NOVEMBER 5, 1976
SCHMIDT AND SINGLETON WIN MVP AWARDS
In a repeat of last season's announcement the Major League Baseball MVP's are once again Mike Schmidt and Ken Singleton. The two players, who met in the World Series when Schmidt's Chicago White Sox prevailed over Singleton's New York Mets, each won the award a year ago.
Schmidt (.294,28,110), who led the American League in rbi's and finished second to the Yankees Gorman Thomas in homeruns, won for the second time in his young career. The third baseman, who recently turned 27, has been a 5-time all-star in his six seasons with the White Sox. He was taken 12th overall in the 1970 draft and made his major league debut in 1971.
Jim Rice, the talented young outfielder from the Detroit Tigers finished second in the voting after winning his first batting title this season. The 23 year old hit .338 with 22 homers and 98 rbi's in just his second full season in the major leagues. 27 year old Cleveland first baseman Andre Thornton (.310,22,103) finished third.
Ken Singleton won his third straight National League MVP. The New York Mets outfielder finished third in National League batting with a .317 average, second to Willie McCovey in homeruns with 24 and led the majors with 120 rbi's. The 29 year old also drew a major league leading 110 walks. Taken 10th overall by the Mets in 1966, Singleton has been with the club since making his MLB debut in 1969. He is a lifetime .306 hitter with 157 career homeruns in 1155 games.
38 year old San Francisco Giants first baseman Willie McCovey finished second in the voting after leading the National League in homeruns. McCovey played his first major league season with Brooklyn of the Federal League in 1956 as an 18 year old, hitting 33 homeruns in the process. He joined the Giants the following season which was their last year in New York before heading west to San Francisco. A 4-time NL MVP, McCovey is 5th all-time in career homeruns with 608 (not counting his 33 in the Federal League) and has left the door open to return for another season.
Longtime New York Met middle infielder Joe Morgan (.304,10,53) finished third in the voting despite missing a month of the season with a sprained ankle. Morgan has been a Met since making his major league debut at age 19 back in 1963. He has never finished first in MVP voting but has been in the top three on several occasions. A 10 time all-star he did claim the all-star game MVP award in 1965.
Here is the complete list of National and American League MVPs.
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MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD WINNERS
NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE
1871 NL Levi Meyerle (BR2) 1871 AL Ezra Sutton (SL2)
1872 NL Levi Meyerle (2) (BR2) 1872 AL Ezra Sutton (2 ) (SL2)
1873 NL Levi Meyerle (3) (BR2) 1873 AL Jimmy Wood (SL2)
1874 NL Levi Meyerle (4) (BR2) 1874 AL Joe Start (SL2)
1875 NL Levi Meyerle (5) (BR2) 1875 AL Dickie Flowers (SL2)
