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[Cedrique]

ARod, Pujols, Gehrig

 

[Cedrique]

The oldest MVP has to be Bonds, or maybe Clemens

 

[calsnowskier]

Not sure who you mean...

Time for the reveal because I have another:

Willie Howard Mays, 11 years, 1954 and 1965

Walter Johnson also had an 11 year gap (‘13, ‘24)

 

[msgkings322]

Walter Johnson also had an 11 year gap (‘13, ‘24)

Ok fair enough. That was really before MVPs were a thing but that’s fair

 

[msgkings322]

Aaron & Ruth

Yes that’s 2

 

[msgkings322]

ARod, Pujols, Gehrig

ARod and Pujols are 2 more. One last one that will be hard to get

Gehrig was close with 1995

 

[msgkings322]

The oldest MVP has to be Bonds, or maybe Clemens

Yes Stargell in 1979 and Bonds in 2004 were both 39

 

[Cedrique]

ARod and Pujols are 2 more. One last one that will be hard to get

Gehrig was close with 1995

Stan Musial?

 

[msgkings322]

Stan Musial?

Nope. It’s sort of a tricky one, pre 1900

 

[Cedrique]

Cap Anson?

 

[msgkings322]

Cap Anson?

Bingo

 

[Cedrique]

Bingo

Wow, I'm shocked. That was pretty much the only name I could think of from the 1800's . I guess the reason I've heard of him is because he was really good.

 

[msgkings322]

Wow, I'm shocked. That was pretty much the only name I could think of from the 1800's . I guess the reason I've heard of him is because he was really good.

Yeah he was one of the best 'prehistoric' players, hard to know how legit the stats are from then...

 

[Pure Steel]

Yeah he was one of the best 'prehistoric' players, hard to know how legit the stats are from then...

Yup, here’s Barney writing down Anson’s stats……

 

[TheGoodMan19]

Yeah he was one of the best 'prehistoric' players, hard to know how legit the stats are from then...

Up there with Roger Marble and Sandy Stoneax

 

[msgkings322]

Up there with Roger Marble and Sandy Stoneax

 

[broncosmitty]

Wow, I'm shocked. That was pretty much the only name I could think of from the 1800's . I guess the reason I've heard of him is because he was really good.

Also a big reason why baseball was segregated.

 

[Cedrique]

Also a big reason why baseball was segregated.

You're right. I just knew the name from an old baseball card set put out by Fleer called Pioneers of Baseball. But now that you mention it, the last sentence on the back of his card is "He was Anti-Black, drawing the color line that kept black players out of the white leagues."

 

[Tainthappening]

Not trivia... but cool stat and no "random thread" for MLB so posting here.

 

[nynasty]

Both the Rays and DBacks joined MLB in 1998

Which team has won more games?