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Old 05-04-2018, 11:25 PM   #58
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MANTLE WINS AL MVP

For the sixth time in his career Mickey Mantle was named the American League MVP. The 33 year old helped the New York Yankees to the American League pennant by hitting .309 with 37 homers and 112 rbi's in 155 games. Mantle also won the second gold glove of his career after a stellar 1965 campaign that ended in dissappointment as he, like many of his Yankee teammates, struggled in the World Series against Cincinnati.

Mantle received 14 first place votes out of a possible 20. Boston's Orlando Cepeda (.345,45,136) finished second in the balloting with Cleveland pitcher Sam McDowell coming in third.

STARGELL NAMED NL TOP PLAYER

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Willie Stargell was selected as the Most Valuable Player in the National League after a dominant offensive season that saw the 25 year old narrowly miss winning the triple crown. Stargell led the National League in homeruns with 54, rbi's with 133, triples with 13, runs scored with 118 and slugging percentage at .692. His .343 batting average was less than .001 behind Cincinnati's Pete Rose for the league lead.

Stargell made his MLB debut with the Pirates in 1961 as a 21 year old and has been a starter for the past four seasons, with his offensive numbers steadily increasing each year. A pair of pitchers rounded out the top three in balloting as Pittsburgh teammate Bob Veale (19-3, 1.36) and Cincinnati's Jim Maloney (22-4, 1.95) finished second and third.
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