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— A Look at Baseball's All-Time Best Monday, November 23, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 2020 BallotHere 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 on 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 judged in relation to the ... Read More...Tuesday, November 10, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 2020 DiscussionThe Dodgers prevailed over the Tampa Bay Rays in an offseason that was nearly half as long as the regular season. Vote for 15. Player bWAR Mookie Betts 3.4 Jose Ramirez 2.2 Freddie Freeman 2.9 Fernando Tatis Jr 2.5 Anthony Rendon 1.8 Trea Turner 2.2 Mike Yastrzemski 2.5 Jose Abreu 2.8 Mike Trout 1.6 Manny Machado 2.8 Marcell Ozuna 2.3 DJ LeMahieu 2.8 Trevor Story 2.1 Juan Soto 2.1 Ronald Acuna Jr 2.1 Brandon Lowe 2.1 Trent Grisham 2.2 Tim Anderson 2.2 Dansby Swanson 2.6 Paul ...Read More... Saturday, November 07, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1933 DiscussionThe Giants defeated the Senators 4 games to 1 in the World Series. The second version of the Negro National League was formed. Cole’s American Giants won the first half title and the Pittsburgh Crawfords the second half. Their “playoff” was a one game that ended in a tie. Vote for 10. Player SH WS BBR WAR Jimmie Foxx 38.9 9.2 Chuck Klein 31.7 7.5 Arky Vaughan 33.1 7.0 Joe Cronin 33.5 7.2 Wally Berger 36.3 6.9 Mickey Cochrane 25.7 6.0 Charlie Gehringer 28.3 7.2 Lou ...Read More... Thursday, November 05, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1932 ResultsCongratulations to Jimmie Foxx on winning his first MMP award! Player Name pts ballots 1sts Jimmie Foxx 119 8 7 Babe Ruth 99 8 0 Lou Gehrig 93 8 0 Lefty Grove 91 8 1 Mel Ott 85 8 0 Chuck Klein 67 7 0 Bill Terry 58 6 0 Satchel Paige 52 5 0 Mickey Cochrane 39 5 0 Lon Warneke 36 5 0 Carl Hubbell 30 3 0 Lefty O'Doul 19 3 0 Red Ruffing 18 2 0 Babe Herman 13 1 0 Joe Cronin 8 1 0 Cool Papa Bell 7 1 0 General Crowder 6 1 0
Wednesday, October 21, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1932 BallotFor 1932 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined. Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 4 November 2020. Please let me know if you want your preliminary ballot counted as your final ballot. Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 3 November 2020. For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots. Friday, October 09, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1931 ResultsCongratulations to our 1931 Most Meritorious Player winner Babe Ruth! Player Name pts ballots 1sts Babe Ruth 115 8 3 Lefty Grove 112 8 4 Lou Gehrig 96 8 0 Joe Cronin 91 8 1 Al Simmons 85 8 0 Earl Averill 46 5 0 Mickey Cochrane 45 5 0 Wes Ferrell 39 4 0 Bill Terry 34 4 0 Willie Wells 29 3 0 Martin Dihigo 29 4 0 Wally Berger 28 3 0 Jud Wilson 19 2 0 Rogers Hornsby 15 2 0 Lefty Gomez 12 2 0 George Earnshaw 11 1 0 Bill Dickey 9 1 0 Mel Ott 7 1 0 Turkey Stearnes 6 1 0 Logan Hensley 6 1 0 Willie ...Read More... Wednesday, September 30, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1932 DiscussionThe Yankees swept the Cubs in the World Series. Top teams in the fractured Negro Leagues include the Pittsburgh Crawfords, Cole’s American Giants, Monroe Monarchs and the Detroit Wolves. Vote for 10. Player SH WS BBR WAR Jimmie Foxx 41.9 10.5 Babe Ruth 35.7 8.3 Chuck Klein 31.7 6.6 Mel Ott 32.1 7.9 Lou Gehrig 37.9 7.9 Mickey Cochrane 30.9 5.8 Joe Cronin 30.9 6.1 Babe Herman 24.4 6.6 Bill Terry 31.6 7.2 Lefty O'Doul 32.9 6.4 Tony Lazzeri 27.0 5.2 Paul ...Read More... Wednesday, September 23, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1931 BallotFor 1931 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined. Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 7 October 2020. Please let me know if you want your preliminary ballot counted as your final ballot. Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 6 October 2020. For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots. Thursday, September 10, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1930 ResultsCongratulations to Babe Ruth, our 1930 Most Meritorious Player! Player Name pts ballots 1sts Babe Ruth 80 6 1 Lou Gehrig 74 6 0 Lefty Grove 69 6 2 Willie Wells 69 6 2 Joe Cronin 59 5 1 Hack Wilson 46 4 0 Al Simmons 39 4 0 Bill Terry 39 4 0 Wes Ferrell 35 4 0 Jimmie Foxx 21 3 0 Gabby Hartnett 17 2 0 Mule Suttles 14 2 0 Babe Herman 11 1 0 Chuck Klein 10 1 0 Lefty Stewart 9 1 0 Ted Lyons 8 1 0 Willie Foster 8 1 0 Charlie Gehringer 8 1 0 Mickey Cochrane 7 1 0 Cool Papa Bell 7 1 0 Monday, August 31, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1931 DiscussionThe St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series. Vote for 10. Player SH WS BBR WAR Babe Ruth 38.2 10.3 Lou Gehrig 36.3 8.8 Joe Cronin 35.1 6.8 Al Simmons 33.7 7.5 Mickey Cochrane 28.4 5.4 Wally Berger 30.8 5.7 Lyn Lary 23.8 4.9 Mel Ott 25.9 5.6 Bill Terry 28.0 6.1 Paul Waner 25.7 5.0 Max Bishop 25.0 5.9 Earl Averill 30.2 6.1 Chuck Klein 24.6 4.8 Travis Jackson 22.0 5.4 Goose Goslin 24.8 5.6 Bill Dickey 20.4 4.2 Woody ...Read More... Friday, August 28, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1930 BallotFor 1930 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined. Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 2 September 2020. Please let me know if you want your preliminary ballot counted as your final ballot. Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 1 September 2020. For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots. Monday, August 17, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1930 DiscussionThe Philadelphia Athletics beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 2 in the World Series. The St. Louis Stars defeated the Detroit Stars in the Negro League Championship Series. Vote for 10. Player SH WS BBR WAR Babe Ruth 37.6 10.5 Lou Gehrig 37.6 9.6 Joe Cronin 32.8 8.4 Al Simmons 35.2 7.8 Mickey Cochrane 29.6 5.2 Chuck Klein 27.1 6.5 Hack Wilson 34.9 7.4 Gabby Hartnett 29.4 5.4 Charlie Gehringer 28.7 6.5 Babe Herman 32.8 6.9 Bill Terry 31.3 7.6 Mel ...Read More... Thursday, August 06, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1929 ResultsCongratulations to Rogers Hornsby, our unanimous pick for 1929 Most Meritorious Player. Player Name pts ballots 1sts Rogers Hornsby 105 7 7 Jimmie Foxx 84 7 0 Babe Ruth 81 7 0 Al Simmons 77 7 0 Mel Ott 76 7 0 Willie Wells 62 6 0 Lefty O'Doul 52 5 0 Lefty Grove 36 4 0 Tony Lazzeri 35 4 0 Charlie Smith 28 3 0 Firpo Marberry 23 3 0 Hack Wilson 22 3 0 Chet Brewer 14 2 0 Lou Gehrig 10 1 0 Rap Dixon 9 1 0 Wes Ferrell 8 1 0 Martin Dihigo 7 1 0 Willis Hudlin 6 1 0 Friday, July 24, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1929 BallotFor 1929 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined. Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 5 August 2020. Please let me know if you want your preliminary ballot counted as your final ballot. Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 4 August 2020. For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots. Tuesday, July 07, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1929 DiscussionThe Philadelphia Athletics beat the Cubs 4 games to 1 in the World Series. The Kansas City Monarchs were the best team in the Negro National League winning both halves of the schedule. The Baltimore Black Sox did the same in the one season of the American Negro League. Vote for 10. Player SH WS BBR WAR Rogers Hornsby 40.6 10.4 Babe Ruth 32.6 8.0 Al Simmons 33.7 7.9 Jimmie Foxx 34.1 7.9 