Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 1953 Ballot

For 1953, each voter should rank their top 10 players from both leagues combined.

Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EST on 7 May 2014.

Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 6 May 2014.

For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots.

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Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 1952 Results

Congratulations to Jackie Robinson on winning back-to-back MMP awards.

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Jackie Robinson	184	13	7
Bobby Shantz	172	13	3
Stan Musial	167	13	0
Robin Roberts	165	13	2
Larry Doby	145	13	1
Mickey Mantle	119	13	0
Yogi Berra	103	11	0
Al Rosen	77	9	0
Hank Sauer	52	7	0
Billy Pierce	44	6	0
Solly Hemus	39	5	0
Bob Lemon	24	3	0
Warren Spahn	20	3	0
Allie Reynolds	17	2	0
Mike Garcia	13	2	0
Joe Black	6	1	0
Gil Hodges	6	1	0
R Schoendienst	6	1	0
Alvin Dark	6	1	0

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 1953 Discussion

Yankees beat the Dodgers again. 5th straight championship for the Yankees. Vote for 10.

Player Name		SH WS		BBR WAR
Al Rosen		43.6		10.1
Roy Campanella		33.0		7.1
Eddie Mathews		38.9		8.3
Duke Snider		25.9		9.3
Stan Musial		33.6		7.7
Red Schoendienst	26.7		6.5
Yogi Berra		27.9		4.9
Mickey Vernon		28.9		5.4
Jackie Robinson		25.3		7.0
Ray Boone		27.8		5.9
Solly Hemus		23.3		5.5
Gil Hodges		25.2		4.5
Ted Kluzewski		24.0		5.0
Richie Ashburn		25.9		6.1
Mickey Mantle		25.8		5.3
Larry ...

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 1952 Ballot

For 1952, each voter should rank their top 10 players from both leagues combined.

Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EST on 2 April 2014.

Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 1 April 2014.

For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots.

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Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 1951 Results

Congratulations to Jackie Robinson for winning the 1951 MMP award.

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Jackie Robinson	175	12	9
Stan Musial	160	12	2
Roy Campanella	138	11	1
Ralph Kiner	131	11	0
Robin Roberts	123	12	0
Ted Williams	122	12	0
Warren Spahn	109	12	0
Monte Irvin	72	8	0
Richie Ashburn	45	6	0
Sal Maglie	44	5	0
Larry Doby	39	6	0
Yogi Berra	35	4	0
Alvin Dark	11	1	0
Ed Lopat	9	1	0
Eddie Joost	8	1	0
Larry Jansen	8	1	0
Preacher Roe	7	1	0
Early Wynn	6	1	0
Ned Garver	6	1	0
Willie Mays	6	1	0
Bobby ...

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 1952 Discussion

NY Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in another NY World Series. Vote for 10.

Player			SH WS		BBR WAR
Jackie Robinson		33.9		8.5
Stan Musial		36.8		8.0
Larry Doby		33.6		7.0
Yogi Berra		28.8		5.5
Hank Sauer		28.2		5.7
Mickey Mantle		32.6		6.4
Solly Hemus		26.6		6.7
Al Rosen		31.8		6.0
Gil Hodges		25.7		5.5
Red Schoendienst	24.9		5.3
Bobby Avila		24.4		4.7
Alvin Dark		27.7		5.8
Gene Woodling		21.0		4.0
Minnie Minoso		21.0		4.1
Eddie Robinson		25.0		4.0		
Eddie Joost		26.7		4.0
Phil ...

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 1951 Ballot

For 1951, each voter should rank their top 10 players from both leagues combined.

Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EST on 5 March 2014.

Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 3 March 2014.

For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots.

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 1950 Results

Congratulations to Phil Rizzuto for being elected 1950 Most Meritorious Player!

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Phil Rizzuto	142	11	4
Yogi Berra	130	10	1
Eddie Stanky	127	10	3
Jackie Robinson	122	11	1
Stan Musial	119	11	1
Ned Garver	98	9	1
Larry Doby	93	9	0
Al Rosen	67	8	0
Ewell Blackwell	59	7	0
Robin Roberts	57	6	0
Earl Torgeson	40	5	0
Andy Pafko	29	3	0
Sid Gordon	24	3	0
Joe DiMaggio	19	3	0
Ralph Kiner	15	2	0
Jim Konstanty	8	1	0
Larry Jansen	6	1	0