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Originally Posted by howard38
For much of Ruth's prime there either was no MVP awarded or a player was no longer eligible after having won it once. During his career there was no award until 1922 and after he won in 1923 he was no longer eligible until the rules were changed in the early thirties.
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Point taken, I didn't know that. I still maintain my stance that there was possibly an "old school small ball/purist" element present in that first writers vote.
Adding: especially given every writer over age 35 probably spent their formative years following, even idolizing players of the dead ball era. I know I met the mid-90's with a lot of hesitancy because the game seemed to change over night