Sunday, October 23, 2016

World Series MVP's Before the Award Existed (Part I 1903-1930)

The first Word Series MVP Award was handed out in 1955 by SPORT Magazine. This means that more than fifty deserving candidates went unrecognized. Just for fun, I went back and chose Most Valuable Players from all of those long-forgotten Octobers 

1903 Boston Americans over Pittsburgh Pirates (5-3)
MVP Bill Dinneen- Pitcher (3-1) 2.06 ERA 35 IP 29 H 28 SO 4 CG

1905 Giants over A's (4-1)
MVP Christy Mathewson- Pitcher (3-0) 0.00ERA 27 IP 14 H 18 SO 3 CG

1906 White Sox over Cubs (4-2)
MVP George Rohe- 3B 6 G 2 R 7 H 1 2B 2 3B 4 RBI .333BA .440 OBP

1907 Cubs over Tigers (4-0)
MVP Harry Steinfeldt- 3B 5 G 2 R 8 H 1 2B 1 3B 2 RBI .471 BA .550 OBP

1908 Cubs over Tigers (4-1)
MVP Orval Overall- Pitcher 3 G (2-0) 0.98ERA 18.1 IP 7 H 15 SO 2 CG

1909 Pirates over Tigers (4-3)
 MVP Babe Adams- Pitcher (3-0) 1.33 ERA 27 IP 18H 11SO 3 CG

1910 A's over Cubs (4-1)
MVP Danny Murphy- RF 5 G 6 R 8 H 3 2B 1 HR 9 RBI .400 BA

1911 A's over Giants (4-2)
MVP Home Run Baker- 3B 6 G 7 R 9 H 2 2B 2 HR 5 RBI .375 BA

1912 Red Sox over Giants (4-3)
MVP Tris Speaker- CF 8 G 4 R 9 H 1 2B 2 3B 2 RBI .300 BA .382 OBP

1913 A's over Giants (4-1)
MVP Home Run Baker 5 G 2 R 9 H 1 HR 7 RBI .450 BA

1914 Braves over A's (4-0)
MVP Hank Gowdy- Cather 4 G 3 R 6 H 3 2B 1 3B 1 HR 3 RBI .545 BA

1915 Red Sox over Phillies (4-1)
MVP Duffy Lewis- LF 5 G 1 R 8 H 1 2B 1 HR 5 RBI .444 BA

1916 Red Sox over Brooklyn Robins (4-1)
 MVP Harry Hooper- RF 5 G 6 R 7 H 1 2B 1 3B 1 RBI .333 BA .417 OBP

1917 White Sox over Giants (4-2)
MVP Red Faber- Pitcher (3-1) 2.33 ERA 27 IP 21 H 9 SO 2 CG

1918 Red Sox over Cubs (4-2)
MVP Carl Mays- Pitcher 2-0 1.00 ERA 18 IP 10 H 5 SO 2 CG

1919 Reds over White Sox (SERIES FIXED)
MVP Joe Jackson (Chi)- LF 8 G 5 R 12 H 3 2B 1 HR 6 RBI .375 BA

1920 Indians over Brooklyn Robins (5-2)
MVP Stan Coveleski- Pitcher (3-0) 0.67 ERA 27 IP 15 H 8 SO 3 CG

 1921 Giants over Yankees (5-3)
MVP Irish Meusel- LF 8 G 4 R 10 H 2 2B 1 3B 1 HR 7 RBI .345 BA

1922 Giants over Yankees (4-0) 
MVP Heinie Groh- 3B 5 G 4 R 9 H .474 BA/ 6 Putouts 16 Assists 1.000 Fld %

1923 Yankees over Giants (4-2)
MVP  Babe Ruth- RF 6 G 8 R 7 H 1 2B 1 3B 3 HR 3 RBI .368 BA

1924 Senators over Giants (4-3)
MVP Goose Goslin- LF 7 G 4 R 11 H 1 2B 3 HR 7 RBI .344 BA

1925 Pirates over Senators (4-3)
MVP Max Carey- CF 7 G 6 R 11 H 4 2B 2 RBI 3 SB .458 BA .552 OBP

1926 Cardinals over Yankees (4-3)
MVP Pete Alexander- Pitcher (2-0) 1 SV 1.33 ERA 20.1 IP 12 H 17 SO

1927 Yankees over Pirates (4-0)
MVP Babe Ruth- RF 4 G 4 R 6 H 2 HR 7 RBI .400 BA .471 OBP

1928 Yankees over Cardinals (4-0)
MVP Babe Ruth- RF 4 G 9 R 10 H 3 2B 3 HR 4 RBI .625 BA

1929 A's over Cubs (4-1)
MVP Al Simmons- LF 5 G 6 R 6 H 1 2B 2 HR 5 RBI .300 BA

1930 A's over Cardinals (4-2)
MVP Al Simmons- LF 6 G 4 R 8 H 2 2B 2 HR 4 RBI .364 BA .417 OBP
 
 

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