MVP Award

The ATL 2005 MVP Vote Tally

"Although I can't speak the language,
I think I can express myself on the field by playing baseball."

-Tadahito Iguchi-

Union & Legends League MVP Vote Tallies

It is taking longer than I thought to get a MVP page up, so without further ado let us crown the Most Valuable Players from the Legends and Union Leagues here in our ezine. Later on there will be a permanent page for MVP winners.

2005 ATL MVP Vote Tally

LEGENDS LEAGUE MVP Vote Tally

Over in the Legends League it was a little more decisive, with Tris Speaker of Cincinnati catpuring 31% of the vote, and 45% of the First Place ones. Jimmy Foxx of those same Cincinnati Reds finished second with 19% and 1 First Placer.

Babe Ruth and Pop Lloyd tied for third with 9% and 1 First Placer apiece. Sadaharu Oh, Lou Gehrig and Perucho Cepeda were the others who received a First Place Vote


Legends League MVP Vote Tally


Name         P    AVG   OBP   SPC    G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS PTS
Speaker*     cf  .349  .428  .575  119  473  165  38   9  17  112   60   65   58   4   2  19  16 31(5)
Foxx         1b  .305  .389  .600  142  525  160  19   5  42   93  120   73  131   4  10   3   5 19(1)
Ruth*        rf  .296  .444  .638  106  362  107  20   7  30   95   76   99   78   2  10   3   0  9(1)
Lloyd*       ss  .318  .394  .506  150  601  191  32  21  13  102   93   76   77   1   7  22  11  9(1)
Oh*          1b  .293  .416  .630  115  403  118  24   5  34   90  102   87   57   4   2   2   0  8(1)
Gehrig*      1b  .292  .392  .547  154  590  172  30   5  37  108  128  103   88   0  15   8  10  6(1)
Cepeda,P     ss  .341  .387  .549  121  443  151  26   9  16   71   73   20   98  16   0  24   4  5(1)
Williams,T*  lf  .330  .451  .580   53  188   62  11   3  10   46   30   44   26   0  11   2   2  3
Jackson,R*   rf  .255  .334  .530  154  600  153  34   7  39   95   96   72  161   3   4  15   8  3
Mize         1b  .281  .354  .537  144  549  154  22  10  33   93  113   61   97   5   2   2   2  3
Musial*      lf  .283  .364  .535  152  604  171  37  11  31  100  115   74   72   4   4   4   2  2
Kimbro*      cf  .295  .354  .499  141  563  166  20  16  21  122   69   53   89   0   2  63  20  1

Name         P     ERA   W   L   S   G  GS  CG SHO     INN    H    R   ER   BB    K  HR GDP   BF Pts 
Roberts      sp   2.97  15   4   0  26  25   5   2   181.2  146   71   60   40  103  21  10  732  1

2005 ATL MVP Vote Tally

UNION LEAGUE MVP Vote Tally

Two players recieved 3 First Place Votes in the Union League, but it was Willie Mays of the Newark Eagles who was named on more ballots in total. The Say Hey Kid becomes the first MVP of the Union League capturing 28% of the vote.

Dick Allen of the White Sox was second with 17% of the vote, and Mel Ott's 12% squeaked by Ty Cobb's 11% to capture third place, each got one First Place Vote. Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle also collected First Place Votes.

Union League MVP Vote Tally

Name         P    AVG   OBP   SPC    G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS PTS
Mays         cf  .312  .381  .599  135  529  165  13  11  39  112  134   62   90   4   0  14  13 25(3)
Allen,D      1b  .293  .364  .580  127  498  146  15   7  38   83  100   55  132   3   1   2   0 15(3)
Ott*         rf  .301  .391  .570  154  588  177  29   9  37  101  113   85   84   4   3  14   6 11(1)
Cobb*        cf  .332  .395  .548  152  624  207  27  18  24  126   86   63   76   4   2  46  35 10(1)
Maris*       rf  .244  .316  .462  135  439  107  18   6  22   64   74   45   63   4   1   1   0  6(1)
Drake,V*     cf  .297  .339  .501  126  471  140  24   9  18   67   76   26  105   5   2  22   6  6
Mantle#      cf  .317  .435  .676   86  306   97  12   4  30   73   69   65   62   1   1   8   2  5(1)
DiMaggio,J   cf  .271  .320  .603  146  587  159  28  13  47  110  138   43   72   2   2   0   1  5
McGraw,J*    3b  .288  .418  .348  154  587  169  12   4   5  110   66  119  102  14   0  47  42  5
Johnson,HR   2b  .335  .406  .466  131  504  169  24   6  10   98   68   58   63   3   0  16   7  1

"There is a catcher that any big league club would love.
His name is Gibson...he can do everything.
He hits the ball a mile.
And he catchs so easy he might as well be in a rocking chair.
Throws like a rifle.
Too bad this Gibson is a colored fellow."
-Walter Johnson-