Most Meritorious Player: 1989 Results

Congratulations to Will Clark for being named the 1989 Most Meritorious Player!

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Will Clark	205	14	9
Bret Saberhagen	178	14	4
Kevin Mitchell	176	14	0
R Henderson	140	12	0
Lonnie Smith	124	12	0
Howard Johnson	118	12	0
Wade Boggs	107	11	0
Robin Yount	84	12	0
Fred McGriff	75	10	1
Ruben Sierra	64	9	0
Orel Hershiser	56	8	0
Ryne Sandberg	47	9	0
Barry Bonds	42	6	0
Bobby Bonilla	32	5	0
Ozzie Smith	28	4	0
Cal Ripken	21	4	0
Bert Blyleven	19	3	0
Jack Clark	15	2	0
Von ...

Most Meritorious Player: 1959 Results

Congratulations to Ernie Banks on being selected the 1959 Most Meritorious Player!

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Ernie Banks	176	12	10
Henry Aaron	166	12	1
Eddie Mathews	160	12	1
Willie Mays	140	12	0
Mickey Mantle	100	10	0
Camilo Pascual	83	9	0
Hoyt Wilhelm	80	9	0
Ken Boyer	61	7	0
Nellie Fox	50	6	0
Al Kaline	48	6	0
Vada Pinson	38	5	0
Frank Robinson	32	4	0
Minnie Minoso	27	3	0
Willie McCovey	19	2	0
Don Newcombe	16	2	0
Larry Jackson	15	2	0
Ed Yost	13	2	0
Tito Francona	8	1	0
Yogi ...

Most Meritorious Player: 1958 Results

Congratulations to Willie Mays on winning his 6th MMP award.

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Willie Mays	178	12	10
Mickey Mantle	165	12	2
Ernie Banks	160	12	0
Henry Aaron	136	12	0
Rocky Colavito	123	12	0
Richie Ashburn	115	11	0
Bob Cerv	96	11	0
Warren Spahn	67	8	0
Ken Boyer	42	6	0
Al Kaline	42	5	0
Jackie Jensen	25	4	0
Sam Jones	14	2	0
Stan Musial	14	2	0
Frank Lary	14	2	0
Ted Williams	13	2	0
Eddie Mathews	13	2	0
Whitey Ford	10	1	0
Del Crandall	10	1	0
Robin Roberts	10	1	0
Stu Miller	7	1	0
Dick ...

Most Meritorious Player: 1958 Ballot

For 1958, each voter should rank their top 10 players from both leagues combined.

Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 1 October 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 30 September 2014.

For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots.

Most Meritorious Player: 1957 Results

Congratulations to Mickey Mantle for being elected the unanimous 1957 MMP

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Mickey Mantle	180	12	12
Ted Williams	165	12	0
Willie Mays	150	12	0
Henry Aaron	145	12	0
Eddie Mathews	127	12	0
Nellie Fox	119	12	0
Ernie Banks	92	11	0
Stan Musial	91	10	0
Frank Robinson	45	6	0
Frank Sullivan	43	6	0
Jim Bunning	32	5	0
Roy Sievers	28	4	0
Don Drysdale	18	3	0
Gil McDougald	16	2	0
Yogi Berra	9	1	0

Most Meritorious Player: 1957 Ballot

For 1957, each voter should rank their top 10 players from both leagues combined.

Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 3 September 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 2 September 2014.

For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots.

Most Meritorious Player: 1956 Results

Congratulations to Mickey Mantle on his unanimous 1956 MMP award. This is Mantle’s 2nd MMP award, he previously won the 1961 honor.

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Mickey Mantle	180	12	12
Early Wynn	150	12	0
Yogi Berra	147	12	0
Duke Snider	144	12	0
Herb Score	120	11	0
Henry Aaron	118	12	0
Willie Mays	103	10	0
Al Kaline	65	8	0
Minnie Minoso	47	6	0
Frank Robinson	36	5	0
Don Newcombe	26	4	0
Junior Gilliam	26	3	0
Eddie Mathews	21	3	0
John Antonelli	19	2	0
Ed Bailey	12	2	0
Ted Williams	11	1	0
Frank ...

Most Meritorious Player: 1957 Discussion

Milwaukee Braves beat the Yankees for their lone championship. Vote for 10.

