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Baseball Awards Voting for 1928

Award was voted upon by one writer from each city the league. In the AL, until 1930 player-managers and previous winners were ineligible.
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AL MVP Voting

MVP Award History · 1927 · 1929
Voting Results Batting Stats Pitching Stats
Rank Tm Vote Pts 1st Place Share WAR G AB R H HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS W L ERA WHIP G GS SV IP H HR BB SO
1 Mickey Cochrane PHA 53.0 83% 3.7 131 468 92 137 10 57 7 76 .293 .395 .464 .859
2 Heinie Manush SLB 51.0 80% 6.9 154 638 104 241 13 108 16 39 .378 .414 .575 .989
3 Joe Judge WSH 27.0 42% 3.5 153 542 78 166 3 93 16 80 .306 .396 .417 .813
3 Tony Lazzeri NYY 27.0 42% 4.4 116 404 62 134 10 82 15 43 .332 .397 .535 .932
5 Willie Kamm CHW 15.0 23% 3.7 155 552 70 170 1 84 17 73 .308 .391 .411 .802
6 Earle Combs NYY 13.0 20% 4.3 149 626 118 194 7 56 11 77 .310 .387 .463 .850
6 Goose Goslin WSH 13.0 20% 7.2 135 456 80 173 17 102 16 48 .379 .442 .614 1.056
8 Charlie Gehringer DET 12.0 19% 4.1 154 603 108 193 6 74 15 69 .320 .395 .451 .846
9 Buddy Myer BOS 11.0 17% 3.7 147 536 78 168 1 44 30 53 .313 .379 .390 .769
10 Waite Hoyt NYY 8.0 12% 4.5 42 109 15 28 0 12 0 1 .257 .264 .266 .530 23 7 3.36 1.242 42 31 8 273.0 279 16 60 67
11 Jimmie Foxx PHA 7.0 0.0 11% 4.5 118 400 85 131 13 79 3 60 .328 .416 .548 .964
12 Joe Sewell CLE 6.0 0.0 9% 5.0 155 588 79 190 4 70 7 58 .323 .391 .418 .809
12 Luke Sewell CLE 6.0 0.0 9% 0.5 122 411 52 111 3 52 4 26 .270 .318 .375 .693
14 Ira Flagstead BOS 5.0 0.0 8% 2.2 140 510 84 148 1 39 12 60 .290 .366 .392 .758
15 Bill Cissell CHW 4.0 0.0 6% -0.1 125 443 66 115 1 60 18 29 .260 .307 .330 .636
15 Harry Heilmann DET 4.0 0.0 6% 3.6 151 558 83 183 14 107 7 57 .328 .390 .507 .897
15 Carl Lind CLE 4.0 0.0 6% 0.6 154 650 102 191 1 54 8 36 .294 .331 .375 .706
15 Ed Morris BOS 4.0 0.0 6% 3.6 47 91 8 14 0 9 0 3 .154 .181 .209 .390 19 15 3.53 1.300 47 29 5 257.2 255 7 80 104
15 Tommy Thomas CHW 4.0 0.0 6% 6.5 36 96 9 21 2 12 0 8 .219 .279 .313 .591 17 16 3.08 1.247 36 32 2 283.0 277 14 76 129
20 Ownie Carroll DET 3.0 0.0 5% 4.7 43 98 7 19 0 9 0 7 .194 .248 .245 .493 16 12 3.27 1.325 34 28 2 231.0 219 6 87 51
20 Harry Rice DET 3.0 0.0 5% 1.7 131 510 87 154 6 81 20 44 .302 .360 .425 .785
22 Lew Fonseca CLE 2.0 0.0 3% 1.6 75 263 38 86 3 36 4 13 .327 .361 .464 .825
22 Johnny Hodapp CLE 2.0 0.0 3% 2.2 116 449 51 145 2 73 2 20 .323 .352 .432 .784
22 Ted Lyons CHW 2.0 0.0 3% 1.9 49 91 10 23 0 8 0 1 .253 .261 .275 .536 15 14 3.98 1.433 39 27 6 240.0 276 11 68 60
25 Alex Metzler CHW 1.0 0.0 2% 3.0 139 464 71 141 3 55 15 77 .304 .410 .422 .832
25 Bill Regan BOS 1.0 0.0 2% 0.6 138 511 53 135 7 75 9 21 .264 .296 .387 .683

