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Joy in Mudville · 12-08-2008, 07:09 AM

Despite sitting out the first game of the Joy in Mudville World Series with a back ailment, New York Mets' first baseman Boog Powell took home the Fall Classic Most Valuable Player Award.

Powell hit .428 in the four Series games he played. In addition, four of Powell's six hits were home runs. His home run total broke the old JIM World Series record of three round-trippers set by Cincinnati's Tony Perez in 1971.

The 35-year-old Powell scored six times and drove home seven runs. Those marks fell just short of Perez's totals of seven runs and nine RBIs. However, Perez played in seven games in the '71 World Series.

This marks the second time Powell has played for a World Series-winning club. In 1970, Powell played first base for Baltimore.

JIM World Series MVP
1976--Boog Powell, New York Mets
1975--Joe Morgan, Houston Astros
1974--Tom Seaver, Baltimore Orioles
1973--Dock Ellis, Pittsburgh Pirates
1972--Cesar Cedeno, Houston Astros
1971--Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds
1970--Mike Cuellar, Baltimore Orioles

12-08-2008, 07:09 AM	#2185
Joy in Mudville Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,591	Record-Setting Powell Earns JIM World Series MVP Honors Despite sitting out the first game of the Joy in Mudville World Series with a back ailment, New York Mets' first baseman Boog Powell took home the Fall Classic Most Valuable Player Award. Powell hit .428 in the four Series games he played. In addition, four of Powell's six hits were home runs. His home run total broke the old JIM World Series record of three round-trippers set by Cincinnati's Tony Perez in 1971. The 35-year-old Powell scored six times and drove home seven runs. Those marks fell just short of Perez's totals of seven runs and nine RBIs. However, Perez played in seven games in the '71 World Series. This marks the second time Powell has played for a World Series-winning club. In 1970, Powell played first base for Baltimore. JIM World Series MVP 1976--Boog Powell, New York Mets 1975--Joe Morgan, Houston Astros 1974--Tom Seaver, Baltimore Orioles 1973--Dock Ellis, Pittsburgh Pirates 1972--Cesar Cedeno, Houston Astros 1971--Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds 1970--Mike Cuellar, Baltimore Orioles Attached Images Last edited by Joy in Mudville; 12-08-2008 at 08:27 AM.