Player			SH WS		BBR WAR
Mantle, Mickey		50.6		11.3
Williams, Ted		37.6		9.7
Fox, Nellie		32.0		7.9
Mays, Willie		32.9		8.3
Aaron, Henry		35.2		8.0
Banks, Ernie		27.3		6.4
Mathews, Eddie		32.6		7.4
McDougald, Gil		27.0		5.8
Musial, Stan		30.2		6.1
Sievers, Roy		32.5		4.6
Schoendienst, Red	25.7		5.7
Robinson, Frank		27.0		6.9
Minoso, Minnie		26.2		5.4
Maxwell, Charlie	20.7		5.1
Woodling, Gene		25.5		4.5
Ashburn, ...

Most Meritorious Player: 1956 Ballot

For 1956, each voter should rank their top 10 players from both leagues combined.

Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 6 August 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 5 August 2014.

For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots.

Most Meritorious Player: 1955 Results

Congratulations to Willie Mays on his 5th MMP award! Mays also won in 1954, 1962, 1964 and 1965.

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Willie Mays	175	12	8
Mickey Mantle	172	12	4
Duke Snider	150	12	0
Ernie Banks	132	12	0
Eddie Mathews	129	12	0
Al Kaline	124	12	0
Roy Campanella	93	10	0
Billy Pierce	78	10	0
Ted Williams	64	8	0
Richie Ashburn	51	6	0
Stan Musial	45	7	0
Robin Roberts	16	2	0
Henry Aaron	13	2	0
Don Newcombe	6	1	0
Yogi Berra	6	1	0
Johnny Logan	6	1	0

Most Meritorious Player: 1956 Discussion

Yankees beat Brooklyn in a rematch. Vote for 10.

Player			SH WS		BBR WAR
Mickey Mantle		48.4		11.3
Duke Snider		33.2		7.6
Yogi Berra		31.0		6.3
Willie Mays		25.7		7.6
Harvey Kuenn		25.1		4.6
Henry Aaron		29.6		7.1
Ed Bailey		22.7		4.8
Al Kaline		26.0		6.6
Johnny Logan		23.3		5.5
Minnie Minoso		28.1		6.2
Gil McDougald		23.9		5.1
Charlie Maxwell		24.2		5.9
Ernie Banks		21.3		5.3
Jim Gilliam		27.7		6.2
Stan Lopata		24.4		4.3
Stan Musial		26.2		5.5
Ted Williams		24.8		6.0
Ken ...

Most Meritorious Player: 1955 Ballot

For 1955, each voter should rank their top 10 players from both leagues combined.

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

For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots.

Most Meritorious Player: 1954 Results

Congratulations to Willie Mays on the unanimous decision that he is the 1954 MMP. This is Mays 4th MMP award but the first chronologically.

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Willie Mays	180	12	12
Duke Snider	137	11	0
Eddie Mathews	134	11	0
Ted Williams	114	11	0
Minnie Minoso	107	11	0
Robin Roberts	105	10	0
Ted Kluszewski	104	10	0
Bobby Avila	82	10	0
Yogi Berra	78	9	0
Stan Musial	62	8	0
Mickey Mantle	62	7	0
John Antonelli	56	5	0
Larry Doby	25	3	0
Gil Hodges	8	1	0
Richie Ashburn	6	1	0

Most Meritorious Player: 1955 Discussion

Brooklyn beats the Yankees in 7. Vote for 10.

Player			SH WS		BBR WAR
Willie Mays		37.5		9.0
Mickey Mantle		41.0		9.5
Duke Snider		35.6		8.6
Ernie Banks		31.7		8.2
Roy Campanella		27.4		5.3
Ted Williams		23.7		6.9
Al Kaline		30.9		8.3
Eddie Mathews		33.4		7.3
Stan Musial		28.6		6.1
Richie Ashburn		28.9		6.3
Gil McDougald		24.3		5.2
Johnny Logan		25.9		6.0
Wally Post		23.1		5.3
Stan Lopata		17.5		3.5
Ted Kluszewski		24.7		5.3
Henry Aaron		28.6		6.2
Nellie Fox		25.5		5.1
Al ...

Most Meritorious Player: 1954 Ballot

For 1954, each voter should rank their top 10 players from both leagues combined.

