Bryant Roberto Clemente Award winners Source: Rick Sutcliffe – 1987 Sammy Sosa – 1998 Anthony Rizzo – 2017 MLB All Star Game Most Valuable Player 1975 - Bill Madlock* * indicates award was shared Major League Baseball All-Star Game Winning Pitcher 1952 - Bob Rush 1963 - Larry Jackson 1978 - Bruce Sutter 1979 - Bruce Sutter 1987 - Lee Smith Home Run Derby Champion 1987 – Andre Dawson 1990 – Ryne Sandberg 2000 – Sammy Sosa MLB "This Year in Baseball Awards" Note: These awards are voted on by five groups for all of Major League Baseball (i.e., not one per league). Note: These awards were renamed the "GIBBY Awards" (Greatness in Baseball Yearly) in 2010 and then the "Esurance MLB Awards" in 2015. "Esurance MLB Awards" Best Starting Pitcher – Jake Arrieta "Esurance MLB Awards" Best Rookie 2015 – Kris Bryant "Esurance MLB Awards" Best Breakout Player 2015 – Jake Arrieta "Esurance MLB Awards" Best Manager – Joe Maddon "Esurance MLB Awards" Best Executive – Theo Epstein National League Championship Series MVP Award See: National League Championship Series#Most Valuable Player Award – Javier Baez and Jon Lester DHL Hometown Heroes (2006) Ernie Banks — voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value Players Choice Awards NL Outstanding Player – Sammy Sosa Players Choice Awards NL Outstanding Pitcher – Kyle Hendricks Baseball America Rookie of the Year Award Players Choice Awards NL Outstanding Rookie 1998 – Kerry Wood 2008 – Geovany Soto 2015 – Kris Bryant Sporting News NL Rookie of the Year Award – Kris Bryant Players Choice Awards Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award 1999 – Sammy Sosa Sporting News Executive of the Year Award – Theo Epstein Team award – National League pennant 1880 1881 1882 1885 1886 1907 – World Series championship 1908 – World Series championship 1910 1918 1929 1932 1935 1938 2016 – Warren C. Giles Trophy (National League championship) – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series) 2016 – Baseball America Organization of the Year 2017 (2016 Cubs) – Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year Team records League Leaders NL Batting Champions 1876 – Ross Barnes 1880 – George Gore 1881 – Cap Anson 1884 – King Kelly 1886 – King Kelly 1888 – Cap Anson 1912 – Heinie Zimmerman 1945 – Phil Cavarretta 1972