Willie, Mickey and the Duke Award
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The Willie, Mickey and the Duke Award is presented annually by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America to a group of players, or a specific team, who are linked together by a single event or common attribute in baseball history.
Quick Facts Sport, Awarded for ...
Sport | Baseball |
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Awarded for | "Presented to a group of players or a specific team who are forever linked in baseball history." |
Location | New York City, U.S. |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Baseball Writers' Association of America, New York chapter |
History | |
First award | 1995 |
Website | nybbwaa.com |
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The award is named after and in honor of the inaugural winners who made up the iconic centerfield trio for each of the New York baseball teams in the 1950s: Willie Mays (New York Giants), Mickey Mantle (New York Yankees), and Duke Snider (Brooklyn Dodgers).