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The Reds were National League Champions and/or World Series Champions in more than just these seasons. However, Major League Baseball did not start awarding the NLCS trophy until 1969, and did not start issuing a World Series trophy until 1967.
The Most Valuable Player Award, commonly known as the "MVP", is the oldest individual award, given in its current format since 1931. [1] MVP awards are also presented for performances in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game , the League Championship Series , and the World Series. [ 1 ]
Adam Kennedy won the 2002 ALCS MVP when he hit 3 home runs in 1 game; [6] he had hit 7 during the regular season and hit 80 in his 14-year career. [7] From the pitcher's mound , Steve Avery threw 16 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings without giving up a run in the 1991 NLCS , [ 8 ] and John Smoltz amassed 19 strikeouts the following year. [ 9 ]
The Los Angeles slugger was named World Series MVP on Wednesday after the Dodgers secured a 4-1 series victory over the New York Yankees for the franchise's eighth World Series championship. .300 ...
The 1991 season was Rypien's best: he threw for 3,564 yards and 28 touchdowns with 11 interceptions, leading the Redskins to Super Bowl XXVI after recording a 14–2 regular season record. He was named the MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the game, passing for 292 yards and 2 touchdowns and leading his team to a 37–24 win over the Buffalo Bills.
Five players have received both a Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award and the World Series MVP Award in the same season: Sandy Koufax (1963), Frank Robinson (1966), Reggie Jackson (1973), Willie Stargell (1979), and Mike Schmidt (1980). The MLB MVP has been awarded to a player in each league since 1931. [127]
Hall of Famer and two-time MVP Hank Greenberg was the first player to win the award at two different fielding positions (1B and OF). Jim Konstanty, to date the only National League relief pitcher to be named MVP, won it in 1950. Hall of Famer Willie Mays won the award in 1954 and 1965 with the same team in different cities.
Ernie Lombardi was named the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1938. By 1939, the Reds were National League champions but were swept in the World Series by the New York Yankees . In 1940, the Reds repeated as NL Champions, and for the first time in 21 years, they captured a world championship, beating the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 3.