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Originally Posted by OutS|der
It's actually the Most Vaulable Player award.
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How do you figure? The announcement says that Spalding won the batting title -- that means he had the highest batting average in the league. Nobody votes for the winner of the batting title.
It's really no surprise that a pitcher could win the batting title in 1871. After all, pitchers were pretty much everyday players back then. They certainly wouldn't have had any trouble getting the required plate appearances.