In the real world Satchel Paige didn't get to pitch in the majors until he was 41 in 1948 for the Indians. He later pitched for the St. Louis Browns in 1952 winning 12 games while losing 10 at the age of 45. In our replay ...
The votes are in for the 1939 AL Most Valuable Pitcher Award. It has been bestowed on Satchel Paige of the St. Louis Browns.
The 33-year-old Browns ace finished the year with a 16-13 mark, logged 31 starts, threw 262.1 innings, yielded 225 hits, struck out 154 and held the opposition to a .230 batting average.
He received 13 first place votes out of a possible 16. Marius Russo of the New York Yankees finished second in voting with 3 first place votes, while Johnny Allen of the New York Yankees finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Satchel Paige - St. Louis Browns - 13 - 103
Marius Russo - New York Yankees - 3 - 73
Johnny Allen - New York Yankees - 0 - 47
Whit Wyatt - Boston Red Sox - 0 - 32
Lefty Grove - Philadelphia Athletics - 0 - 15
Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians - 0 - 2The cover image of Satchel Paige pitching for the Miami Marlins between 1956-1958.
Buck Leonard Chosen NL's Top Player
It's been a year of triumph for veteran Buck Leonard of the Philadelphia Phillies as he hit his way to the 1939 NL Most Valuable Batter Award.
The 32-year-old veteran compiled a .333 average and .405 on-base percentage by putting together 201 hits, 42 doubles, 7 triples, 18 home runs and 78 walks. He also scored 108 times and drove in 123 runs.
He received 7 first place votes out of a possible 16. Mel Ott of the New York Giants finished second in voting with 8 first place votes, while Earl Averill of the Philadelphia Phillies finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Buck Leonard - Philadelphia Phillies - 7 - 178
Mel Ott - New York Giants - 8 - 176
Earl Averill - Philadelphia Phillies - 0 - 128
Josh Gibson - Philadelphia Phillies - 1 - 116
Mike Kreevich - Chicago Cubs - 0 - 92
Lonny Frey - Brooklyn Dodgers - 0 - 84
Chet Laabs - Philadelphia Phillies - 0 - 60
Dolph Camilli - Chicago Cubs - 0 - 42
Bob Johnson - Boston Bees - 0 - 29
Joe Medwick - St. Louis Cardinals - 0 - 23
Buddy Lewis - Cincinnati Reds - 0 - 5
Red Rolfe - New York Giants - 0 - 5
George Scales - Philadelphia Phillies - 0 - 4
Elbie Fletcher - Brooklyn Dodgers - 0 - 2
