Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 1973 results

Congratulations to Joe Morgan, 1973’s Most Meritorious Player, in an election that had no fewer than five candidates receiving first-place votes.

	 1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pts
Morgan  7	3	3	1									198
Seaver 	3	4		4	3								182
Blyleven 1	2	2	3	2	1	1		1			1	157
Evans  	1	2	3	2	1			4					149
Stargell ...

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 1974 Discussion

Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth’s record is the top story in 1974. Lou Brock set the single season stolen base record. In infamous news, Cleveland’s 10 cent beer night also merits a mention. Oakland wins the World Series again, this time over the Dodgers. Other playoff teams were Baltimore and Pittsburgh.

Voting will end on July 18th 2012.

Player 			SH Win	BB-ref
        		Shares	WAR
Mike Schmidt		38.2	9.5
Joe Morgan		36.4	8.4
Bobby Grich		31.9	7.0
Willie Stargell		29.0	5.2
Reggie ...

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 1973 Ballot

Here are the specific rules for this election:
Candidate Eligibility: Any North American professional baseball player is eligible for the Most Meritorious Player (MMP) award including players in the top Negro Leagues or independent teams. Voters should consider the player’s on-field contribution to Major League Baseball (MLB) team(s) in that season only. If part of the season was spent outside MLB, that value may be considered as well. However, the player’s on-field contribution should be ...

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 1972 Results

Congratulations to Steve Carlton, 1972’s Most Meritorious Player! Carlton fell one vote short of being a unanimous selection, with Dick Allen‘s tremendous season drawing one vote. Johnny Bench was the best NL non-pitcher.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pts
Carlton	11	1											179
Bench		3	5	2	2								153
Morgan		3	4	3	1		1						150
Perry		4	1	4	2			1					147
Allen	1	1	1	3	5	1							143
Cedeno					1	3	3	1	2	2			102
Fisk						3		3	4		1	1	 91
Murcer					1	1	1	2	4	1	1		 85
Wood			1			3	1	3 ...

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 1973 Discussion

The introduction of the DH is the big story for 1973. The Orioles, Athletics, Reds and Mets made the playoffs with the A’s repeating in the World Series over the Mets.

Voting will end on June 20th 2012.

Player 			SH Win	BB-ref
        		Shares	WAR
Joe Morgan		39.6	9.1
Darrell Evans		31.6	8.9
Bobby Grich		27.9	8.0
Willie Stargell		36.0	7.0
Thurman Munson		26.9	6.9
Cesar Cedeno		29.7	7.2
Pete Rose		33.0	8.2
Bobby Bonds		31.6	7.7
Joe Ferguson		26.8	4.8
Ken Singleton		27.0	5.5
Willie ...

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 1972 Ballot

Here are the specific rules for this election:
Candidate Eligibility: Any North American professional baseball player is eligible for the Most Meritorious Player (MMP) award including players in the top Negro Leagues or independent teams. Voters should consider the player’s on-field contribution to Major League Baseball (MLB) team(s) in that season only. If part of the season was spent outside MLB, that value may be considered as well. However, the player’s on-field contribution should be ...

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 1972 Discussion

The 1972 strike gave each team an uneven schedule; remember that when considering your ballots. Major League Baseball arrives in Dallas, TX and leaves Washington DC. Carlton Fisk and John Matlack make impressive debuts. Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard are elected to the Hall of Fame along with Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra and Early Wynn. The Tigers, Athletics, Reds and Pirates made the playoffs with the A’s beating the Reds in a World Series I remember from Roger Angell’s vivid description in Five ...

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 1971 Results

Congratulations to Tom Seaver, 1971’s Most Meritorious Player!

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 1971 Ballot

Here are the specific rules for this election:
Candidate Eligibility: Any North American professional baseball player is eligible for the Most Meritorious Player (MMP) award including players in the top Negro Leagues or independent teams. Voters should consider the player’s on-field contribution to Major League Baseball (MLB) team(s) in that season only. If part of the season was spent outside MLB, that value may be considered as well. However, the player’s on-field contribution should be ...

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 1970 Results

Another close result, and congratulations to Carl Yastrzemski, 1970’s Most Meritorious Player!