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Yes, it happens occasionally. The last pitcher to win a league MVP award was Los Angeles Dodgers hurler Clayton Kershaw, who won it in the National League in 2014. That season, he posted a 21-4 record with 239 strikeouts in 198 1/3 innings. He also had an earned run average of 1.77.
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CoachThrough the 2007 season: National League - 9 1933 - Carl Hubbell, New York Giants
1934 - Dizzy Dean, St. Louis Cardinals
1936 - Carl Hubbell, New York Giants
1939 - Bucky Walters, Cincinnati Reds
1942 - Mort Cooper, St. Louis Cardinals
1950 - Jim Konstanty, Philadelphia Phillies
1956 - Don Newcombe, Brooklyn Dodgers
1963 - Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers
1968 - Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals American League - 11 1931 - Lefty Grove, Philadelphia Athletics
1943 - Spud Chandler, New York Yankees
1944 - Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers
1945 - Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers
1952 - Bobby Shantz, Philadelphia Athletics
1968 - Denny McLain, Detroit Tigers
1971 - Vida Blue, Oakland Athletics
1981 - Rollie Fingers, Milwaukee Brewers
1984 - Willie Hernandez, Detroit Tigers
1986 - Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox
1992 - Dennis Eckersley, Oakland Athletics
Only 1 that played only designated hitter in the AL park and was only a pinch hitter in the NL park ... Hideki Matsui of the 2009 New York Yankees. He went 6 for 10 as a DH and 2 for 3 as a pinch hitter.
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Did A-Rod ever win an MVP award in the World Series?
No, Alex Rodriguez's first World Series appearance was in 2009. The award was won by Yankees designated hitter Hideki Matsui.
Who was the mvp of the 2009 World Series?
The 2009 World Series MVP award went to Yankees designated hitter Hideki Matsui, who batted .615 (eight hits in 13 at bats) with three home runs and eight runs batted in. The Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games.
Why does the Silver slugger award given to the best pitcher in the NL and the best designated hitter in the AL?
Because pitchers do not bat in the American League ... they are replaced in the batting order by the designated hitter.
What happened in the 1903 World Series?
Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series MVP award in 1963. Koufax won the Cy Young award, regular season MVP award, and World Series MVP award that season. It was the only time that feat has been accomplished.
Who was the MVP of the 1955 World Series?
Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series MVP award in 1964. He also won the award in 1967. Sandy Koufax, Reggie Jackson and Gibson are the only players to win the World Series MVP award twice.
