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Baseball

kairos12

(13,248 posts) Wed Feb 5, 2020, 02:52 PM Feb 2020

Only NL player to win the MVP in his first year in that League

Kirk Gibson

Dodgers

1988.

Came to the Dodgers after a distinguished career with the Tigers.

I'm pretty sure I have this one right. I couldn't think of another example in the NL.

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Only NL player to win the MVP in his first year in that League (Original Post) kairos12 Feb 2020 OP

I'll always remember him Ohiogal Feb 2020 #1

Fred Lynn in 1975 and Ichiro Suzuki in 2001 for the American League exboyfil Feb 2020 #2

That's what makes only one time in the NL kairos12 Feb 2020 #3

Ohiogal

(34,622 posts)

1. I'll always remember him

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 02:56 PM

Feb 2020

trotting (or rather limping) around the bases with the arm pump in the '88 WS. He was pretty banged up, as I recall.

exboyfil

(17,995 posts)

2. Fred Lynn in 1975 and Ichiro Suzuki in 2001 for the American League

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 03:45 PM

Feb 2020

Those two won the Rookie of the Year as well.

Frank Robinson as well in the AL as the Reds traded him away. Any others?

kairos12

(13,248 posts)

3. That's what makes only one time in the NL

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 03:50 PM

Feb 2020

so unique b

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