Southern Association Most Valuable Player Award
Southern Association Most Valuable Player Award | |
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Awarded for | Southern Association's Regular Season MVP |
Country | United States |
First awarded | 1937 |
Last awarded | 1957 |
Currently held by | Stan Palys |
The Southern Association Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) was an annual award given to the best player in minor league baseball's Southern Association from 1937 to 1957. In 1937, Coaker Triplett won the first ever Southern Association MVP Award. Stan Palys won the final award in 1957.
Catchers, with 3 winners, won the most among infielders, followed by first basemen, second baseman, and third baseman (2). Four pitchers also won the award. Nine outfielders won the MVP Award, the most of any position.
Eight players from the Nashville Vols were selected for the MVP Award, more than any other teams in the league, followed by the Atlanta Crackers (4); the Memphis Chicks (3); the Little Rock Travelers and Mobile Bears (2); and the Chattanooga Lookouts, Knoxville Smokies, and New Orleans Pelicans (1).
Four players from the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball (MLB) organization won the MVP Award, more than any other, followed by the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, New York Giants, and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations (2); the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, and Washington Senators organizations (1). Five players were from teams unaffiliated with any MLB organization.
Key
(#) | Number of wins by players who have won the award multiple times |
* | Indicates multiple award winners in the same year |
Position | Indicates the player's primary position |
Winners
References
- General
- "Timeline" (PDF). Southern Association Baseball. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- Specific
- ↑ "Coaker Triplett Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Red Evans Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Babe Young Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Greek George Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Emil Mailho Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Lester Burge Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Roy Schalk Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Ed Sauer Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Pete Gray Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- 1 2 "Ted Cieslak Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Cliff Dapper Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Chuck Workman Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Carl Sawatski Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Bob Schultz Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Halbert Simpson Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Ellis Clary Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Jack Harshman Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Bob Lennon Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Ed White Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Gene Lary Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Gene Lary Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.