Awardees
The Sporting News established The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award in 1929. [1] The award was given annually to the player judged by TSN baseball experts as being the most valuable in each league. The awards were discontinued in 1946.
| * | Also named SN Player of the Year |
| † | Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |
Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx have won the award three times. Every player that won the award more than once are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
| Pitcher | # of Awards | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Lou Gehrig † | 3 | 1931, 1934, 1936 |
| Jimmie Foxx † | 3 | 1932, 1933, 1938 |
| Chuck Klein † | 2 | 1931, 1932 |
| Carl Hubbell † | 2 | 1933, 1936 |
| Hank Greenberg † | 2 | 1935, 1940 |
| Joe DiMaggio † | 2 | 1939, 1941 |
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