But one thing is for certain: There is no dissension between Mantle, the American League's Most Valuable Player in 1956 and 1957, and Maris, the MVP in 1960.

The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award ( MVP ) is an annual Major League Baseball ( MLB ) award, given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League.

Fred Lynn and Ichiro Suzuki are the only two players who have been named Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the same year, and Fernando Valenzuela is the only player to have won Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award in the same year.

: See: League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award # National League winners

: See: League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award # American League winners

The Lee MacPhail Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) award is given to the outstanding player in the ALCS.

The winners are listed ( 1 ) below in the section on " ALCS results ( 1969-present )", in the " Series MVP " column, ( 2 ) at League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award, and ( 3 ) on the MLB website.

There is currently no award for the Most Valuable Player of the Division Series.

The Orioles experienced their greatest success from 1964 – 1983, as well as 1996-1997, winning eight Division Championships ( 1969 – 1971, 1973 – 1974, 1979, 1983, 1997 ), six pennants ( 1966, 1969 – 1971, 1979, 1983 ), three World Series Championships ( 1966, 1970, 1983 ), one wild card berth ( 1996 ), and five Most Valuable Player awards ( 3B Brooks Robinson 1964, OF Frank Robinson 1966, 1B Boog Powell 1970 and SS Cal Ripken Jr. 1983 & 1991 ).

Nevertheless, Robinson enjoyed a breakout season with a league-high 118 RBIs and won the AL Most Valuable Player Award.

The following year, Robinson won the American League Most Valuable Player award, thus becoming the first ( and so far only ) man to win the MVP in each league ( Robinson won the NL MVP in 1961, leading the Reds to the pennant ).

Additionally, Brooks Robinson was named Most Valuable Player in 1964, just two years before the 1966 – 1983 golden era began.

A healthy Walker became the first player in club history to win the NL Most Valuable Player award in 1997, batting. 366 with 49 homers and 130 RBI.

In that same year, Smith became the first player to win the Super Bowl, the NFL rushing title ( i. e. lead the league in rushing ), the NFL Most Valuable Player Award, and the Super Bowl MVP all in one season.

Mike Vernon accepted the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player in 1997 playoffs.

Zetterberg scored the winning goal in the decisive Game 6, and was also named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the playoffs.

Josh Beckett was named the Most Valuable Player for the series after twirling a five-hit complete-game shutout in Game 6.

Greenberg was a five-time All-Star, was twice named the American League's Most Valuable Player, and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1956.

) He was unanimously voted the American League's Most Valuable Player.

* American League Most Valuable Player, 1935 and 1940.

In 1957, he won the NL Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Award, while that same year, the Braves won the World Series.

He won the league's Most Valuable Player Award and had such a dominant year that one sportswriter was prompted to say, " Henry Aaron led the league in everything except hotel accommodations.

These consecutive championship teams featured 1976 NFL Most Valuable Player Bert Jones at quarterback and an outstanding defensive line, nicknamed the " Sack Pack.

He was selected for six consecutive All-Star Games from 1949 to 1954, was the recipient of the inaugural MLB Rookie of the Year Award in 1947, and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1949 — the first black player so honored.

During their history, the Giants have featured 15 Hall of Fame players, including NFL Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) award winners Mel Hein, Frank Gifford, Charlie Conerly, Y.

Clemente was awarded the National League ( NL ) Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Award in 1966.

In 1986, he won the American League ( AL ) Cy Young Award, the AL Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Award, and the All-Star Game MVP Award, and he struck out an MLB-record 20 batters in a single game.

Montana became the third player in league history to win both the Super Bowl MVP and the AP Most Valuable Player Award during the same season.

Smith also became the first player to lead the league in rushing yards, win NFL Most Valuable Player Award, and win Super Bowl MVP all in the same season.

Warner became the sixth player to win both the NFL Most Valuable Player Award and the Super Bowl MVP award during the same season.

Williams was a two-time American League Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) winner, led the league in batting six times, and won the Triple Crown twice.

A 14-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion, Jackson won two Silver Slugger Awards, the 1973 American League ( AL ) Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Award, two World Series MVP Awards, and the 1977 Babe Ruth Award.

He received three American League ( AL ) Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Awards and played in twenty All-Star games.

The first Japanese-born everyday position player in the major leagues, Ichiro led the American League ( AL ) in batting average and stolen bases en route to being named AL Rookie of the Year and AL Most Valuable Player ( MVP ).

Zanesville had five players hit over. 300 as well as solid pitching, Kyle Shade was named Frontier League MVP and Tom Crowley was named Most Valuable Pitcher.

Michael Jordan and Derrick Rose have both won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award while playing for the Bulls, for a total of 6 MVP awards.

Bill Walton is the franchise's most decorated player ; he was the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player in 1977, and the regular season MVP the following year.

) Campanella received the Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) award in the National League three times: in,, and.

Charles Harve, who recently won the `` Most Muscular Man '' subdivision award in the Mr. Canada event ; ;

The shield can be shown surrounded by the insignia of an honorary Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath ( KCB ), an award the General received after the first Gulf War.

He also won the 2001 Most Popular Driver award at the end of the year in the awards ' ceremony banquet.

The series was extremely popular through its run, winning a Logie award for Most Outstanding Achievement in Comedy in 1995, and a Logie for Alison Whyte as most outstanding actress in 1997.

Kobe Bryant won his first Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award award in his 13th season after leading the Lakers to their first NBA championship since the departure of Shaquille O ' Neal.

He led the National League in batting average four times ( 1961, 1964, 1965, and 1967 ), led the National League in hits twice ( 1964 and 1967 ), and won the Most Valuable Player award in the 1966 season, when he hit. 317 while setting career highs in home runs ( 29 ) and RBIs ( 119 ).

Following the conclusion of the season, he received the World Series Most Valuable Player award.

Also, Kapp was known for being an extremely unselfish leader: when he was voted the Vikings Most Valuable Player, he turned the award down and said that every player on the team was equally valuable.

Electronic Gaming Monthly awarded the excess of fighting games the " Most Appalling Trend " award of 1995.

Most notably, Herzog won the best director award for Fitzcarraldo at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.

In addition to his two Most Valuable Player awards ( 1961 and 1966 ) and his World Series Most Valuable Player award ( 1966 ), Robinson was honored in 1966 with the Hickok Belt as the top professional athlete of the year in any sport.

She placed fourth behind Mia Farrow, Judy Geeson and Katharine Houghton for a " Golden Laurel " award as the year's " Most Promising Newcomer " with the results published in the Motion Picture Exhibitor magazine.

He has received seven Australian TV Logie awards including the Logie award for Most Popular New Male Talent and six consecutive Logie awards for hosting the Most Popular Australian Lifestyle Program for Backyard Blitz.

Most state boards of respiratory care require proof of the appropriate NBRC credential and award various license titles ; including ( but not limited to ) Respiratory Care Practitioner, Licensed Registered Respiratory Therapist, and Licensed Certified Respiratory Therapist.

The song reached the American Top 10 on the Pop ( No. 6 ), Country ( No. 7 ), and AC ( No. 3 ) charts and earned her a Grammy for Best Country Female and an Academy of Country Music award for Most Promising Female Vocalist.