1943 National League Most Valuable Player Award

From BR Bullpen

The winner of the 1943 National League Most Valuable Player Award was Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals.

[edit] Award Voting

† indicates playoff team

Player	Team	Points	Points Share (Max Points)	First Votes	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	W - L	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	ERA
Stan Musial	St. Louis Cardinals †	267	0.795 (336)	13	617	108	220	13	81	9	72	18	0.357	0.425	0.562	Did not pitch
Walker Cooper	St. Louis Cardinals †	192	0.571 (336)	5	449	52	143	9	81	1	19	19	0.318	0.349	0.463	Did not pitch
Bill Nicholson	Chicago Cubs	181	0.539 (336)	5	608	95	188	29	128	4	71	86	0.309	0.386	0.531	Did not pitch
Billy Herman	Brooklyn Dodgers	140	0.417 (336)	0	585	76	193	2	100	4	66	26	0.330	0.398	0.417	Did not pitch
Mort Cooper	St. Louis Cardinals †	130	0.387 (336)	0	100	7	17	1	11	0	2	14	0.170	0.186	0.230	21 - 8	3	274.0	228	5	79	141	2.30
Rip Sewell	Pittsburgh Pirates	127	0.378 (336)	0	105	9	30	0	17	7	2	21	0.286	0.299	0.343	21 - 9	3	265.1	267	6	75	65	2.54
Elmer Riddle	Cincinnati Reds	68	0.202 (336)	0	93	6	18	0	7	0	5	11	0.194	0.235	0.226	21 - 11	3	260.1	235	6	107	69	2.63
Bob Elliott	Pittsburgh Pirates	52	0.155 (336)	0	581	82	183	7	101	4	56	24	0.315	0.376	0.444	Did not pitch
Frank McCormick	Cincinnati Reds	26	0.077 (336)	0	472	56	143	8	56	2	29	15	0.303	0.345	0.413	Did not pitch
Clyde Shoun	Cincinnati Reds	24	0.071 (336)	1	42	3	13	0	5	0	3	5	0.310	0.356	0.333	14 - 5	7	147.0	131	5	46	61	3.06
Eddie Miller	Cincinnati Reds	24	0.071 (336)	0	576	49	129	2	71	8	33	43	0.224	0.271	0.293	Did not pitch
Mickey Witek	New York Giants	21	0.063 (336)	0	622	68	195	6	55	1	41	23	0.314	0.356	0.370	Did not pitch
Marty Marion	St. Louis Cardinals †	20	0.060 (336)	0	418	38	117	1	52	1	32	37	0.280	0.334	0.337	Did not pitch
Schoolboy Rowe	Philadelphia Blue Jays	18	0.054 (336)	0	120	14	36	4	18	0	15	21	0.300	0.382	0.458	14 - 8	1	199.0	196	7	29	52	2.94
Whit Wyatt	Brooklyn Dodgers	15	0.045 (336)	0	60	7	17	0	4	0	1	2	0.283	0.295	0.367	14 - 5	0	180.2	139	5	43	80	2.49
Arky Vaughan	Brooklyn Dodgers	15	0.045 (336)	0	610	112	186	5	66	20	60	13	0.305	0.370	0.413	Did not pitch
Al Javery	Boston Braves	12	0.036 (336)	0	104	4	17	0	3	0	2	34	0.163	0.179	0.192	17 - 16	0	303.0	288	13	99	134	3.21
Ray Mueller	Cincinnati Reds	12	0.036 (336)	0	427	50	111	8	52	1	56	42	0.260	0.347	0.379	Did not pitch
Stan Hack	Chicago Cubs	10	0.030 (336)	0	533	78	154	3	35	5	82	27	0.289	0.384	0.366	Did not pitch
Mel Ott	New York Giants	9	0.027 (336)	0	380	65	89	18	47	7	95	48	0.234	0.391	0.418	Did not pitch
Ace Adams	New York Giants	7	0.021 (336)	0	32	3	4	0	1	0	2	4	0.125	0.176	0.125	11 - 7	9	140.1	121	5	55	46	2.82
Elbie Fletcher	Pittsburgh Pirates	7	0.021 (336)	0	544	91	154	9	70	1	95	49	0.283	0.395	0.395	Did not pitch
Lou Klein	St. Louis Cardinals †	6	0.018 (336)	0	627	91	180	7	62	9	50	70	0.287	0.342	0.410	Did not pitch
Jim Tobin	Boston Braves	5	0.015 (336)	0	107	8	30	2	12	0	6	16	0.280	0.319	0.374	14 - 14	0	250.0	241	12	69	52	2.66
Dick Bartell	New York Giants	5	0.015 (336)	0	337	48	91	5	28	5	47	27	0.270	0.371	0.356	Did not pitch
Dixie Walker	Brooklyn Dodgers	5	0.015 (336)	0	540	83	163	5	71	3	49	24	0.302	0.363	0.411	Did not pitch
Augie Galan	Brooklyn Dodgers	5	0.015 (336)	0	495	83	142	9	67	6	103	39	0.287	0.412	0.406	Did not pitch
Phil Cavarretta	Chicago Cubs	4	0.012 (336)	0	530	93	154	8	73	3	75	42	0.291	0.382	0.421	Did not pitch
Tommy Holmes	Boston Braves	2	0.006 (336)	0	629	75	170	5	41	7	58	20	0.270	0.334	0.378	Did not pitch
Babe Dahlgren	Philadelphia Blue Jays	2	0.006 (336)	0	508	55	146	5	56	2	50	39	0.287	0.354	0.362	Did not pitch
Ron Northey	Philadelphia Blue Jays	2	0.006 (336)	0	586	72	163	16	68	2	51	52	0.278	0.339	0.430	Did not pitch
Hi Bithorn	Chicago Cubs	1	0.003 (336)	0	92	7	16	0	8	0	4	10	0.174	0.216	0.207	18 - 12	2	249.2	227	8	65	86	2.60
Bucky Walters	Cincinnati Reds	1	0.003 (336)	0	90	11	24	1	12	1	6	15	0.267	0.313	0.400	15 - 15	0	246.1	244	8	109	80	3.54
Lonny Frey	Cincinnati Reds	1	0.003 (336)	0	586	78	154	2	43	7	76	56	0.263	0.347	0.334	Did not pitch