The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-22
Babe Ruth Wins In Most Valuable Player Election

CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-George Her man, Babe" Ruth of the New York Americans, pennant winners of the American league for 1923, today was declared to be the most valuable player to his team and was awarded the American league trophy for the season, having received the highest possible number of points and setting record that can be tied but never beaten.
 Ruth was the unanimous choice of the committee appointed to select the American league player who has been of greatest service ito his team during the championship season, reg istering first place on every ballot one from each of the eight cities in the circuit-for a total count of GA.
 Announcement of the award was made today by President Ban B. Johnson of the league.
 r Htw complete was the comeback staged by the Yankee slugger this year can be seen from the fact that in 1922 trophy contest, which was won by George Sisler of the St. Louis Browns. with 59 points, Ruth was not mentioned among the eight best players of the year.
 Eddie Collins of the Chicago White Sox stood second tC Ruth in this years contest, with 37 points. He was named as the best player on the Chicago team by all eight of the committeeman. Last season Collins was fifth with IS points. Harry Heilmann~ of Detroit is rated third and Gerber of St Louis is tied with Joe Sewell, Cleveland, for fourth place.
 Ruth's name will be inscribed .cn the 1923 tablet of the $100,000 monu- ment to be erected In East Potomac Park, al Washington, and presented to the United States government by the American league as a memorial to baseball and a hall of fame to perpetuate the memories of its great est players.
 The award was made by a commit tee of eight baseball writers, one in each city, each of whom selected the team, and ranked them according to his individual opinions in ballots so that first counted eight points, sec ond place counted seven points, etc.
 The members are J. E. O'Leary, Harry Neil, Chicago; H. P. Edwards Cleveland; H. c. Saisinger, Detroit; 1; w. B. Hanna, New York; J. c. Isa- minger. Philadelphia; J. E. Wray, St. Louis. and Denman Thompson, Wash ington. l. E. Sanberg, Chicago, is chairman of the committee. ! Twenty-two players figures in the voting for the trophy this year the official count follows:
 Player and position; Club Points George H. Ruth. of. New York .64 Edward T. Collins, 2b, Chicago ....37 Harry H. Heilmann. of. Detroit ..31 AN a nVsh Joseps Sewell, ss. Cleveland ......19 '. D. Jamieson, of, Cleveland .19 .J. l.. Bassler, c, Detroit .......17 (. D. Galloway, ss, Philadelphia ..1S George 10. Uhle, D, Cleveland .... IS George Burns, 1b, Boston, ........ 8 Howard Ehmke, D, Boston ........ 2 Harold Ruel, c, Washington ...... z Roger Peckinpaugh, ss, Washington 6 Roger Peckinpaugh, ss, Washington 6 Urban Shocker, D, St. Louis ........ 5 ,J. l.. Judge, 1b, Washington ....... 4 M. J. McManus, 2b, St. Louis ..... 4 Kenneth Williams, of, St. Louis 4 5. K. Harris. 2b, Washington ..... 8 Joseph Harris of. Boston ....... 8 sJ. J. Hauser, 1b. Philadelphia ..... Walter Johnson. p, Washington, .. l Ralph Perkins, e, Philadelphia .... l
 Ruth was born in Baltimore, Md. February :, 1894. and started his baseball career as member of St. Marys Industrial school team in 1913. The following year he went to Balti- more where he played one season. He became member of the Boston Red SoX of the American league in 1915. After five seasons with Boston Ruth was purchased by the New York club in 1920 He broke into the American league as pitcher, but 1t was soon discovered that his great hitting powers would bring out his best qualities and he was shifted to the outfield, the change making it possible for him to play in more games than if he were a member of the pitching staff.
 Ruth's work at the plate this sea- son has thrown a fear into most of the pitchers of the circuit and as result the big slugger has re- ceived 156 bases on balls. He Is lead ing the league in home runs. having gathered 37, according to unof- ficial averages which include games of September 20.
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