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| 1964 | The BBWAA selects Brooks Robinson (.317, 28, 118) as the American League Most Valuable Player. The Orioles’ All-Star third baseman, who garnered 18 of the 20 first-place votes cast by the writers, easily outpoints Yankee outfielder Mickey Mantle, 269 to 171. |
| 2008 | Joining Cal Ripken Jr. (Orioles - 1983) and Ryan Howard (Phillies - 2006), Dustin Pedroia (.326, 17, 83) becomes the third player in major league history to win the Most Valuable Player award a season after being selected as the Rookie of the Year. The scrappy Gold Glove second baseman, the tenth Red Sox player to earn the American League honor, received 16 of the 28 first-place votes to easily outdistance heavy-hitting Twins first baseman Justin Morneau (.300, 23, 129). |
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