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

For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots.

Most Meritorious Player: 1953 Results

Congratulations to Al Rosen on his first MMP award.

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Al Rosen	175	12	9
Robin Roberts	165	12	3
Eddie Mathews	143	12	0
Roy Campanella	143	12	0
Warren Spahn	139	12	0
Duke Snider	128	12	0
Stan Musial	107	12	0
Harvey Haddix	80	10	0
Yogi Berra	66	9	0
R Schoendienst	42	6	0
Jackie Robinson	28	4	0
Mickey Vernon	19	3	0
Richie Ashburn	13	2	0
Billy Pierce	12	2	0

Most Meritorious Player: 1954 Discussion

Most Meritorious Player: 1954 Discussion

The Giants sweep the Indians in a non-Yankee World Series. Vote for 10.

Player			SH WS		BBR WAR
Willie Mays		38.6		10.6
Eddie Mathews		32.7		7.8
Bob Avila		33.5		6.9
Minnie Minoso		31.5		8.3
Ted Williams		28.6		7.7
Yogi Berra		34.9		5.3
Stan Musial		30.5		6.9
Mickey Mantle		35.9		6.9
Duke Snider		38.3		8.4
Ted Kluszewski		32.9		7.9
Gil Hodges		28.9		6.2
Larry Doby		32.3		5.7
Richie Ashburn		24.8		7.0
Ch Carrasquel		24.4		5.4
Pee Wee ...

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.

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

Most Meritorious Player: 1950 Ballot

For 1950, each voter should rank their top 10 players from both leagues combined.

Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EST on 5 February 2014. (Happy Birthday Hank Aaron)

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 February 2014.

For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots.

Most Meritorious Player: 1950 Discussion

Back to the 50’s in 2014. Yankees sweep the Phillies in the World Series. Vote for 10.

Player			SH WS		BBR WAR
Phil Rizzuto		35.4		6.7
Eddie Stanky		29.9		8.1
Jackie Robinson		29.9		7.5
Stan Musial		31.4		7.3
Yogi Berra		32.2		5.6
Andy Pafko		27.0		6.6
Al Rosen		29.1		5.8
Earl Torgeson		31.6		5.9
Larry Doby		30.2		6.6
Andy Seminick		22.4		4.3
Hank Thompson		22.9		5.1
Sid Gordon		28.2		6.3
Hoot Evers		25.5		4.6
Duke Snider		29.7		5.9
Ralph Kiner		22.5		5.6
Joe DiMaggio		29.2		5.3
Del ...

Most Meritorious Player: 1988 Results

Congratulations to first-time winner Jose Canseco!

Player Name 	pts	ballots	1sts
Jose Canseco	185	13	6
Wade Boggs	164	13	4
Mike Greenwell	122	13	0
Will Clark….	120	12	1
Orel Hershiser	115	9	2
Kirby Puckett	106	11	0
Kirk Gibson	96	10	0
Frank Viola	89	11	0
Da Strawberry	85	10	0
Mark Gubicza	67	10	0
Andy Van Slyke	65	9	0
Roger Clemens	59	8	0
Barry Larkin	38	6	0
Brett Butler	28	5	0
Ted Higuera	27	5	0
Fred McGriff	23	4	0
Ke McReynolds	23	2	0
Robin Yount	22	3	0
Ri Henderson	15	3	0
Dave ...

Most Meritorious Player: 1988 Discussion

Oakland sweeps the Red Sox in the ALCS. The Dodgers beat the Mets in 7 games. The Dodgers beat the A’s in the World Series highlighted by Kirk Gibson’s pinch-hit HR.

After this ballot we will vote for 2013 and then jump back to 1950.

MMP voting will end on December 4, 2013.

Player			SH WS		BBR WAR
Kirk Gibson		33.2		6.5
Wade Boggs		33.9		8.2
Jose Canseco		39.2		7.3
Kirby Puckett		31.1		7.7
Mike Greenwell		29.5		7.5
Will Clark		34.0		6.6
Barry Larkin		27.0		7.0
Ozzie Smith		22.4		6.6
Cal ...

Most Meritorious Player: 1987 Ballot

For 1987, each voter should rank their top 13 players from both leagues combined.

Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EST on 6 November 2013.

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 5 November 2013.

For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots.