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Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series MVP award in 1980. He also won the regular season MVP that year. Willie Stargell, Reggie Jackson, Frank Robinson, and Sandy Koufax are the only other players to win both awards in the same season.
Bret Saberhagen of the Kansas City Royals won the World Series MVP award in 1985. He also won the the Cy Young award that year. Orel Hershiser, Whitey Ford and Sandy Koufax are the only other players to win both awards in the same season.
The 1977 World Series MVP was Reggie Jackson of the New York Yankees.
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Who was the last player to win the most valuble player award and win the world series in the same year?
Kirk Gibson was the last player to be on a World Series winning team the same year in which he was voted the league's MVP when he was with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988.
Who was the Manager of the Indians when the last won the World Series?
Lou Boudreau was the player/manager of the Cleveland Indians that last won the World Series in 1948.
What World Series batting record did baseball player Brooks Robinson tie in the 1970 World Series?
Robinson's 9 base hits tied the World Series record for most base hits by a player in a 5 game World Series. This is still the record for a 5 game Series ... the last player accomplishing this was Sean Casey of the Tigers in the 2006 World Series.
Who was the last Player Manager to get a hit in the World Series?
Lou Boudreau. Boudreau was player/manager of the 1948 Cleveland Indians that defeated the Boston Braves in the World Series. He batted .273 in the 1948 World Series on 6 hits in 22 at bats.
Who was the last Canadian to win the World Series?
Through the 2008 World Series the last Canadian born player to play on a World Series winning team was Matt Stairs, born in St. John, New Brunswick, who was a member of the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies.
Who was the last player to hit a home run in a World Series game?
Jhonny Peralta of the Detroit Tigers was the last player to hit a home run in a World Series game. It was on October 24, 2012 against the San Francisco Giants in game 1.
Who is the last player to hit world series home run for both AL and NL?
That was Matt Williams who hit a home run with the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series and with the Cleveland Indians in the 1997 World Series.
Who was the last African American to hit a home run in the World Series?
Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies was the last African American player to hit a World Series home run. He did it on November 4, 2009 in game 6.
Last player to hit for the cycle in a World Series game?
The last (& only) pitcher to hit a grand slam home run in the World Series is Dave Mc Nally of the Baltimore Orioles. He did it to win game 3 (vs Cincinnati October 13, 1970) of the 1970 World Series.
What was the last World Series number?
The 2012 World Series was the 108th played.
Who was the last player who won a Rookie of the Year award and the World Series?
Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants in 2010.
Was Davey Johnson the last batter of the 1968 World Series?
Davey Johnson did not play in the 1968 World Series. Tim McCarver was the last batter of the 1968 World Series.
