On November 27, 1947, Yankee Joe DiMaggio was awarded the American League Most Valuable Player award, beating out Boston’s Ted Williams by one point. Though Ted Williams won the Triple Crown that year, with a .343 average, 32 homers, and 114 RBIs, the vote for MVP was affected when a writer in the Midwest left Williams’s name completely off the ballot.
Wow….Williams could be a real horse’s ass, but obviously so was the sportswriter. Gotta say the Splendid Splinter was robbed! .
Agreed. Williams claims he knew who the writer was, though it’s not confirmed from what I can tell. In any case, no bueno.