NL MVP Voting

MVP Award History · 1927 · 1929
Voting Results Batting Stats Pitching Stats
Rank Tm Vote Pts 1st Place Share WAR G AB R H HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS W L ERA WHIP G GS SV IP H HR BB SO
1 Jim Bottomley STL 76.0 95% 5.1 149 576 123 187 31 136 10 71 .325 .402 .628 1.030
2 Freddie Lindstrom NYG 70.0 88% 6.2 153 646 99 231 14 107 15 25 .358 .383 .511 .894
3 Burleigh Grimes PIT 53.0 66% 6.6 48 131 17 42 0 16 1 4 .321 .341 .397 .738 25 14 2.99 1.173 48 37 3 330.2 311 11 77 97
4 Larry Benton NYG 37.0 46% 5.9 42 112 12 16 0 8 0 5 .143 .179 .179 .358 25 9 2.73 1.192 42 36 4 310.1 299 14 71 90
4 Hughie Critz CIN 37.0 46% 2.1 153 641 95 190 5 52 18 37 .296 .335 .387 .722
6 Pie Traynor PIT 28.0 35% 3.3 144 569 91 192 3 124 12 28 .337 .370 .462 .832
7 Hack Wilson CHC 21.0 26% 5.1 145 520 89 163 31 120 4 77 .313 .404 .588 .992
8 Shanty Hogan NYG 17.0 21% 3.8 131 411 48 137 10 71 0 42 .333 .406 .477 .883
9 Travis Jackson NYG 16.0 20% 5.2 150 537 73 145 14 77 8 56 .270 .339 .436 .775
10 Rabbit Maranville STL 14.0 18% 1.1 112 366 40 88 1 34 3 36 .240 .310 .342 .652
11 Dazzy Vance BRO 13.0 16% 9.8 38 96 7 17 0 9 0 9 .177 .262 .240 .501 22 10 2.09 1.063 38 32 2 280.1 226 11 72 200
12 Chick Hafey STL 11.0 14% 4.8 138 520 101 175 27 111 8 40 .337 .386 .604 .990
13 Rogers Hornsby BSN 10.0 12% 8.7 140 486 99 188 21 94 5 107 .387 .498 .632 1.130
14 Gabby Hartnett CHC 6.0 0.0 8% 4.3 120 388 61 117 14 57 3 65 .302 .404 .523 .928
15 Taylor Douthit STL 5.0 0.0 6% 3.1 154 648 111 191 3 43 11 84 .295 .384 .372 .756
15 Lance Richbourg BSN 5.0 0.0 6% 3.7 148 612 105 206 2 52 11 62 .337 .399 .428 .828
15 Paul Waner PIT 5.0 0.0 6% 6.6 152 602 142 223 6 86 6 77 .370 .446 .547 .992
18 Del Bissonette BRO 3.0 0.0 4% 4.2 155 587 90 188 25 106 5 70 .320 .396 .543 .940
18 Jake Flowers BRO 3.0 0.0 4% 0.8 103 339 51 93 2 44 10 47 .274 .366 .360 .726
18 Pinky Whitney PHI 3.0 0.0 4% 1.0 151 585 73 176 10 103 3 36 .301 .342 .426 .768
18 Jimmie Wilson TOT 3.0 0.0 4% 0.7 141 481 56 127 2 63 12 54 .264 .340 .351 .691
22 Hod Ford CIN 2.0 0.0 2% 1.8 149 506 49 122 0 54 1 47 .241 .308 .291 .599
23 Fresco Thompson PHI 1.0 0.0 1% -0.6 152 634 99 182 3 50 19 42 .287 .332 .390 .722