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The 1935 National League MVP

July 18, 2012
Eastern Indiana Sports



Who was the most valuable player in the National League in 1935?

If you are a student of baseball history, maybe you know the official answer to that question. If you're interested in sabermetrics, there's a good chance you have an answer off the top of your head. If both apply, it's unlikely that you'd name the same person to answer both questions.

But in any case, a number of players had great seasons in the National League that year. Just to set the context, teams averaged 4.71 runs per game, with a league-wide ERA of 4.02 (yes, I know it's a big difference). The eight teams in the league collectively batted .277/.331/.391, so while this wasn't the offensive bonanza many fans associate with the 1930s, it was hardly Deadball. Seventeen players hit .300, and four of them hit over .340. On the other hand, only two players hit more than 25 home runs, and no one hit as many as 35. Only five players had over 100 RBI, and only nine scored 100 runs. Perhaps most surprisingly, that year only one National Leaguer stole more than 20 bases.

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