1876 NL Levi Meyerle (6) (BR3) 1876 AL John Bass (PHN)
1877 NL John Morrill (BR3) 1877 AL Orator Shafer (CL2)
1878 NL Levi Meyerle (7) (BR3) 1878 AL John Bass (2 ) (PH4)
1879 NL Charley Jones (BR3) 1879 AL George Gore (CL2)
1880 NL Roger Connor (CN1) 1880 AL Hardy Richardson (CL2)
1881 NL Ed Swartwood (BR3) 1881 AL Fred Dunlap (PH4)
1882 NL Dan Brouthers (BR3) 1882 AL Jack Rowe (LS2)
1883 NL Ed Swartwood (2) (BR3) 1883 AL Fred Dunlap (2 ) (PH4)
1884 NL Dan Brouthers (2) (BR3) 1884 AL Fred Dunlap (3 ) (PH4)
1885 NL Pete Browning (BR3) 1885 AL Fred Dunlap (4 ) (PH4)
1886 NL Pete Browning (2) (BR3) 1886 AL Fred Dunlap (5 ) (PH4)
1887 NL Dan Brouthers (3)(BR3) 1887 AL Hardy Richardson (2 ) (CL3)
1888 NL Ed McKean (BR3) 1888 AL Jack Clements (WS8)
1889 NL Mike Tiernan (CN2) 1889 AL Fred Dunlap (6 ) (PH4)
1890 NL Mike Tiernan (2 ) (CIN) 1890 AL Fred Dunlap (7 ) (PH4)
1891 NL Tom P Daly (BRO) 1891 AL Fred Dunlap (8 ) (PHA)
1892 NL Tom P Daly (2 ) (BRO) 1892 AL Fred Dunlap (9 ) (PHA)
1893 NL Mike Tiernan (3 ) (CIN) 1893 AL George Van Haltren (PHA)
1894 NL Jake Beckley (BSN) 1894 AL Jesse Burkett (PHA)
1895 NL Ed Delahanty (CIN) 1895 AL Hughie Jennings (DET)
1896 NL Ed Delahanty (2) (CIN) 1896 AL Hughie Jennings (2 ) (DET)
1897 NL John J McGraw (CIN) 1897 AL Hughie Jennings (3 ) (DET)
1898 NL John J McGraw (2)(CIN) 1898 AL Jimmy Sheckard (DET)
1899 NL Joe Kelley (STL) 1899 AL Jimmy Sheckard (2 ) (DET)
1900 NL John J McGraw (3)(CIN) 1900 AL Hughie Jennings (4 ) (DET)
1901 NL John J McGraw (4)(CIN) 1901 AL Emmet Heidrick (WS1)
1902 NL John J McGraw (5)(CIN) 1902 AL Jimmy Sheckard (3 ) (DET)
1903 NL Mike Donlin (BSN) 1903 AL Jimmy T Williams (WS1)
1904 NL Honus Wagner (STL) 1904 AL Jimmy Sheckard (4 ) (DET)
1905 NL Harry Steinfeldt (CHC) 1905 AL Jimmy T Williams (2 ) (WS1)
1906 NL Mike Donlin (2) (BSN) 1906 AL Jimmy T Williams (3 ) (WS1)
1907 NL HarrySteinfeldt(2)(CHC) 1907 AL Jimmy Sheckard (5 ) (DET)
1908 NL John J McGraw (6 )(CIN) 1908 AL Nap Lajoie (CLE)
1909 NL Sherry Magee (NY1) 1909 AL Tris Speaker (DET)
1910 NL Sherry Magee (2 )(NY1) 1910 AL Ty Cobb (SLA)
1911 NL Sherry Magee (3 )(NY1) 1911 AL Ty Cobb (2 ) (SLA)
1912 NL Sherry Magee (4 )(NY1) 1912 AL Tris Speaker (2 ) (DET)
1913 NL Bill Sweeney (BSN) 1913 AL Zack Wheat (SLA)
1914 NL Jim Viox (PHI) 1914 AL Ty Cobb (3 ) (SLA)
1915 NL Eddie Collins Sr (PIT) 1915 AL Tris Speaker (3 ) (DET)
1916 NL Babe Ruth (PIT) 1916 AL Ty Cobb (4 ) (SLA)
1917 NL Harry Heilmann (STL) 1917 AL Ty Cobb (5 ) (SLA)
1918 NL Rogers Hornsby (STL) 1918 AL Ty Cobb (6 ) (SLA)
1919 NL Babe Ruth (2 ) (PIT) 1919 AL Charlie Hollocher (CWS)
1920 NL Rogers Hornsby (2)(STL) 1920 AL Ty Cobb (7 ) (SLA)
1921 NL Babe Ruth (3 ) (CIN) 1921 AL Ken Williams (NYY)
1922 NL Babe Ruth (4 ) (CIN) 1922 AL Hack Wilson (CWS)
1923 NL Rogers Hornsby (3)(STL) 1923 AL Hack Wilson (2 ) (CWS)
1924 NL Rogers Hornsby (4)(STL) 1924 AL Hack Wilson (3 ) (CWS)
1925 NL Rogers Hornsby (5)(STL) 1925 AL Hack Wilson (4 ) (CWS)
1926 NL Rogers Hornsby (6)(STL) 1926 AL Hack Wilson (5 ) (CWS)
