The Babe Ruth Award by BruceM

The Babe Ruth Award has been bestowed since 1949 by the New York chapter of what entity? A rotating subset of its members also vote on the MVP, Rookie of the Year, and Cy Young awards.

The Babe Ruth Award is not to be confused with a World Series MVP honor bestowed by Major League Baseball itself. As of October 2017, that honor is named for which outfielder, known for a play mentioned in question #4?

Prior to 2017, what brand was the named sponsor of MLB's World Series MVP?

Either of two answer is acceptable.

I think it's fun that there was no World Series MVP until 1955. I like to think they saw The Catch and were like "we need to do something!"

Bullshit. The Babe Ruth Award was established in 1949. The first winner was Joe Page.

Name either sportswriter involved in that Twitter exchange that inspired this quiz. (In the smith's opinion the latter was completely out of line here, moreso in subsequent tweets than in what is quoted here.)

Two answers required. The second and third winners of the Babe Ruth Award were both Yankee middle infielders who subsequently had long broadcasting careers: One (mostly) with the Padres as a master of malapropism; the other with the Yankees, where he would joke about leaving home games early to cross the George Washington Bridge. Name both.

Which Brooklyn Dodger pitcher won the seventh Babe Ruth Award (and first World Series MVP) in 1955?

What Yankee catcher won the 1958 Babe Ruth Award -- but NOT the World Series MVP, which that year went to Bub Turley?

Two answers required. The Babe Ruth Award and the World Series MVP also bifurcated in 1960; the winners weren't on the same team but did play the same position. Name both second basemen so honored in 1960.

Which Cardinal outfielder won the 1967 Babe Ruth Award, the year the World Series MVP went to Bob Gibson? Cub fans know of him from the Ernie Broglio trade.

Any of three answers is acceptable. From 1973 to 1975 the World Series MVP went to Reggie Jackson, Rollie Fingers, and Pete Rose, respectively. Meanwhile the Babe Ruth Award went to two Oakland A's middle infielders and a Boston Red Sox pitcher. Name one of those three Babe Ruth Award winners.

Two answers required. Relief pitchers won the Babe Ruth Award in both 1980 and 1982, the years the World Series MVP went to Mike Schmidt and Darrell Porter. Name both of those relievers. The former is the father of a country music superstar. The latter played for the Cubs (where he won the 1979 Cy Young Award), Cardinals, and Braves.

Which pitcher won the 1984 Babe Ruth Award, the year the World Series MVP went to Alan Trammell? In 1991 he won both awards.

From 2007 onward the Babe Ruth Award has honored performance in the entire postseason, not just the World Series. Which Red Sox relief pitcher won the Babe Ruth Award that year?

Which pitcher won the 2010 Babe Ruth Award? The World Series MVP that year inexplicably (in the smith's opinion) went to Edgar Renteria.

Two answers required. In 2016 the Babe Ruth Award went to a lefthanded pitcher, while the World Series MVP went to the player who drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning of Game 7. Name both Cubs.

The first person mentioned in question #4 went on to tweet:

I hereby establish the [BLANK] Award for the player most wrongfully and brutally assaulted during World Series play.

Which Atlanta Brave did Kent Hrbek nudge (ahem) (lift?) off of first base in a controversial 1991 play?