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The NL's Best Player: Babe Ruth Sunday, October 8th , 1916 Not only has Babe Ruth been named winner of the 1916 NL Most Valuable Player Award, he's done it at an age when many of his peers are still trying to establish themselves in Major League Baseball. "I feel fortunate to win this award at age 21," he said. "I feel like I still have my best years ahead of me. Hopefully I can put my name on this trophy a few more times." The St. Louis Cardinals ace had a 27-8 record over 38 starts and 329 innings. He struck out 141, issued 103 walks and had an impressive 1.23 ERA. Batters hit only .170 against him during the season. He received 16 first place votes out of a possible 20. Bullet Rogan of the Pittsburgh Pirates finished second in voting with 4 first place votes, while Roger Peckinpaugh of the St. Louis Cardinals finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Babe Ruth - St. Louis Cardinals - 16 - 252 Bullet Rogan - Pittsburgh Pirates - 4 - 181 Roger Peckinpaugh - St. Louis Cardinals - 0 - 124 Rogers Hornsby - St. Louis Cardinals - 0 - 111 Wally Pipp - Chicago Cubs - 0 - 109 Hal Chase - Philadelphia Phillies - 0 - 83 Ray Morgan - Philadelphia Phillies - 0 - 68 Heavy Johnson - Chicago Cubs - 0 - 48 Walter Johnson - Chicago American Giants - 0 - 41 George Sisler - Chicago Cubs - 0 - 38 Jim Scott - Homestead Grays - 0 - 30 Wally Schang - Philadelphia Phillies - 0 - 27 Doc Wiley - Chicago American Giants - 0 - 20 Benny Kauff - Chicago Cubs - 0 - 17 Bill Doak - Philadelphia Phillies - 0 - 13 Buck Weaver - St. Louis Cardinals - 0 - 7 Grover Cleveland Alexander - St. Louis Cardinals - 0 - 4 Cristobal Torriente - St. Louis Cardinals - 0 - 4 Pearl Webster - Homestead Grays - 0 - 3 |
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