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| Year | Results | MVP |
| 2011 | Texas 4, Tigers 2 | Nelson Cruz |
| 2010 | Texas 4, New York 2 | Josh Hamilton |
| 2009 | New York 4, Los Angeles 2 | CC Sabathia |
| 2008 | Tampa Bay 4, Boston 3 | Matt Garza |
| 2007 | Boston 4, Cleveland 3 | Josh Beckett |
| 2006 | Detroit 4, Oakland 0 | Placido Polanco |
| 2005 | Chicago 4, Los Angeles 1 | Paul Konerko |
| 2004 | Boston 4, New York 3 | David Ortiz |
| 2003 | New York 4, Boston 3 | Mariano Rivera |
| 2002 | Anaheim 4, Minnesota 1 | Adam Kennedy |
| 2001 | New York 4, Seattle 1 | Andy Pettitte |
| 2000 | New York 4, Seattle 2 | David Justice |
| 1999 | New York 4, Boston 1 | Orlando Hernandez |
| 1998 | New York 4, Cleveland 2 | David Wells |
| 1997 | Cleveland 4, Baltimore 2 | Marquis Grissom |
| 1996 | New York 4, Baltimore 1 | Bernie Williams |
| 1995 | Cleveland 4, Seattle 2 | Orel Hershiser |
| 1994 | Not held | -- |
| 1993 | Toronto 4, Chicago 2 | Dave Stewart |
| 1992 | Toronto 4, Oakland 2 | Roberto Alomar |
| 1991 | Minnesota 4, Toronto 1 | Kirby Puckett |
| 1990 | Oakland 4, Boston 0 | Dave Stewart |
| 1989 | Oakland 4, Toronto 1 | Rickey Henderson |
| 1988 | Oakland 4, Boston 0 | Dennis Eckersley |
| 1987 | Minnesota 4, Detroit 1 | Gary Gaetti |
| 1986 | Boston 4, California 3 | Marty Barrett |
| 1985 | Kansas City 4, Toronto 3 | George Brett |
| 1984 | Detroit 3, Kansas City 0 | Kirk Gibson |
| 1983 | Baltimore 3, Chicago 1 | Mike Boddicker |
| 1982 | Milwaukee 3, California 2 | Fred Lynn |
| 1981 | New York 3, Oakland 0 | Graig Nettles |
| 1980 | Kansas City 3, New York 0 | Frank White |
| 1979 | Baltimore 3, California 1 |
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| 1978 | New York 3, Kansas City 1 |
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| 1977 | New York 3, Kansas City 2 |
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| 1976 | New York 3, Kansas City 2 |
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| 1975 | Boston 3, Oakland, 0 |
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| 1974 | Oakland 3, Baltimore 1 |
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| 1973 | Oakland 3, Baltimore 2 |
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| 1972 | Oakland 3, Detroit 2 |
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| 1971 | Baltimore 3, Oakland 0 |
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| 1970 | Baltimore 3, Minnesota 0 |
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| 1969 | Baltimore 3, Minnesota 0 |
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