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Hall of Merit — A Look at Baseball's All-Time Best Friday, January 27, 2012Most Meritorious Player: 1968 ResultsBob Gibson is our unanimous choice for Most Meritorious Player for 1968. Runner-up Carl Yastrzemski was one vote short of unanimity, with the other second-place ballot cast for Willie McCovey. McCovey tied with Denny McLain in third place. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts Gibson 12 180 Yastrzemski 11 1 163 McLain 6 2 1 2 130 McCovey 1 1 3 1 4 1 1 130 Freehan 3 1 5 2 126 Tiant 4 1 2 1 1 2 104 Howard 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 94 Mays 1 3 3 2 1 84 Wynn 1 1 2 2 1 55 Aaron 2 1 1 38 Rose 1 1 1 1 35 Seaver 1 2 22 Campaneris 1 1 20 McNally 1 1 15 McDowell 1 10 Marichal 1 8 Allen 1 8 Koosman 1 7 Williams 1 7 Jenkins 1 6 Brock 1 6 Horton 1 6 Santo 1 6
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1. Mr Dashwood Posted: January 27, 2012 at 08:45 PM (#4047874)Should 12 be our minimum vote tally going forward?
Surprised someone didn't have McLain in top 10. Even forgetting Ws, 336 IP, 28 CG, and an ERA+ over 150 is a heck of a season even in that era.
Freehan got one snub as well. huh.
I see that Freehan was 11th on one and McLain was 15th on another. Interesting.
I'm curious about what 1969 will bring...
Can I get a hint on how to line up the columns properly so I can fix the other thread?
1961: Mickey Mantle, CF, New York Yankees (100%)
1962: Willie Mays, CF, San Francisco Giants (100%)
1963: Sandy Koufax, P, Los Angeles Dodgers (58.8%)
1964: Willie Mays, CF, San Francisco Giants (84.6%)
1965: Willie Mays, CF, San Francisco Giants (100%)
1966: Frank Robinson, RF, Baltimore Orioles (61.5%)
1967: Carl Yastrzemski, LF, Boston Red Sox (100%)
1968: Bob Gibson, P, St. Louis Cardinals (100%)
Gibson is our 5th unanimous winner and the 2nd pitcher to win the award.
1961: undetermined/tie
1962: Bob Purkey, Cincinnati Reds (6th overall)
1963: Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers (MMP)
1964: Dean Chance, Los Angeles Angels (4th overall)
1965: Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers (2nd overall)
1966: Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers (2nd overall)
1967: Jim Bunning, Philadelphia Phillies (8th overall)
1968: Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals (MMP)
AL MMP
1961: Mickey Mantle, CF, New York Yankees (MMP)
1962: Mickey Mantle, CF, New York Yankees (4th overall)
1963: undetermined/too close to call
1964: Dean Chance, P, Los Angeles Angels (4th overall)
1965: Zoilo Versalles, SS, Minnesota Twins (5th overall)
1966: Frank Robinson, RF, Baltimore Orioles (MMP)
1967: Carl Yastrzemski, LF, Boston Red Sox (MMP)
1968: Carl Yastrzemski, LF, Boston Red Sox (2nd overall)
1961: Hank Aaron, CF/RF, Milwaukee Braves (3rd overall)
1962: Willie Mays, CF, San Francisco Giants (MMP)
1963: Sandy Koufax, P, Los Angeles Dodgers (MMP)
1964: Willie Mays, CF, San Francisco Giants (MMP)
1965: Willie Mays, CF, San Francisco Giants (MMP)
1966: Sandy Koufax, P, Los Angeles Dodgers (2nd overall)
1967: Ron Santo, 3B, Chicago Cubs (2nd overall)
1968: Bob Gibson, P, St. Louis Cardinals (MMP)
I can't see McLain not making the top-ten myself, but I'm not as gaga over the inning pitched and CG as others here once they are placed into context. Still a great season any way you slice it, though.
Yeah, I'm not criticizing either 'absence.'
By "surprised," I don't mean "outraged," by any means - especially since each clearly was given a fair look by each voter.
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