A highlight of every Dinner is the presentation of one of two awards by the Detroit Baseball Society to a current or former Detroit Tigers player: the Bill MacAdam Tenth Man Award or the Tigers Legend Award. Named in memory of one of the Dinner’s founders and biggest supporters, the Bill MacAdam Tenth Man Award was created to recognize a Tigers utility player whose contributions to the past year’s team went above and beyond his limited playing role. In years when no clear “Tenth Man” has emerged, the Dinner has chosen to recognize a past Tigers great with the Tigers Legend Award.
Here is a complete list of Dinner award winners:
| Dinner Year* | ||
| 2022 |  |
Steve Harrison - Detroit Baseball Society Fan of the Year |
| 2020 |  |
Lance Parrish - 2020 Tigers Legend Award |
| 2019 |  |
Niko Goodrum - 2018 Bill MacAdam Tenth Man Award |
| 2018 |  |
John Hicks - 2017 Bill MacAdam Tenth Man Award |
| 2017 |  |
Andrew Romine - 2016 Bill MacAdam Tenth Man Award |
| 2016 |  |
Rajai Davis - 2015 Bill MacAdam Tenth Man Award |
| 2015 |  |
Mickey Stanley - 2015 Tigers Legend Award |
| 2014 |  |
Don Kelly -- 2013 Bill MacAdam Tenth Man Award (2nd time winner) |
| 2013 |  |
Quintin Berry - 2012 Bill MacAdam Tenth Man Award |
| 2012 |  |
Don Kelly - 2011 Bill MacAdam Tenth Man Award |
* Because the Bill MacAdam Tenth Man Award is given for the previous season’s accomplishments, it is labeled with the year prior to the Dinner at which it is presented. The Tigers Legend Award is reflective of lifetime achievements and displays the same year as its presentation Dinner.