Four Phillies have won Rookie of the Year honors as well.

* NL Rookie of the Year-Dick Allen 3B, Philadelphia Phillies

After two years in the minors, Burrell was called up by the Phillies in 2000, and he finished fourth in voting for the National League Rookie of the Year Award.

Upon signing, Burrell was assigned to the single-A advanced Clearwater Phillies of the Florida State League, and he was moved to first base because Scott Rolen, Philadelphia's third baseman in the major leagues, had just won the National League ( NL ) Rookie of the Year Award.

He made his debut in American professional baseball in 1999 when he played for the Rookie League Gulf Coast League Phillies, Class A Piedmont Boll Weevils, and Class A-Advanced Clearwater Phillies.

He won the National League's Rookie of the Year award in with the Phillies for a season with outstanding numbers.

Both were very talented and proven power hitters ; Thome was the biggest free agent player the Phillies signed prior to the 2003 season, but Howard was the reigning Rookie of the Year and a promising young player.

In 1965, the Indians traded pitcher Tommy John, who would go on to win 288 games in his career, and 1966 Rookie of the Year Tommy Agee to the White Sox to get Colavito back.

The deal brought 1979 NL Rookie of the Year pitcher Rick Sutcliffe from the Cleveland Indians.

* Dontrelle Willis ( 2003 – 2007 ) — The " D-Train " was named the National League Rookie of the Year in 2003 and showcased his remarkable ( for a pitcher ) hitting ability by going 3-for-3 with a triple while scoring a run during Game 4 of the 2003 National League Division Series, which the Marlins won 7 – 6 over the San Francisco Giants to advance to the NL Championship Series.

* Todd Worrell, former Major League Baseball pitcher and 1986 National League Rookie of the Year

* Rick Sutcliffe-1979 National League Rookie of the Year and 1984 Cy Young Award winning pitcher for the Chicago Cubs

He went on to win 19 games, led the league in ERA ( 2. 34 ) and complete games ( 24 ), was the starting pitcher in that year's All-Star Game, won the American League Rookie of the Year Award, and finished second in voting for the Cy Young Award.

McGraw was used both as a starting pitcher and out of the bullpen in the minors, and after just one season in the Mets ' farm system, where he went 6 – 4 with a 1. 64 earned run average in Rookie and class A ball, McGraw made the Mets out of Spring training 1965 without ever having played double or triple A ball.

He won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 1967, and three NL Cy Young Awards as the league's best pitcher.

He hit. 270 with 17 home runs and 68 runs batted in, and finished second to San Francisco Giants pitcher John Montefusco for the National League Rookie of the Year award and receiving The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award.

In 1965, with Gabe Paul running the Indians, Colavito was brought back ; but to obtain the slugger in a three-team deal, Paul had to send the White Sox pitcher Tommy John, who would play until and win 286 games after the trade, as well as Tommie Agee, who won the Rookie of the Year award in, then became the New York Mets ' top hitter in as they won their first pennant.

The Bulls ’ second appearance on film was in the movie The Rookie which was released in 2002 and starred Dennis Quaid as Jim Morris, a baseball pitcher who is now retired.

Raines was the runner-up for the National League's Rookie of the Year Award in 1981, which was won by Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela.

Oliva was selected as the Rookie of the Year by a near-unanimous decision, receiving 19 of 20 first-place votes ( one writer voted for Baltimore Oriole pitcher Wally Bunker ).

Browning finished the season with 11 consecutive wins, the longest streak by a Cincinnati pitcher in 30 years, and was named The Sporting News ' NL Rookie Pitcher of the Year.

He was sent all the way down to the Rookie League Johnson City Cardinals, where he was successful as both a starting pitcher and a part-time designated hitter ( sporting a. 638 slugging percentage with 10 home runs and 35 RBIs in 105 at bats ).

He was voted Rookie Level Player of the Year, Appalachian League All-Star left-handed pitcher, Rookie League All-Star starting pitcher, Appalachian League Pitcher of the Year, and Appalachian League All-Star designated hitter.

Baylor was gone, but among the new additions were American League Rookie of the Year runner-up Wally Joyner and pitcher Chuck Finley.

* The Rookie ( 2002 film ), a baseball film starring Dennis Quaid based on the life of pitcher Jim Morris

The Braves 2006 number two draft pick, right-handed pitcher Cory T Rasmus, has been assigned to the Gulf Coast Braves ( Rookie League ) for his second consecutive season.

He finished 3rd in BBWAA AL Rookie of the Year voting and was named to Major League Rookie All-Star team by Baseball Digest and also named International League pitcher of the year and the starting pitcher on the IL's post-season all-star team by Baseball America.

Matt Ryan started all 16 games in his rookie season and was named the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Initially, Raimi invited Scott Spiegel to co-write Army of Darkness because he had done a good job on Evil Dead II, but he was busy on rewrites for the Clint Eastwood film The Rookie.

On February 4, 2012, Newton was named AP Offensive Rookie Of the Year.

One bright spot was running back Paul Robinson, who rushed for 1, 023 yards and was named the AFL Rookie of the Year.

's best record, and tied the league record with eight representatives to the All-Star game, including catcher Geovany Soto, who was named Rookie of the Year. The Cubs took control of the division by sweeping a four game series in Milwaukee.

He was the third driver in NASCAR history to win both the Rookie of the Year and Cup Series championship in his career, joining David Pearson and Richard Petty.

The Marlins did get good news though as Dontrelle Willis was named NL Rookie of the Year and Jack McKeon named Manager of the Year.

He was selected for six consecutive All-Star Games from 1949 to 1954, was the recipient of the inaugural MLB Rookie of the Year Award in 1947, and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1949 — the first black player so honored.

The team was quickly built through a number of trades engineered by its first General Manager, Cedric Tallis, including a trade for Lou Piniella, who won the Rookie of the Year during the Royals ' inaugural season.

He was named the American League Manager of the Year for his efforts and shortstop Angel Berroa was named AL Rookie of the Year.

Third baseman Ryan Braun was also rewarded for his historic season by being named 2007 NL Rookie of the Year.

In 1959, Richard was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year, after he produced 9 top 10 finishes, including six Top 5 finishes.

On November 15, 2010, Giants catcher Buster Posey was named NL Rookie of the Year.

The Vikings ' main weapon on their rushing game was NFL Rookie of the Year running back Chuck Foreman, who rushed for 801 yards, caught 37 passes for 362 yards, and scored six touchdowns.

The 1970 Heisman Trophy winner was drafted by the New England Patriots and was later named the 1971 NFL Rookie of the Year.

Rookie running back Ricky Ervins was also a major asset to the running attack, rushing 145 times for 680 yards to earn an average of 4. 7 yards per carry, while also catching 16 passes for 181 yards.

The Cowboys finished 7-9, but Smith won the NFL Rookie of the Year Award and Jimmy Johnson was selected as NFL Coach of the Year.

Rookie defensive tackle Bryant Young was also a big threat to opposing quarterbacks and rushers, recording 42 tackles, 6 sacks, and a fumble recovery.

Rookie fullback William Floyd was the team's second leading rusher with 305 yards and 6 touchdowns, while also having 19 receptions for 145 yards.