Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
VOTE FOR AS STAR
NEARLY UNANIMOUS
First Huner Since johnson TO
Receive A. [. Honor-Geh.
rig Is Second.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press spofis Editor.

ARsociAseo Press BpofR Editor.
n yEw YORK, october "a
M Robert Moses Grove. who
turned in a record break
ing pitching year for the
Philadelphia Athletics, has been
selected as the American Leagues
most valuable player for 1891.
The celebrated southpaw of the
former world champions receives
the distinction by vote of a com
mittee OF eight members of the
Base Ball Writers Association of
America, announced today by Will
liam J. Slocum of New York, presi-
dent.
Grove topped the list by a wide
margin. He received Is points out Of
q possible 90. Lou 0ehrig, first base
man Of the New York Yankees, nm
ished second with So: Al Simmons Of
the Athletics collected 81: Earl Aver
III, Cleveland outflelder, placed fourth
With 4s. and the great Babe Ruth,
winner Of the honor In 1919, was NTH
with 40 points.
Grove Is the second Of Connie Mack's
great cast to gain this distinction in
the last four years. Mickey Cochrane
received the last ofiicial award BY the
American League In 1898 In the 1881
list Cochrane finished in a tie for
ninth and George Earnshaw. fight
handed ace Of the AS, was placed
eleventh.
MOT since walter johnson last won
i the honor in 1924 has a pitcher
been selected Is the most Valuable
performer Grove wound up his great
est season with 81 victories and only
4 defeats for q record winning per-
centage Of 1885, He won two out Of
three starts against the Cardinals IN
the world series. BY many observers
ne Is regarded as the most consistently
effective southpaw OF all time.
This years unofncial poll was con-
Quoted on the same basis Is the Ma
tlona! League contest which resulted
in the selection OF Capt. Frankle
Friseh of the Cardinals as the most
valuable performer. Each Of the eight
writers ranked 10 players. Honorable
mention" was accorded players named
outside the first To-
Grove was placed first ON six lists and
second on the other two to account for
MS nigh total. Qehrig and Simmons
each received one flrst place ranking.
Grove and 0ehrig were the only players
scoring points on each list. Simmons
an0 Averill placed on seven each and
Ruth on six.
TTEE complete results Of the hallot,ns
u with point totals follow: uefty
Grove, Philadelphia, 7e.
Lou Gehrig, New York, 50.
al Simmons, Philadelphia, 81.
Earl Averill, Cleveland, IS.
Babe Ruth. New York, 60,
Earl Webb, Boston. %.
Joe Cronin, Washington, Is.
oscar Melillo. st. Louis, ~.
sam West washington, is,
Mickey Cochralie. pfiiadelphIa, i6.
George EaTnshaw, Philadelphia, IL.
ives Ferrel. Cleveland, IA,
ETeu Marberry, Washington, IL.
Hal Rhyme. Boston, 10.
Ben Chapman, New York, 7.
Jonathan Stone, Detroit, 8.
Cnarley Gehringef, Detroit 4.
Lou Blue, Chicago. 4.
Ralph Kfess, st. Louis, s.
Carl Reynolds, Chicago, z.
waiter stewart sc. Louis, a.
Goose Qoslin. st. Louis, Z.
LAnny MaeFayden. Boston, 3.
Tom Oliver, Boston, 2.
Jimmy Foxx, PHILADELPHIA.
Honorable mention: Durham. Boston.
Fonseca Frasier, Cissell, Chicago: Nor.
gan. Kamln, Vosmik, Lake Sewell CIeve
land; Alexander and r. johnson. De
trolt; Gomez, Combs, Jo7 Sewefl end
hickey. New York: Walberg Bishon.
Haas, McNair and Mahaffev, Phfladel-
pna .Crowder, Spencer Kuhel and