The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-22
Led Both Bid 
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New YoFk, Nov. a = (Upl - Cardinal flrst basoman stanley Frank Muslal, the duke of Donora, Pa, and the terror ol Che National League, today was named that off. c.llt's most valuable player, getting all but two first place votes out Of 2a cast for the highest point total since the award was established.
 Musial, a great team man who led the Sh Louis Cardinals Co the pena nant also won the award Id ieis as on o,itfielder and becomes the secs ond player ln major league history @ De selected from two different nelding positions. Hank oreenberg Of the Detroit Tigers won the Amer. ican league Award as a first base- man in ieSs and As an outfielder in le4O. Only two othef National Leaguers besides Muslal, Carl Hub. bell of the Giants, the winner in lesS and ioSe, and Rogers Horns by, In ie2s and ie20, have been given Che award twice.
 Musial, Q lefthanded hitter, who led both leagues iii batting with a .s6b flgufe, Joins Ted Williams, Boston Red Box otitfielder and the American Leagues most valuable player, as recipient of the Judge Kenesaw M. Lands Memorial Plaques, given annually to the players selected.
 Move to First This Year
 The handsome ex-saiior, who was In the Navy in 1924 and io45 and had no chance to defend the honor he won in iDls until this season, also led both leagues in hits with 22s, in triples with 20, end in dou. bles with go. He paced the National in runs scored with i2i.
 Musial, one of Manager Eddie Dyer's loyalty boys" who stuck with the Cardinals despite an al- most compelling offer from the Mexican League, risked his reputa- ton as Q player when he moved to the first base spot early in the sea- son after rookie Dick Sisler failed to produce. Before long he had mas- tered the tricks of the position so well that at the end of the season he was considered the best first baseman in the league.
 Musial received si0 points out of a possible total of s36 In the bale loting by 2l members of the Base- ball Writers Association three from each city in the league. The only other player to receive first place consideration also was a Cardinal, outfielder Enos Slaughter, who got the other two i4-point votes. Milsial received one rine- point second place vote, and one two-point ninth place vote to acc count for his 3ie total.
 Second place in the voting went Co Brooklyn outflelder Dixie Walker, who had i60 points, gaining most of his aecognition with nine second place votes and six for third.
 HOwie Pellet Fourth
 The players were ranked on the basis of l4 points for first place, nine for second, eight for third and 90 on down to one point for a 10th place vote.
 Slaughter was third with IA points, Cardinal pitcher Howie Pol. let was fourth with ii6, Boston Braves pitcher Johnny Sain fifth with o5 and shortstop Pewee Reese of Brooklyn sixth with 70 Others in the top 10 were Eddie Stanky of Brooklyn, 6; Del Eennis of Phila- delphia, 6l; Pete Reiser of Brook lyn, 5e; and last years award win- ner. Phil Cavaretta of Chicago 4e.
 One of the features of the ballot ing was the voting for rookie Bruce Edwards, Brooklyn catcher, who came up from Mobile. Ala, of the Southern Association at mid-season and sparked the Dodgers in their pennant battle with the Cardinals. He received 20 points including one fourth place vote and two for sev- enth.
 Others who received votes were Buddy Kerr of New York, 37; John ny Hopp of Boston, 3l; Ed Waitkus of Chicago, 2i: Kirby Higbe of Brooklyn, Harry Brecheen of St. Louis and Johnny Mise of New York IA each; Grady Hatton of Cincinnati, II; Tommy Holmes of Boston and Jim Tabor of Philadel- phia. 10 each; Emil Verban of Phil- adelphia g; Harry Walker of St. Louis. 8: Lyn Rowe of Philadelphia, Phil Mast of Boston and Johnny Vandermeer of Cincinnati. [ each; Al SchoendienSt of St. Louis, 6: Bill Cox of Pittsburgh, 5; Frankie Gus tine of Pittsburgh, Marty Marion of St. Louis. the 1924 winner. each;