Evening star., 1939-10-17
Writer'S Give Bucky
BOB Of Possible
3&Points
Mize, Card Singer. Runs
Second, BoreIy Beoting
Derrineer in Poll
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Pres. spor,. write,

BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-Corralling
3o3 of possible 1886 points, William
Henry (Bucky) Walters. jr., the pro-
digious pitching star of the Cincin-
natl Reds, today YVES named the
most valuable player in the National
League.
His selection, more or less expect
ed, was made by committee of the
Baseball Writer'S Association of
America and entitled him to trophy
offered by the Sporting News.
The 29-year-old Highlander,
whose talent for years was buried
under a bushel while he masque-
raded as an infielder, led both major
leagues in victories with 27 during
the regular campaign and was in
strumental in lifting the Reds to a
pennant in his first full season with
the club.
He appeared in 80 games, starting
and finishing 81 of them and losing
only II.
Mize Of Cards is Second.
The selection Of Walters on 10
first-place nominations, five seconds
and fifth among the "a writers in
eight National League cities partici-
pating. kept the award in the Gin
clnnati family circle. Last year Big
Ernie (Schnozzle) Lombardi, Wal
ters' battery mate and then leading
hitter of the league, was named.
Second place this year went to
Johnny Mize. the st. Louis Cardinals
slugging first baseman, who won the
hitting championship He received
178 points, including one first-place
nomination.
-Four points behind him was Paul
Derringer, Cincinnati's strong armed
veteran who pitched the Reds to Is
victories and lost but seven during
the red-hot senior circuit race. He
received two votes for first place,
but missed second place ranking in
shuffling of secondary votes, which
ran his total to l74.
Another Cincinnati hero, Frank
(Buck) Mccormick. the durable first
baseman who led the league in runs
batted in, rated 159 points and
fourth place.
Other Point Gatherere
The only other player to get more
than 100 votes was Pitcher Curt
Davis, the workhorse of the st. Louis
Cardinals, who was given 106, al
though no first-place consideration.
The one other star given a first
place ballot was James Robertson
(Jimmy) Brown, the Cards classy
inf1elder, whose total went to 80.
Other point gatherers, based on a
10-place rating. were:
Joe Medwick. st. Louis, 81; Leo
Duroched, Brooklyn, So; Harry DAN
ming. New York, 80: Luke Hamlin.
Brooklyn, 80; Mel OFT, New York,
81; William Jurges, New York, 20;
Dolph, Camilli, Brooklyn, 20; Billy
Myers, Cincinnati, 18; Stan Hack,
Chicago, IT: Augie Galan, Chicago,
Is; Terry Moore. st. Louis, IS: Nor
ris Arnovich, Philadelphia, 10; Linus
Frey, Cincinnati; Bill Lee, Chicago,
and Enos Slaughter, st. Louis,
each; Bill Werber, Cincinnati, g.;
Max West, Boston. S: Leo Hartnett,
Chicago, S; Ival Goodman, Cincin-
natl; Buddy Hassett, Boston; Pete
Coscarart. Brooklyn, and Hlbie
Fletcher. Boston, Pittsburgh, 4 each
Harry Lavagetto, Brooklyn, 3: Bob
Bowman, st. Louis. 2; Eddie Miller,
Boston, /; William Herman, Chi
cago, l.
Separate Honor Roll"
Points were distributed among the
eight clubs as follows: Cincinnati,
672; Et. Louis, 489; Brooklyn, Ill;
New York, "a; Chicago, 46; Boston,
10; Philadelphia, 10; Pittsburgh, 4.
In a separate tabulation known as
the honor roll" made up Of players
who received no appreciable consid-
Grafton for the most valuable player
tiara, Goodman, the Reds outfield
star, led with 13 votes followed
closely by Arnovich and OFT.
The Writers Committee comprised
Charles j. (Chilly) Doyle, chairman,
Ed Balinger and Lester Bierderman,
Pittsburgh; Burt Whitman, John
Drohan and Joe eastman, Boston;
Lee Scott, Tommy Holmes and Ros-
coe MCGOWAN, Brooklyn; Herb
Simons, Warren Brown and James
Kearnsy Chicago; Tom Swope, Frank
Grayson and Lou Smith, Cincinnati;
Ken Smith, John Drebinger and
Garry Schumacher, New York; Stan
Baumgartner, Billy Dooiy and
Robert Paul, Philadelphia; j. Roy
Stockton, Martin Haley and Sid
Keener. st, Louis,