Baseball Trivia (General)/Baseball MVPs

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Expert: - 4/23/2008


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What team has had the most MVP players& has there ever been a team with 3 different players in a row?  

Answer
Bob,

Most MVPs by a team are the New York Yankees with 22, followed by the St Louis Cardinals with 18.

Three different guys in a row with the same team has actually happened three times, once in AL and twice in NL.

National League

1938 - Ernie Lombardy
1939 - Bucky Walters
1940 - Frank McCormick      All Cincinnati Reds

1942 - Mort Cooper
1943 - Stan Musial
1944 - Marty Marion         All St. Louis Cardinals

American League

1961 - Roger Maris
1962 - Mickey Mantle
1963 - Elston Howard       All New York Yankees

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