NL - Pete Rose CIN
AL - Reggie Jackson OAK
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The AL MVP was Justin Morneau, the NL MVP was Ryan Howard.
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26,169 - 12,272 in the National League and 13,897 in the American League: 1969 - 1470 in the NL and 1649 in the AL. 1968 - 891 in the NL and 1104 in the AL. 1967 - 1102 in the NL and 1197 in the AL. 1966 - 1378 in the NL and 1365 in the AL. 1965 - 1318 in the NL and 1370 in the AL. 1964 - 1211 in the NL and 1551 in the AL. 1963 - 1215 in the NL and 1489 in the AL. 1962 - 1449 in the NL and 1552 in the AL. 1961 - 1196 in the NL and 1534 in the AL. 1960 - 1042 in the NL and 1086 in the AL. The NL had 8 teams between 1960-1961, 10 teams between 1962-1968, and 12 teams in 1969. The AL had 8 teams in 1960, 10 teams between 1961-1968, and 12 teams in 1969. MLB lowered the height of the pitching rubber from 15 inches to 10 inches in 1969 due to the stark decline in home runs in 1967-1968 and the addition of four new expansion teams.
NL you have to hit to be good at it
Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia Athletics, AL, '33-'34 Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers, AL, '44-'45 Yogi Berra, New York Yankees, AL, '54-'55 Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees, AL, '56-'57 Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs, NL, '58-'59 Roger Maris, New York Yankees, AL, '60-'61 Joe Morgan, Cincinnati Reds, NL, '75-'76 Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia Phillies, NL, '80-'81 Dale Murphy, Atlanta Braves, NL, '82-'83 Barry Bonds, Pittsburgh Pirates/San Francisco Giants, NL, '92-'93 Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox, AL, '93-'94 Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, NL, '01-'04