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The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League. Since 1931,it has been awarded by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). Until 2020,the winners received the Kenesaw Mountain Landis Memorial Baseball Award,which became the official name of the award in 1944,in honor of the first MLB commissioner,Kenesaw Mountain Landis,who served from 1920 until his death on November 25,1944. Starting in 2020,Landis’name no longer appeared on the MVP trophy after the BBWAA received complaints from several former MVP winners about the late Commissioner’s role against integration of MLB.
The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises,the club was founded in Detroit as a member of the minor league Western League in 1894 and is the only Western League team still in its original city. They are also the oldest continuous one name,one city franchise in the AL.
The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. The Brewers are named for the city's association with the brewing industry. Since 2001,they have played their home games at American Family Field,which was named Miller Park through the 2020 season and has a seating capacity of 41,900 people.
Carl Michael Yastrzemski is an American former Major League Baseball player. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year Major League career with the Boston Red Sox (1961–1983). He started his career primarily as a left fielder,but also played 33 games as a third baseman. Later in his career he was mainly a first baseman and designated hitter. Yastrzemski is an 18-time All-Star,the possessor of seven Gold Gloves,a member of the 3,000 hit club,and the first American League player in that club to also accumulate over 400 home runs. He is second on the all-time list for games played,and third for total at-bats. He is the Red Sox' all-time leader in career RBIs,runs,hits,singles,doubles,total bases,and games played,and is third on the team's list for home runs,behind Ted Williams and David Ortiz.
Kirby Puckett was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire 12-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career as a center fielder for the Minnesota Twins (1984–1995). Puckett is the Twins' all-time leader in career hits,runs,and total bases. At the time of his retirement,his .318 career batting average was the highest by any right-handed American League batter since Joe DiMaggio.
In baseball,a player earns a Triple Crown when he leads a league in three specific statistical categories in the same season. The term "Triple Crown" generally refers to the batting achievement of leading a league in batting average,home runs,and runs batted in (RBI) over the same season. The term "Pitching Triple Crown" refers to the pitching achievement of leading a league in wins,strikeouts,and earned run average (ERA).
Michael Jack Schmidt is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played his entire 18-season career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies. Schmidt was a 12-time All-Star and a three-time winner of the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player award (MVP),and he was known for his combination of power hitting and strong defense. As a hitter,he compiled 548 home runs and 1,595 runs batted in (RBIs),and led the NL in home runs eight times and in RBIs four times. As a fielder,Schmidt won the National League Gold Glove Award for third basemen ten times. Schmidt was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995 and is widely considered to be the greatest third baseman in baseball history.
The Rawlings Gold Glove Award,usually referred to as simply the Gold Glove,is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League (NL) and the American League (AL). Winners are determined from voting by the managers and coaches in each league,who are not permitted to vote for their own players. Additionally,a sabermetric component provided by the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) accounts for about 25 percent of the vote.
The Silver Slugger Award has been awarded annually since 1980 to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League,as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball.
The San Antonio Missions are a Minor League Baseball team of the Texas League and the Double-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. They are located in San Antonio,Texas,and are named for the Spanish missions around which the city was founded. The Missions play their home games at Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium,which opened in 1994 and seats over 6,200 people with a total capacity of over 9,000.
The 3,000 hit club is the group of 33 batters who have collected 3,000 or more regular-season hits in their careers in Major League Baseball (MLB),achieving a milestone "long considered the greatest measure of superior bat handling" and often described as a guarantee of eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The 1994 Major League Baseball season began on April 3,but ended prematurely on August 11,1994 with the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike. The season started despite the expiration of MLB's previous collective bargaining agreement at the end of 1993. It was the first season played under the current three-division format in each league. It was also the first with an Opening Night game involving two National League teams,which did not become permanent until 1996.
Baseball-Reference is a website providing baseball statistics for every player in Major League Baseball history. The site is often used by major media organizations and baseball broadcasters as a source for statistics. It offers a variety of advanced baseball sabermetrics in addition to traditional baseball "counting stats".
The 1969 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 7 to October 16,1969. It included the third Major League Baseball expansion of the decade,with the Kansas City Royals,Montreal Expos,San Diego Padres,and Seattle Pilots each beginning play this season. The season was also celebrated as the 100th anniversary of professional baseball,honoring the first professional touring baseball team,the Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869.
The Gwinnett Stripers are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. They play their home games at Coolray Field in unincorporated Gwinnett County,Georgia in suburban Atlanta,Georgia. They are named for striped bass in reference to the popularity of fishing in the region.
In baseball,batting average (BA) is determined by dividing a player's hits by their total at-bats. It is usually rounded to three decimal places and read without the decimal:A player with a batting average of .300 is "batting three-hundred". If necessary to break ties,batting averages could be taken beyond the .001 measurement. In this context,.001 is considered a "point",such that a .235 batter is 5 points higher than a .230 batter.
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season,the Cardinals have played their home games at Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis. One of the nation's oldest and most successful professional baseball clubs,the Cardinals have won 11 World Series championships,the most of any NL team and second in MLB only to the New York Yankees. The team has won 19 National League pennants,third-most of any team. St. Louis has also won 15 division titles in the East and Central divisions.
The League Championship Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players deemed to have the most impact on their teams' performances in each of the two respective League Championship Series that comprise the penultimate round of the MLB postseason. The award is given separately for a player in both the American League Championship Series and the National League Championship Series. It has been presented in the National League (NL) since 1977,and in the American League (AL) since 1980. Dusty Baker won the inaugural award in 1977 with the Los Angeles Dodgers,and Frank White won the first AL award in 1980 with the Kansas City Royals. The ten Hall of Famers to win LCS MVPs include Roberto Alomar,George Brett,Dennis Eckersley,Rickey Henderson,Kirby Puckett,Ozzie Smith,Willie Stargell,John Smoltz,Iván Rodríguez,and Mariano Rivera.
