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Pitchers (27 times/28 players)
Player
Team
Year
Madison Bumgarner
San Francisco
2014
Cole Hamels
Philadelphia
2008
Josh Beckett
Florida
2003
Curt Schilling
Arizona
2001
Randy Johnson
Arizona
2001
Mariano Rivera
New York
1999
Livan Hernandez
Florida
1997
John Wetteland
New York
1996
Tom Glavine
Atlanta
1995
Jack Morris
Minnesota
1991
Jose Rijo
Cincinnati
1990
Dave Stewart
Oakland
1989
Orel Hershiser
Los Angeles
1988
Frank Viola
Minnesota
1987
Bret Saberhagen
Kansas City
1985
Rollie Fingers
Oakland
1974
Mickey Lolich
Detroit
1968
Bob Gibson
St. Louis
1967
Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles
1965
Bob Gibson
St. Louis
1964
Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles
1963
Ralph Terry
New York
1962
Whitey Ford
New York
1961
Larry Sherry
Los Angeles
1959
Bob Turley
New York
1958
Lew Burdette
Milwaukee
1957
Don Larsen
New York
1956
John Podres
Brooklyn
1955
Outfielders (9 times/8 players)
Player
Team
Year
George Springer
Houston
2017
Ben Zobrist
Chicago (NL)
2016
Jermaine Dye
Chicago (AL)
2005
Manny Ramirez
Boston
2004
Pedro Guerrero
Los Angeles
1981
Reggie Jackson
New York
1977
Reggie Jackson
Oakland
1973
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh
1971
Frank Robinson
Baltimore
1966
Catchers (6)
Player
Team
Year
Salvador Perez
Kansas City
2015
Pat Borders
Toronto
1992
Rick Dempsey
Baltimore
1983
Darrell Porter
St. Louis
1982
Steve Yeager
Los Angeles
1981
Johnny Bench
Cincinnati
1976
Gene Tenace
Oakland
1972
First Basemen (3)
Player
Team
Year
Steve Pearce
Boston
2018
Willie Stargell
Pittsburgh
1979
Donn Clendenon
New York
1969
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Player
Team
Year
Bobby Richardson
New York
1960
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Player
Team
Year
Pablo Sandoval
San Francisco
2012
David Freese
St. Louis
2011
Mike Lowell
Boston
2007
Troy Glaus
Anaheim
2002
Scott Brosius
New York
1998
Ray Knight
New York
1986
Ron Cey
Los Angeles
1981
Mike Schmidt
Philadelphia
1980
Pete Rose
Cincinnati
1975
Brooks Robinson
Baltimore
1970
Shortstop (5)
Player
Team
Year
Edgar Renteria
San Francisco
2010
David Eckstein
St. Louis
2006
Derek Jeter
New York
2000
Alan Trammell
Detroit
1984
Bucky Dent
New York
1978
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Player
Team
Year
David Ortiz
Boston
2013
Paul Molitor
Toronto
1993
Hideki Matsui
New York
2009
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