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Tuesday, March 06, 2018

Most Meritorious Player: 1940 Results

Congratulations to Josh Gibson, our 1940 Most Meritorious Player!

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Josh Gibson	100	7	5
Bob Feller	97	7	2
Hank Greenberg	81	7	0
Joe DiMaggio	72	6	0
Johnny Mize	63	6	0
Ray Brown	44	4	0
Ted Williams	42	5	0
Claude Passeau	37	4	0
Bucky Walters	37	4	0
Bobo Newsom	36	4	0
Arky Vaughan	31	4	0
Lonny Frey	19	2	0
Lou Boudreau	15	2	0
Joe Gordon	14	2	0
Satchel Paige	13	1	0
Buck Leonard	8	1	0
Luke Appling	7	1	0
Charlie Keller	7	1	0
Bus Clarkson	6	1	0
Frank McCormick	6	1	0
DL from MN Posted: March 06, 2018 at 04:04 PM | 2 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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   1. DL from MN Posted: March 06, 2018 at 04:12 PM (#5634665)
This is Ted Williams' 7th election getting MMP votes. Two for DiMaggio.
   2. DL from MN Posted: March 06, 2018 at 04:17 PM (#5634671)
Josh Gibson is the first player to win an MMP without playing in MLB that season. He and Piazza (1997) are the only catchers to win.

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