It was a great year for Eckfords left-fielder Henry Larkin, as his club won the Centennial Cup, while he took the Creighton MVP Award:
Meanwhile, Tim Keefe took the Pitcher of the Year Award, winning ten first-place votes from the writers. Meanwhile, Kid Nichols took the Pitcher of the Year Award, winning ten first-place votes from the writers.
Yes, it was a tie, the first-ever for a baseball award. Since there was only one trophy, both men offered to let the other keep it, but both men refused. Finally, a Solomon-like solution was struck: the trophy was cut in half, with each man keeping their half on their mantlepiece for the rest of their lives.
AA MVP: Ad Gumbert (Cleveland)
AA PoY: Jack Stivetts (Grand Rapids) -- his fifth consecutive trophy!
UA MVP: George Davis (St Louis Browns)
UA PoY: Harry Burrell (Pittsburgh Allghny...Alhegheny...Alg...ah, the heck with it!)
