MVPs of Major League Baseball

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1. Who was the first pitcher in baseball history to win a MVP award? Joe McGinnity Charley Radbourn Walter Johnson Kid Nichols

2. Who was the first player in history to win the MVP award while hitting 60 or more home runs in the same season? Babe Ruth Roger Maris Sammy Sosa Mark McGwire

3. Who was the first National League player to win two consecutive MVP awards? Ernie Banks Ted Williams Lou Gehrig Joe DiMaggio

4. Who was the first Angel to win a season MVP award? Dean Chance Nobody has ever won it Don Baylor Leon Wagner

5. In 100 seasons of Major League baseball from 1901-2000, how many season MVP awards were presented to the St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles franchise for pitchers? 0 9 3 6

6. In the 1890s, the Boston Beaneaters (later Braves) won five National League Championships which dominated the league. How many times in that decade did the Boston franchise have a MVP awarded to one of their players? 2 6 4 0

7. Since becoming a part of the Major League in 1901, the Detroit Tiger franchise has had their share of MVP award winners. Who was their first pitcher to win the MVP award? Denny McLain Al Kaline Mickey Cochrane Hal Newhouser

8. The Cincinnati Reds' "Big Red Machine" existed in the 1970s, going to four World Series. How many times were the Reds awarded a season MVP to one of their players in the decade? 6 2 4 0

9. In the National League's Brooklyn/Los Angeles franchise history, they had some greats who put their names in the record books. One such great was pitcher Sandy Koufax, who won three Cy Young awards, threw three Triple Crowns, and won two World Series MVP awards. However, he won only one season MVP award in 1963. Who was the franchise's first player to ever win the MVP? Ray Chapman Jake Daubert Dizzy Dean Pie Traynor

10. Who was the first player to win both the MVP and Cy Young award in the same season? Whitey Ford Don Newcombe Warren Spahn Tom Seaver