what years did robin yount win mvp
Yount was a near-unanimous pick for AL MVP in 1982. Before Yount in 1982, only three AL shortstops had won the MVP award: Lou Boudreau in 1948, Phil Rizzuto in 1950 and Zoilo Versalles in 1965. âItâs quite an honor,â Yount said. âItâs the type of award you canât win without help from everybody else on the team.
No. 6: Robin Yount, 1982. In '82, 'The Kid' was The Man. Robin Yount, 1982. RÃ©sumÃ© topper: Won the first of his two American League most valuable player awards, plus Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards. Key stat: Batted a career-best .331, with career highs of 29 home runs, 129 runs scored, 114 RBI, 367 total bases and a .578 slugging percentage.