Evening star., 1943-11-09
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Named in Poll
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ES the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov 9.-Spurgeon
"Spud" Chandler still is winning.
The big right-hander who won 20
regular season games for the New
York Yankees and then won two
World Series games has won the poll
to determine the American Leagues
most valuable player for 1943.
Receiving II out Of "a first-place
votes and a point total of 246 out
of possible 1856, Chandler led Luke
Appling. Chicago White Sox short
stop and league batting champion,
by 81 points, with Appling providing
the only serious competition.
The choice was made by COM
mittee of "a members of the Base
ball Writer'S Association, each COM
mitteeman voting for 10 men in
order of preference. Each first
place vote was good for IA points,
second place, 9; third, 8, etc.
The remaining II flrst-place votes
were divided among five players
with Appling getting five, Rudy York
Of the Tigers and Bob johnson of
the Washington Mats, each: Bill
Johnson of the Yankees, 3, and Bill
Dickey of the Yankees, q
Appling was the only player to be
mentioned among the 10 choices by
every voter. Chandler missed out
by one and York was on the lists
of 20 Of the scribes.
Five Mats Get Votes.
Gin all, 38 players were mentioned
with the Yankees topping the list
with eight nominees. Detroit, Wash
ington. Cleveland and Boston each
had five players named, Philadel-
phia four and st. Louis and Chi
cago three each.
Chandler, aside from missing out
entirely on one voters list. was
named not lower than sixth on the
% others and Appling was not
placed lower than fifth with the
exception of one ninth-place vote.
Rudy York finished in third place
with point total of 152 Bill john
son was fourth with 1876 and Bob
Johnson fifth with 116. From that
point on the point totals dropped
sharply, with Dick Wakefield of
Detroit next in line with 70.
The 34-year-old Chandler just
finished his seventh, and best, year
with the Yankees. He came up from
Newark in 1887 to pitch in IL games
However, until this year he had
been dogged by bad luck, an arm
operation and fractured ankle be-
ing among his misfortunes.
He also was somewhat in the
shadow of such hurlers as Red
Rufing and Lefty Gomez AS a re-
suit this was the first year every
thing was favorable and he took
full advantage of it. He trained in
the South, came North in fine con-
dition and all season was the MAIN
stay of the Yankee mound staff.
Appling's 1923 average won him
the batting championship for his
second time.
Voting in Detail.
The voting, with points received
by each man:
Chandler, 246; Appling. 215; York,
1872. Bill Johnson, 1876, Bob john
son. 1l6: Wakefield 70; Nick Etten,
New York, 81: Bill Dickey. New
York, So; Vernon Stephens, st.
Louis, 40.
Lou Boudreau, Cleveland 40: Paul
Trout, Detroit. 3S: George Case.
Washington, 81; Charley Keller,
New York. 81 Bobby Doerr, Boston.
81: Al Smith, Cleveland, 10; Gerald
Priddy, Washington. IT; Oris Hook
EFT, Cleveland, IA; Don Gutteridge,
st. Louis, 13; Early Wynn, Washing
ton, l3.
Jim Bagby, Cleveland. II: Pinky
Detroit, 8; Roger Cramer,
Detroit. g. Chet Laabs, ST. Louis. 6;
Jake Early. Washington. s: Joe
Gordon. New York. 4: Roger Wolff,
Philadelphia. q; Lamar Newsome,
3; Joe Cronin, Boston, g.
Jess Flores. Philadelphia, 3.
Gordon Maltzberger, Chicago. g.
Frank Crosetti, New York. 2; Ken
Keltner, Cleveland. 2; and Pete Fox,
Boston; Ralph Hodgin, Chicago
Johnny Murphy, New York; Dick
Siebert, Philadelphia; Jim Tabor,
Boston, and Hal Wagner, Philadel-
Dhia. | each