The Most Valuable Players in Baseball, 1931-2001
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: January 15, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780786410293
Subjects: Baseball; 20th century; Most Valuable Player Award (Baseball); Sports & Recreation; United States; Sports; Statistics; Baseball - General; Baseball players; Chronology; History; Most Valuable Player Award (Ba
Description: "Joe DiMaggio captured the 1941 American League MVP Award after his 56-game hitting streak made headlines much of the summer. Ted Williams, despite his .401 batting average, finished second. In 1998, Sammy Sosa beat out Mark McGwire for the National League's award despite McGwire's record-setting 70 home runs that season. On a handful of occasions the voters gave the hardware to a pitcher, though pitchers have their own version of the MVP in the Cy Young Award."

"This biographical dictionary profiles every MVP ballplayer from 1931 to 2001, providing detailed statistics, personal background and career highlights. A summary of each general baseball season for both leagues is provided, and the other top four contenders for MVP that year are also listed with the number of votes each player received."--Jacket.