Hey, great piece of trivia!

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Posted By: Julie Vognar

..and to think I couldn't find one when we had the thread:

Beginning in 1922 when it started to happen, and lasting through 1989 (when my Baseball Encyclopedia came out), 9 men won the MVP two times in a row. Those nine men make a baseball team (I mean, occupy the nine positions who take the field at one time). Can you name them? Have there been other two-times-in-a-row-winners since (I doubt it)?

Of course, I couldn't name them! I was just browsing through the MVPs one day, and noticed a pair, and then another, and so on--and then looked at them all--and by golly, it was a team!

Of course this goes all the way back through the Chalmers and combined leagues awards.

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Posted By: Bill Kasel

that's one

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Posted By: Marc Schoenen

Mike Schmidt would be sitting in at third base - 1980 and the strike-shortened 1981.

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Posted By: John Spencer

Julie. let me try.
Catcher: Yogi Berra
1st base: Jimmie Foxx
2nd Base: Joe Morgan
Shortstop: Ernie Banks
3rd Base: Mike Schmidt
lft Field: Dale Murphy
ctr Field: Mickey Mantle
rght Field: Roger Maris
pitcher: Hal Neuhowser
You are right; there have been newbies who need to be added, such as Barry Bonds. John

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Posted By: Julie Vognar

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Posted By: jay behrens

Didn't Koufax win back to back, or was that just Cy Young awards?

Jay

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Posted By: steve k

That is amazing trivia - wadadeoddsodat?

Koufax won 1 MVP.

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Posted By: Julie Vognar

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Posted By: Jeff S

Bonds will DH.

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Posted By: jay behrens

Mantle would have to DH since he was a gimp the later half of his career.

Jay