1927 NL Rogers Hornsby (7)(STL) 1927 AL Earle Combs (NYY)
1928 NL Rogers Hornsby (8)(STL) 1928 AL Hack Wilson (6 ) (CWS)
1929 NL Rogers Hornsby(9)(STL) 1929 AL Bill Terry (NYY)
1930 NL Lou Gehrig (PHI) 1930 AL Hack Wilson (7 ) (CWS)
1931 NL Wally Berger (STL) 1931 AL Babe Ruth (5 ) (BOS)
1932 NL Lou Gehrig (2 ) (PHI) 1932 AL Hack Wilson (8 ) (CWS)
1933 NL Jimmie Foxx (BRO) 1933 AL Babe Ruth (6 ) (BOS)
1934 NL Jimmie Foxx (2) (BRO) 1934 AL Hank Greenberg (PHA)
1935 NL Al Simmons (BRO) 1935 AL Hank Greenberg (2 ) (PHA)
1936 NL Jimmie Foxx (3) (BRO) 1936 AL Joe DiMaggio (CWS)
1937 NL Jimmie Foxx (4) (BRO) 1937 AL Hank Greenberg (3 ) (PHA)
1938 NL Jimmie Foxx (5) (BRO) 1938 AL Hank Greenberg (4 ) (PHA)
1939 NL Ted Williams (BRO) 1939 AL Hank Greenberg (5 ) (PHA)
1940 NL Ted Williams (2) (BRO) 1940 AL Hank Greenberg (6 ) (PHA)
1941 NL Jimmie Foxx (6) (BRO) 1941 AL Hank Greenberg (7 ) (PHA)
1942 NL Ted Williams (3) (BRO) 1942 AL Hank Greenberg (8 ) (PHA)
1943 NL Jimmie Foxx (7) (BRO) 1943 AL Arky Vaughan (PHA)
1944 NL Jimmie Foxx (8) (BRO) 1944 AL Phil Cavarretta (PHA)
1945 NL Ted Williams (4) (BRO) 1945 AL Hank Greenberg (9 ) (PHA)
1946 NL Ted Williams (5) (BRO) 1946 AL Hank Greenberg (10 ) (PHA)
1947 NL Ted Williams (6) (BRO) 1947 AL Al Rosen (PHA)
1948 NL Ted Williams (7) (BRO) 1948 AL Al Rosen (2 ) (PHA)
1949 NL Hank Sauer (NY1) 1949 AL Al Rosen (3 ) (PHA)
1950 NL Ted Williams (8) (BRO) 1950 AL Al Rosen (4 ) (PHA)
1951 NL Ralph Kiner (CIN) 1951 AL Al Rosen (5 ) (PHA)
1952 NL Mickey Mantle (STL) 1952 AL Ted Kluszewski (PHA)
1953 NL Ralph Kiner (2 ) (CIN) 1953 AL Eddie Mathews (PHA)
1954 NL Mickey Mantle (2) (STL) 1954 AL Ted Kluszewski (2 ) (PHA)
1955 NL Roger Maris (PIT) 1955 AL Al Rosen (6 ) (KC1)
1956 NL Mickey Mantle (3) (STL) 1956 AL Eddie Mathews (2 ) (KC1)
1957 NL Mickey Mantle (4) (STL) 1957 AL Eddie Mathews (3 ) (KC1)
1958 NL Mickey Mantle (5) (STL) 1958 AL Eddie Mathews (4 ) (KC1)
1959 NL Mickey Mantle (6) (STL) 1959 AL Eddie Mathews (5 ) (KC1)
1960 NL Mickey Mantle (7) (STL) 1960 AL Eddie Mathews (6 ) (KC1)
1961 NL Ernie Banks (LAD) 1961 AL Norm Cash (BAL)
1962 NL Mickey Mantle (8) (STL) 1962 AL Felipe Alou (CWS)
1963 NL Mickey Mantle (9) (STL) 1963 AL Frank Howard (DET)
1964 NL Mickey Mantle(10)(STL) 1964 AL Lee Thomas (BOS)
1965 NL Willie Stargell (STL) 1965 AL Jim Wynn (MIN)
1966 NL Willie McCovey (SF) 1966 AL Eddie Mathews (7 ) (KC1)
1967 NL Willie McCovey (2) (SF) 1967 AL Don Buford (MIN)
1968 NL Bill Freehan (PHI) 1968 AL Rico Petrocelli (CLE)
1969 NL Dick Allen (CHC) 1969 AL Tony Conigliaro (CAL)
1970 NL Graig Nettles (PHI) 1970 AL Rico Petrocelli (2 ) (CLE)
1971 NL Reggie Jackson (NYM) 1971 AL Rico Petrocelli (3 ) (CLE)
1972 NL Bobby Bonds (SF) 1972 AL Rico Petrocelli (4 ) (CLE)
1973 NL Reggie Jackson (2)(NYM) 1973 AL Richie Zisk (CAL)
1974 NL Ken Singleton (NYM) 1974 AL Darrell Evans (BAL)
1975 NL Ken Singleton (2) (NYM) 1975 AL Mike Schmidt (CWS)
1976 NL Ken Singleton (3) (NYM) 1976 AL Mike Schmidt (2) (CWS)