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Champions
Major League Baseball
★ World Series: New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs (4-0)
★ All-Star Game, July 6 at Crosley Field: National League, 4-1
Other champions
★ Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: West, 5-4
Awards and honors
★ 'Most Valuable Player'
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★ Jimmie Foxx, Boston Red Sox, 1B (AL)
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★ Ernie Lombardi, Cincinnati Reds, C (NL)
★ 'The Sporting News Player of the Year Award'
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★ Johnny Vander Meer, Cincinnati Reds, P
★ 'The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award'
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★ Joe McCarthy, New York Yankees
MLB Statistical Leaders
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Major League Baseball final standings
American League final standings
| 'Rank' | 'Club' | 'Wins' | 'Losses' | 'Win %' | 'GB' |
| 1st | New York Yankees | 99 | 53 | .651 | -- |
| 2nd | Boston Red Sox | 88 | 61 | .591 | 9.5 |
| 3rd | Cleveland Indians | 86 | 66 | .566 | 13.0 |
| 4th | Detroit Tigers | 84 | 70 | .545 | 16.0 |
| 5th | Washington Senators | 75 | 76 | .497 | 23.5 |
| 6th | Chicago White Sox | 65 | 83 | .439 | 32.0 |
| 7th | St. Louis Browns | 55 | 97 | .362 | 44.0 |
| 8th | Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 99 | .349 | 46.0 |
National League final standings
| 'Rank' | 'Club' | 'Wins' | 'Losses' | 'Win %' | 'GB' |
| 1st | Chicago Cubs | 89 | 63 | .586 | -- |
| 2nd | Pittsburgh Pirates | 86 | 64 | .573 | 2.0 |
| 3rd | New York Giants | 83 | 67 | .553 | 5.0 |
| 4th | Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 68 | .547 | 6.0 |
| 5th | Boston Braves | 77 | 75 | .507 | 12.0 |
| 6th | St. Louis Cardinals | 71 | 80 | .470 | 17.5 |
| 7th | Brooklyn Dodgers | 69 | 80 | .463 | 18.5 |
| 8th | Philadelphia Phillies | 45 | 105 | .300 | 43.0 |
Negro League Baseball final standings
Negro National League final standings
| 'Negro National League' | ||||
| 'Club' | 'Wins' | 'Losses' | 'Win %' | 'GB' |
| Homestead Grays | 27 | 10 | .730 | -- |
| Baltimore Elite Giants | 23 | 9 | .719 | 1.5 |
| Newark Eagles | 28 | 17 | .622 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh Crawfords | 24 | 16 | .600 | 4.5 |
| Philadelphia Stars | 30 | 24 | .556 | 5.5 |
| New York Black Yankees | 7 | 18 | .280 | 14 |
| Washington Black Senators | 2 | 13 | .133 | 14 |
Events
★ August 2 - The Brooklyn Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals used a yellow baseball in the first game of a doubleheader as an experiment. The twoteams went back to the white ball in the second game as the Dodgers swept the doubleheader 6-2 and 9-3.
Births
January-April
★ January 10 - Willie McCovey
★ January 18 - Curt Flood
★ February 2 - Max Alvis
★ February 18 - Manny Mota
★ February 19 - Bob Sadowski
★ February 22 - Steve Barber
★ March 7 - Jimmie Hall
★ April 2 - Al Weis
★ April 4 - A. Bartlett Giamatti
★ April 5 - Ron Hansen
★ April 16 - Rich Rollins
May-August
★ May 3 - Chris Cannizzaro
★ May 29 - Fay Vincent
★ May 31 - Ray Washburn
★ June 2 - Gene Michael
★ June 10 - Johnny Edwards
★ July 10 - Mike Brumley
★ June 15 - Billy Williams
★ June 24 - Don Mincher
★ June 28 - Orlando McFarlane
★ July 12 - Ron Fairly
★ July 17 - Deron Johnson
★ July 20 - Tony Oliva
★ July 27 - Harry Wendelstedt
★ August 11 - Vada Pinson
September-December
★ September 15 - Gaylord Perry
★ September 29 - Mike McCormick
★ October 18 - Bobby Knoop
★ November 6 - Mack Jones
★ November 7 - Jim Kaat
★ December 17 - Leo Cardenas
★ December 22 - Matty Alou
Deaths
★ January 24 - Jim Mutrie, 86, manager who led New York Metropolitans to the American Association title in 1884, then won pennants in 1888-89 after moving to NY's NL franchise - which he renamed by marveling over his "Giants"; career .611 winning percentage was best of 19th century
★ January 31 - Charlie Chech, 59, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Naps and Boston Red Sox between 1905 and 1909
★ March 18 - Hobe Ferris, 60, lowest ever career on base percentage; committed first ever error in a World Series game
★ April 11 - Cristóbal Torriente, 44, All-Star Cuban right fielder in the Negro Leagues who batted .339 lifetime
★ May 21 - Silver King, 70, pitcher who had three 30-win seasons for the 1887-89 St. Louis Browns, and another for the 1890 Chicago team in the Players League; first sidearm pitcher
★ October 16 - Joe Knight, 79, Canadian-born outfielder who finished sixth in the 1890 National League batting race with a .312 average
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