red Sox Players who won the Outstanding DH Award while on Other Teams

Year	Player	Team	as DH				Overall
			BA	HR	RBI	OPS	BA	HR	RBI	OPS
2002	Ellis Burks	CLE	.303	32	89	.908	.301	32	91	.903
1985	Don Baylor	NYY	.232	23	91	.764	.232	23	91	.764

Articles in category "Outstanding Designated Hitter Award"

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• David Ortiz
• Don Baylor

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• Ellis Burks

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• Jim Rice

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• Orlando Cepeda