The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-03
Carl Hubbell and Jim Foxx Found
Most Valuable by Sporting News
Giant Left-liander Second Since
1922 to Received Unanim.
ouS Vote

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player awards were inaugurated IN
1927, IN unanimous vote Of the COM
mittee making the selections has been
cast. Carl Hubbell, the screwball
pitching ace Of the New York Giants.
u 80 honored IN the annual most VAL
liable player choice for the National
League BY The Sporting News, the
national baseball weekly Of st. Louis.
Mo. Babe Ruth was the other receiv-
ing unanimous vote. In 1923. Jimmy
Foxx, the Philadelphia Athletics first
baseman, won the The Sporting News
1888 award In the American League.
It i the second time In succession that
he has been SO chosen.
Hubbell's selection In the National
League also marks the first time since
1924 that pitcher received tho hon
or, walter Johnson Of washington
and Dazzy Vance Of Brooklyn, both.
winning the distinction that year In
the two leagues. Only ono player 9TH
er than Foxx has been named the most
valuable in his league twice Ia success
sion, Chuck Klein Of the Phillies be-
ing selected In 1882, after being named
In 1881. It Is the fourth time . play
er has been named twice, Rogers
Hornsby and Lou dehrig also having
that distinction.
Chosen on Point System
The Sporting News has made the
selections for the two major leagues
ever since the National and American
circuits discontinued their official
awards, the latter In 1870 and the
former In 1880. using the same method
Of having baseball writer from each
city pick the players and then get
ting . consensus by giving eight
points for the one considered the most
valuable, on down to one point for
tho last named, as was employed by
the two leagues before they abandon
ed the plan.
Figured on this basis, the ranking
In the two leagues for 1888 was q fol-
lows:
National League: Carl Hubbell, New
York Giants, e.: Chuck Klein, Phil
lies, 81; dabby Hartnett, Chicago
Cubs. "a: Wally Berger. Boston Braves.
Il: Pepper Martin, st. Louis Card
inals, Is: Ben Cantwell, Boston
Braves, Il: Dizzy Dean, st. Louis
Cardinals, IL: Chick Hafey, Cincinna-
ii, and Pie Traynor, Pittsburgh, IL;
Johnny Frederick, Brooklyn, and Guy
Bush, Chicago, 10: Alfonso Lopez,
Brooklyn, 8; Tony Piet, Pittsburgh,
Tony Cuccinello, Brooklyn, and Larry
French. Pittsburgh, Z: Tommy Theve-
now, Pittsburgh, s: Rabbit Maran-
vile, Boston Braves, S; Charley
Grimm, Chicago, and frankie Frisch,
st. Louis, 4: Van Mungo. Brooklyn,
Joe Medwick, st. Louis, and Floyd
Vaughan, Pittsburgh, 3.
Gehrig Close Behind
American League: Jimmy Fbxx,
Philadelphia, 10; Lou Gehrig, New
York, A.: Charley Gehringer, Detroit,
80; Joe Cronin, Washington, 80; AL
Simmons, Chicago, Is; Heinie Man.
ush, Washington, Is: Oscar Melillo
st. Louis. II: Rick Terrell, Boston, IL;
Oral Hildebrand, Cleveland, and Earl
Averill, Cleveland, 10; Luke Appling,
Chicago, Earl Whitehill, Washington
and Joe Kuhel, Washington, 8: Roy
johnson. Boston, and Bob Grove,
Philadelphia, Z: Monte Pearson,
Cleveland S; Sam West, st. Louis, 3;
Jimmy Dykes, Chicago. 2; Irving
Burns, st. Louis, and Dusty Cooke,
Boston, !.
Other valuable player awards, in
Guiding those Of the leagues and The
Sporting News are:
American League: George aisler,
st. Louis. 1922; Babe Ruth, New York,
1923: Walter Johnson, Washington,
1924: Roger Peckinpaugh, Washing
ton, 1925; George Burns, Cleveland,
1926; Lou Gehrig, New York, 1927;
Mickey Cochrane, Philadelphia, 1878;
al Simmons, Philadelphia, 1929; Joe
Cronin, Washington, 1880; Lou aehrig,
New York. 1881, Jimmy Foxx, Phil
adelptia, 1882.
National League: Dazzy Vance,
Brooklyn. 1924; Rogers Hornsby, st.
Louis, 1925; Bob O'Farrell, st. Louis,
1876; Paul Waner, Pittsburgh, 1897;
Jim Bottomley, st. Louis, 1928; Rog.
ers Hornsby, Chicago, 1879; Bill Terry,
New York, 1890; Chuck Klein, Phil
adelphia, 1881 and 1882.