Who won the AL MVP in 1942?

Joe Gordon
AL MVP Voting

	Batting Stats
Rank	Name	R
1	Joe Gordon	88
2	Ted Williams	141
3	Johnny Pesky	105

Who won Triple Crown but not MVP?

Since creation of the MVP Award, the seven players who won both a Triple Crown and an MVP were Rogers Hornsby in 1925, Jimmie Foxx in 1933, Joe Medwick in 1937, Mickey Mantle in 1956, Frank Robinson in 1966, Yastrzemski in 1967 and Cabrera in 2012. But their stories aren’t the interesting ones.

How did Joe Gordon win MVP?

On Nov. 3, 1942, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America affirmed that by naming Gordon the AL Most Valuable Player. During the 1942 season, Gordon finished fourth in the American League with a . 322 batting average while swatting 18 home runs, totaling 173 hits and driving in 103 runs.

What was Ted Williams best year?

As noted here, Williams was likely to say his 1957 season was his best season. That was the year he finished hitting . 388, one month after blowing out 39 candles on his birthday cake.

Who won the American League MVP in 1947?

Joe DiMaggio
On Nov. 27, 1947, the BBWAA announced that Joe DiMaggio of the Yankees had won the AL MVP. DiMaggio, who led the Yankees to the 1947 World Series title, hit . 315 with 20 homers and 97 RBI compared the Williams’ .

What American League MVP hit only 35 runs during his career?

Nellie Fox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.288
Hits	2,663
Home runs	35

Did Lou Gehrig ever win the Triple Crown?

In 1934, Lou Gehrig won the American League’s Triple Crown, batting . 363, hitting a career high 49 home runs, and driving in 165 runs. Detroit Tigers’ playing manager, Mickey Cochrane, was voted the American League’s Most Valuable Player.

Did Ted Williams ever win the Triple Crown?

Ted Williams must have felt as if he had seen this movie before. In 1947 – for the second time in his storied career – Williams won the American League’s Triple Crown, leading the loop in batting average, home runs and RBI.