Cubs Rookie of the Year Winners

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A Cubs player has won the National League Rookie of the Year five times; Geovany Soto in 2008, Kerry Wood in 1998, Jerome Walton in 1989, Ken Hubbs in 1962 and Billy Williams in 1961. Major League Baseball began handing out the award in 1947 to the best rookie in either league. Starting in 1950 there was a Rookie of the Year winner in each league. The full list of all Cubs players to ever receive a vote for the Rookie of the Year award is provided below.

Name	Year	Place
Darwin Barney	2011	7th
Starlin Castro	2010	6th
Randy Wells	2009	6th
Geovany Soto	2008	1st
Kosuke Fukudome	2008	6th
Mark Prior	2002	7th
Kerry Wood	1998	1st
Jeremi Gonzalez	1997	9th
Kevin Orie	1997	Eleventh (11th)
Steve Trachsel	1994	4th
Chuck McElroy	1991	5th
Mike Harkey	1990	5th
Jerome Walton	1989	1st
Dwight Smith	1989	2nd
Mark Grace	1988	2nd
Damon Berryhill	1988	6th
Les Lancaster	1987	6th
Mel Hall	1983	3rd
Ryne Sandberg	1982	6th
Scot Thompson	1979	3rd
Manny Trillo	1975	3rd
Bill Madlock	1974	3rd
Randy Hundley	1964	3rd
Ken Hubbs	1962	1st
Billy Williams	1961	1st
Jack Curtis	1961	3rd
Ron Santo	1960	4th
Dick Drott	1957	3rd
Ernie Banks	1954	2nd
Bill Serena	1950	5th

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All Cubs players to receive a vote listed by what place in which they finished:

Place	Players
1st	Geovany Soto-2008 Kerry Wood-1998 Jerome Walton-1989 Ken Hubbs-1962 Billy Williams-1961
2nd	Dwight Smith-1989 Mark Grace-1988 Ernie Banks-1954
3rd	Mel Hall-1983 Scot Thompson-1979 Manny Trillo-1975 Bill Madlock-1974 Randy Hundley-1964 Jack Curtis-1961 Dick Drott-1957
4th	Steve Trachsel-2004 Ron Santo-1960
5th	Chuck McElroy-1991 Mike Harkey-1990 Bill Serena-1950
6th	Starlin Castro-2010 Randy Wells-2009 Damon Berryhill-1988 Les Lancaster-1987 Ryne Sandberg-1982
7th	Mark Prior-2002 Darwin Barney-2011
8th	None
9th	Jeremi Gonzalez-1997
10th	None
11th	Kevin Orie-1997