Evening star., 1945-11-21
Wolff, Case Of GriHs
In Top 10 Ranked by
Baseball Writers
BY JACK HAND,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

AHSociateo kress sports writer.
NEW YORK. Nov. 21.-Hal New
houser, 24-year-oid pitching ace Of
the world champion Detroit Tigers,
today added q second straight
American League most valuable
player award to his harvest OF
laurels.
| The slim Detroit native who
southpawed Steve O'Neill's Bengals
to a pair of series triumphs, includ-
ing the seventh decisive tilt with
the Chicago Cubs, had runaway in
the voting of the Baseball Writer'S
Association.
The writer's last week voted Phil
Cavarretta, first baSeman of the
pennant-winning Chicago Cubs, as
the most valuable player in the Ma.
tional League.
Last year Newhouser just squeezed
past Teammate Dizzy Trout by 4
points, but this time the talented
lefthander polled 72-point margin
over his nearest rival, Second Base
man Eddie Mayo, another. impor-
tant cog in the Tiger machine.
Detroit fans will agree with the
verdict of the writer's, for it was
Hurricane Hall who came in on re-
lief to save the "pennant" game
against st. Louis on the final day of
the season, picking up his 25th win
to 8 defeats. Over two year stretch
Newhouser has piled up 81 victories
against 18 losses. His 211 strike
outs were tops in the league and he
also showed the way with eight shut
outs, 3l2 innings pitched and 20
complete games.
Only once before in the history of
the most valuable voting in the jun
ior circuit had a player won, the
crown two> years running. Jimmy
Foxx did in 1882 and 1888. He also
won it in 1898. Joe Di Maggie, Lou
Gehrig, Hank Greenberg, Mickey
Cochrane and Walter johnson, each
was honored twice. but not in sue
cessive seasons. One of Johnson's
dates back to the old Chalmers
Award days.
Newhouser matched his 1914 point
total of 236, receiving nine first
place votes from the "A writers,
three representing each city in the
league.
Mayo's 164 points just shaded
George Stirnweiss of New York,
who drew 161 for coping the bat
ting title at .309, and showing the
way with 80 stolen bases.
Dave Ferriss, Boston's freshman
phenom who stepped out of the
Army Air Corps to win Il games in
his first shot at the big time, was q
strong fourth with 148 points, fol-
lowed by George Myatt, a key man
in Washington's pennant drive that
just did fall short. Myatt had SO
votes to "a for Vern Stephens of st.
Louis.
Roger Wolff. knuckleballing ace
of WaShington's strong pitching
staff, took seventh place with 78l
points to 10 for Manager Lou Bou-
dreau Of Cleveland, who missed the
last month or 50 Of the campaign,
due to injuries. George Case Of the
Mats followed in ninth position with
so and Paul Richards. the Detroit
catcher who was given much Of the
credit for the Tigers success,
rounded out the first 10 with IS
points.
First place votes were distributed
nine to Newhouser, seven to Mayo,
four to Stirnweiss, two to Ferriss
and one each to Myatt and Joe
Kuhel Of the Mats, who finished in
18th position.
Newhouser will receive the second
annual Kenesaw Mountain Lands
Memorial plaque as baseball's oficial
designation.
The point scores on a basis Of IA
points for first place, nine for Sec
ond, eight for third and 50 on down
to one for tenth. First place votes
in parentheses)
Newhouser, Tigers 90, 236.
Mayo, Tigers Cd, 164.
Stirnweiss, Yankees %, 161.
Ferriss, Red Sox (2), 148.
Myatt, Mats, %, SO.
Stephens, Browns, 81.
Wolff, Mats, 7s.
Boudreau, Indians, 10.
Case, Mats, go.
Richards, Tigers, IS.
Mike fresh. White Sox, 80; Joe
Kuhel, Mats %, 20; Roy Cullenbine,
Tigers, 26: Hank Greenberg, Tigers,
Is; Nick Etten, Yankees, 81; Tony
Cuccinello, White Sox, 18; Dizzy
Trout, Tigers, IT; Dutch Leonard.
Mats, Is; Roy Schalk, White Sox,
13; JEFF Heath, Indians, 10.
George Binks, Mats, 8: Bob Mum
Grief, Browns, 8; AL Benton, Tigers,
6; Rick Ferrell, Mats, s; Bob john
son, Red Sox, 6; Mark Christmas,
Browns. S; Roberto Estalella. Ath-
letics. S; Frank Hayes, Indians, S;
Roger Cramer, Tigers, 4; Wally
Moses, White Sox, 4.
Eddie Lake, Red Sox, 2; Russ
Christopher, Athletics, l.; Skeeter
Newsome, Red Sox, /; Rudy York,
Tigers, /.