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The Roy Campanella Award is given annually to the
Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...
player who best exemplifies the spirit and leadership of the late Hall of Fame Brooklyn Dodger catcher,
Roy Campanella Roy Campanella (November 19, 1921 – June 26, 1993), nicknamed "Campy", was an American baseball player, primarily as a catcher. The Philadelphia native played in the Negro leagues and Mexican League for nine years before entering the minor lea ...
. The award is voted on by all Los Angeles Dodgers uniformed personnel, players, and coaches. The award has been given out since 2006.


Winners

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Other team awards for spirit in Major League Baseball

* The San Francisco Giants have given the
Willie Mac Award The Willie Mac Award is named in honor of Willie McCovey. It has been presented annually since 1980 to the most inspirational player on the San Francisco Giants, as voted upon by Giants players, coaches, training staff, and more recently, Giants ...
since 1980 to "the player on the San Francisco Giants who best exemplifies the spirit and leadership consistently shown by Willie McCovey throughout his long career." *The Oakland Athletics have given the
Catfish Hunter Award This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Oakland Athletics professional baseball franchise. The team was first known as the Philadelphia Athletics from to and then as the Kansas City Athletics from to . American League ...
since 2004 to the "player whose play on the field and conduct in the clubhouse best exemplifies the courageous, competitive and inspirational spirit demonstrated by the late pitcher, Jim "Catfish" Hunter."


See also

* Awards given to members of specific teams


References

{{Roy Campanella Award Los Angeles Dodgers lists Major League Baseball team trophies and awards Awards established in 2006