New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-16
MICKEY COCHRAN IS VOTED
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER TO
TEAM IN AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics Backstop Gets Honor BY Narrow Margin Of
Two Votes Over Manush, St Louis Out6elder-
Lazzeri and Hoyt Likewise Receive Some Recogni-
ton in the Voting.

Chicago. Oct. 1s N1Gorden
Mickey" Cochran. twenty-five year
old catcher for the Philadelphia
Athletics, today was named a. the
most valuable player to his club in
the American leagues 1928 oason.
Coohrane won the award by T. mar
gin Of only two points over HeiniA
Manush. st. Louis outfielder.
In addition to having his name
inscribed on the junior circuits
honor role along with the previous
winners. Cochrane will receive ST.
900 in cash. The award was made
by commission of baseball writer's
from each city In the league.
In the voting. Cochrane received
So points while Manush. who finish
ed second in the American leagues
individual batting race. received 81.
Every member of the commission
voted for Manush. two placing him
first. one second. four third and one
fifth. Second Bias ,man Tony Lag
zeri and Pitcher Waite Hoyt OF the
New York Yankees came in for one
first place ranking each.
Cochrane. who Joined tho Athle-
tics in 1925 and Immediately broke
into the regular lineup. ranked
fourth last year with Is votes after
receiving four votes In 1925. Mickey
came up to the Connie Mack club
from Portland. Ore, Of the Pacific
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professional baseball career after an
eventful baseball and football ca
reer at Boston university. He
caught in 1870 games in the season
just closed.
While only hitting .293 Cochrane
was ranked by members of tho
commission AZ being largely re-
sponsible for the showing OF the
Athletes during the closing days Of
the campaign. His throwing arm
and ability to take runners out ut
the plate placed him high in the
estimation of the baseball writer's.
Manush polled 16 votes two years
ago when he led the league In bat
ting bat slumped in the eyes of the
commission last year and did not
receive a vote.
There was tie for third place be.
tween first baseman Joe Judge and
Lazzeri OF the Yankees, each receiv-
ing Fl votes. In the fifth place was
Willie Kamm, Chicago White sox
captain and third baseman, while
Leon Goslin of Washington, cham
pion hitter of the circuit, and Earle
Combs of New York were tied for
sixth place.
Under the American leagues most
valuable player award conditions,
none OF those who previously had
won the donors was eligible for con-
sideration. The previous winners
we're: George Sisler. st. Louis, 1922:
Babe Ruth. New York, 1928; Walter
johnson. Washington, 1924: George
Burns, Cleveland. 1926; and Lou
Gehrig. New York, 1927.
The commission, making the Sc
lection. was composed OF Paul
shannon, Boston Post: Harry Nelly.
Chicago American; Ed Bang. Cleve-
land News: H. G. Salsinger, Detroit
News: w. b. Hanna. New York Her.
aldTribune: James Isaminger,
Philadelphia Inquirer: J. D. Wray.
st. Louis Post Dispatch and Dennan
Thompson, Washington Star.
The official vote follows:
The player and club, position and
points follow
Gordon Cochrane, Philadelphia,
catcher, SO.
Henry Manush, st. Louis, outfield,
81.
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