"GIBBY Awards" Best Closer – Greg Holland MLB "GIBBY Awards" Best Setup Man 2014 – Wade Davis MLB "GIBBY Awards" Best Executive 2014 – Dayton Moore 2015 – Dayton Moore Baseball America All-Rookie Team See: Baseball America#Baseball America All-Rookie Team 2011 – Eric Hosmer (1B) Topps All-Star Rookie teams Manager of the Year 2003: Tony Peña Postseason and all-star game awards World Series MVP 1985: Bret Saberhagen 2015: Salvador Pérez American League Championship Series MVP 1980: Frank White 1985: George Brett 2014: Lorenzo Cain 2015: Alcides Escobar All-Star Game MVP 1989: Bo Jackson 2016: Eric Hosmer Team award 1980 – William Harridge Trophy (American League championship) 1985 – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series championship) – Baseball America Organization of the Year 2014 – Baseball America Organization of the Year 2015 2015 Other achievements Baseball Hall of Fame See: Kansas City Royals#Baseball Hall of Famers DHL Hometown Heroes (2006) George Brett — 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 Ford C. Frick Award recipients See: Kansas City Royals#Ford C. Frick Award recipients Royals Hall of Fame See: Kansas City Royals#Hall of Fame Retired numbers See: Kansas City Royals#Retired numbers 5 - George Brett; 10 - Dick Howser; 20 - Frank White; 42 - Jackie Robinson * ( retired across all of MLB) <kcroyals.com> Sporting News Sportsman of the Year See: Sporting News#Sportsman of the Year Missouri Sports Hall of Fame See: Kansas City Royals#Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Kansas City Sports Walk of Stars See: Barney Allis Plaza George Brett Season leaders Batting champions George Brett is the only person in baseball history to win a batting title in three different decades. 1976: George Brett (.333) 1980: George Brett (.390) 1982: Willie Wilson (.332) 1990: George Brett (.329) RBI 1982: Hal McRae Wins (pitcher) 1977: Dennis Leonard 1989: Bret Saberhagen ERA 1989: Bret Saberhagen 1993: Kevin Appier See also Baseball awards List of MLB awards Footnotes Major League Baseball team trophies and awards Awa