Baseball Trivia Question

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I think if the Phillies make the playoffs, you have to consider Rollins as the league MVP.

Question: Has a player ever won the MVP award during a year where he didn't make the all-star team?

[hoyasnaxa]

yes

[sylar]

yes. i won't say who it is, but as a hint, he did not get the most 1st place votes either.

[Holybull]

Justin Morneau?

[jesusarenque]

Kirk Gibson- 1988

The other seven can be found here.

[sylar]

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Kirk Gibson- 1988

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not who i was thinking of, but yeah, pretty sick as i looked him up.

[jesusarenque]

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I think if the Phillies make the playoffs, you have to consider Rollins as the league MVP.

Question: Has a player ever won the MVP award during a year where he didn't make the all-star team?

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By the way, people who think that the MVP should only come from a playoff-bound team know nothing about baseball, are stupid, or both.

[stormstarter28]

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I think if the Phillies make the playoffs, you have to consider Rollins as the league MVP.

Question: Has a player ever won the MVP award during a year where he didn't make the all-star team?

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By the way, people who think that the MVP should only come from a playoff-bound team know nothing about baseball, are stupid, or both.

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How is it stupid to have a different interpretation of "Most Valuable Player"?

[capone0]

Justin Morneau did this last year.

[TheNoodleMan]

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Kirk Gibson- 1988

The other seven can be found here.

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That list has some pretty bad MVP awards on it.