Tony Lazzeri 30.4 7.8 Lou Gehrig 32.0 7.6 Mel Ott 30.1 7.4 Lefty ...Read More... Monday, July 06, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1928 ResultsCongratulations to our 1928 Most Meritorious Player: Babe Ruth! Player Name pts ballots 1sts Babe Ruth 103 7 5 Dazzy Vance 96 7 2 Lou Gehrig 91 7 0 Rogers Hornsby 81 7 0 Willie Wells 59 6 0 Paul Waner 49 5 0 Goose Goslin 45 5 0 Lefty Grove 39 4 0 Heinie Manush 31 3 0 Burleigh Grimes 27 3 0 Larry Benton 24 4 0 Freddie Lindstrom 17 2 0 Ted Trent 15 2 0 Jim Bottomley 14 2 0 Satchel Paige 9 1 0 Martin Dihigo 8 1 0 Jud Wilson 8 1 0 Tommy Thomas 7 1 0 Rap Dixon 6 1 0 Gabby Hartnett 6 1 0
Tuesday, June 23, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1928 BallotFor 1928 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined. Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 1 July 2020. Please let me know if you want your preliminary ballot counted as your final ballot. Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 30 June 2020. Thursday, June 04, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1928 DiscussionThe Yankees swept the Cardinals in the World Series. The St. Louis Stars won the Negro National League Championship Series over the Chicago American Giants. Vote for 10. Player SH WS BBR WAR Babe Ruth 44.8 10.1 Lou Gehrig 41.6 9.4 Rogers Hornsby 29.1 8.8 Paul Waner 33.4 6.8 Freddie Lindstrom 31.8 6.4 Goose Goslin 25.6 7.5 Heinie Manush 34.0 7.3 Gabby Hartnett 24.5 5.2 Joe Sewell 23.6 5.4 Jim Bottomley 28.5 5.3 Max Bishop 23.4 5.0 Jimmie Foxx 21.3 4.8 Willie ...Read More... Wednesday, June 03, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1927 ResultsCongratulations to our 1927 Most Meritorious Player, Babe Ruth! Player Name pts ballots 1sts Babe Ruth 90 6 6 Lou Gehrig 83 6 0 Rogers Hornsby 76 6 0 Frankie Frisch 69 6 0 Paul Waner 59 6 0 Willie Wells 36 4 0 Dazzy Vance 34 4 0 Tommy Thomas 33 4 0 Ted Lyons 33 4 0 Harry Heilmann 31 3 0 Roy Parnell 17 2 0 Jud Wilson 15 2 0 Earle Combs 12 2 0 Oscar Charleston 11 1 0 Ed Rile 10 1 0 Turkey Stearnes 8 1 0 Al Simmons 7 1 0 Jesse Haines 6 1 0
Tuesday, May 26, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1927 BallotFor 1927 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined. Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 3 June 2020. Please let me know if you want your preliminary ballot counted as your final ballot. Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 2 June 2020. Tuesday, May 12, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1927 DiscussionThe Yankees swept the Pirates in the World Series. The Chicago American Giants defeated the Bacharach Giants 5 games to 3 in the Colored World Series. Vote for 10. Player SH WS BBR WAR Babe Ruth 44.2 12.4 Lou Gehrig 43.4 11.8 Rogers Hornsby 39.5 10.1 Frankie Frisch 36.1 9.2 Paul Waner 35.3 6.9 Harry Heilmann 32.1 7.2 Earle Combs 31.3 6.9 Pie Traynor 26.0 3.9 Hack Wilson 30.6 6.0 Al Simmons 24.8 5.8 Travis Jackson 24.1 5.1 Tony Lazzeri 24.1 6.3 George ...Read More... Monday, May 11, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1926 ResultsCongratulations to our 1926 Most Meritorious Player - Babe Ruth! Player Name pts ballots 1sts Babe Ruth 104 7 6 George Uhle 74 6 0 Lou Gehrig 59 6 0 Goose Goslin 54 5 0 Willie Foster 46 4 0 Lefty Grove 41 4 0 Paul Waner 36 4 0 Bullet Rogan 36 3 0 Hal Carlson 33 3 0 Mule Suttles 32 3 0 Johnny Mostil 30 3 0 Joe Sewell 29 3 0 Turkey Stearnes 21 2 0 Ray Kremer 20 2 0 Jud Wilson 19 2 0 Nip Winters 15 1 1 Tris Speaker 14 2 0 Dick Lundy 12 2 0 Hack Wilson 11 1 0 Harry Heilmann 8 1 0 Bubbles ...Read More... Monday, April 27, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1926 BallotFor 1926 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined. Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 6 May 2020. Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 6 May 2020. For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots. Saturday, April 04, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1926 DiscussionThe Cardinals beat the Yankees 4 games to 3 in the World Series. The Chicago American Giants defeated the Bacharach Giants 5 games to 4 in the Colored World Series. Vote for 10. Player SH WS BBR WAR Babe Ruth 44.7 11.5 Joe Sewell 28.5 5.9 Paul Waner 28.7 5.3 Lou Gehrig 30.3 6.8 Goose Goslin 32.6 6.8 Johnny Mostil 28.1 6.3 Kiki Cuyler 27.6 4.6 Hack Wilson 25.7 5.2 Willie Kamm 21.7 5.1 Tris Speaker 28.0 5.4 Bibb Falk 23.9 5.6 Harry Heilmann 26.6 5.2 Al ...Read More... Wednesday, April 01, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1925 ResultsCongratulations to our 1925 MMP - Rogers Hornsby! Player Name pts ballots 1sts Rogers Hornsby 115 8 4 Bullet Rogan 108 8 2 Oscar Charleston 90 7 2 Kiki Cuyler 88 8 0 Al Simmons 65 6 0 Dolf Luque 50 6 0 Turkey Stearnes 43 4 0 Harry Heilmann 42 4 0 John Beckwith 42 4 0 Pete Donohue 37 5 0 Goose Goslin 29 3 0 Walter Johnson 29 4 0 Tris Speaker 22 3 0 Eppa Rixey 15 2 0 Dazzy Vance 11 1 0 Pie Traynor 9 1 0 Al Wingo 9 1 0 Stan Coveleski 9 1 0 Joe Sewell 8 1 0 Dave Bancroft 7 1 0 Nip Winters 6 1 0 Jim ...Read More... Monday, March 23, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1925 BallotFor 1925 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined. Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 1 April 2020. Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 31 March 2020. For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots. Thursday, March 05, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1925 DiscussionThe Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Washington Senators in the World Series. Hilldale beat the Kansas City Monarchs 5 games to 1 in the Colored World Series. Vote for 10. Player SH WS BBR WAR Rogers Hornsby 36.6 10.2 Kiki Cuyler 33.3 6.7 Al Simmons 33.6 6.5 Joe Sewell 24.2 5.2 Goose Goslin 30.2 6.5 Dave Bancroft 22.5 5.1 Harry Heilmann 29.9 6.9 Pie Traynor 25.6 3.7 Tris Speaker 25.4 6.5 Jack Fournier 28.8 5.5 Jim Bottomley 27.3 5.5 Max Carey 26.2 4.2 Al ...Read More... Wednesday, March 04, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1924 ResultsCongratulations to Babe Ruth for winning a close 1924 MMP election! Player Name pts ballots 1sts Babe Ruth 102 7 4 Rogers Hornsby 100 7 3 Dazzy Vance 86 7 0 Oscar Charleston 75 6 0 Dobie Moore 74 7 0 Frankie Frisch 55 7 0 Walter Johnson 48 5 0 Herb Pennock 40 5 0 Dave Brown 40 4 0 Zack Wheat 34 4 0 Howard Ehmke 23 3 0 Jack Fournier 19 3 0 John Beckwith 9 1 0 Harry Heilmann 9 1 0 Jud Wilson 7 1 0 Ross Youngs 7 1 0 Sherry Smith 7 1 0
Monday, February 24, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1924 BallotFor 1924 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined. Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 4 March 2020. Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 3 March 2020. For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots. Thursday, February 06, 2020Most Meritorious Player: 1924 DiscussionThe Washington Senators defeated the Giants 4 games to 3 in a World Series. Game 7 went 12 innings. The Kansas City Monarchs beat Hilldale 5 games to 4 (with another game ending tied) in the Colored World Series. Games were played in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Kansas City and Chicago. Vote for 10. Player SH WS BBR WAR Rogers Hornsby 39.4 12.1 Babe Ruth 44.8 11.7 Frankie Frisch 29.5 7.5 Zack Wheat 35.3 6.7 Ross Youngs 28.7 5.9 Jack Fournier 34.4 6.3 Harry Heilmann 29.6 6.4 Goose ...Read More... Page 4 of 55 pages ‹ First < 2 3 4 5 6 > Last › | Site Archive
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