Southern Association Most Valuable Player Award

Southern Association
Most Valuable Player Award
Awarded for Southern Association's Regular Season MVP
Country United States
First awarded 1937
Last awarded 1957
Currently held by Stan Palys
Coaker Triplett, 1937 Southern Association MVP
Ellis Clary, 1952 Southern Association MVP
Bob Lennon, 1937 Southern Association MVP

The Southern Association Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) was an annual award given to the best player in minor league baseball's Southern Association from 1937 to 1957. In 1937, Coaker Triplett won the first ever Southern Association MVP Award. Stan Palys won the final award in 1957.

Catchers, with 3 winners, won the most among infielders, followed by first basemen, second baseman, and third baseman (2). Four pitchers also won the award. Nine outfielders won the MVP Award, the most of any position.

Eight players from the Nashville Vols were selected for the MVP Award, more than any other teams in the league, followed by the Atlanta Crackers (4); the Memphis Chicks (3); the Little Rock Travelers and Mobile Bears (2); and the Chattanooga Lookouts, Knoxville Smokies, and New Orleans Pelicans (1).

Four players from the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball (MLB) organization won the MVP Award, more than any other, followed by the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, New York Giants, and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations (2); the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, and Washington Senators organizations (1). Five players were from teams unaffiliated with any MLB organization.

Key

(#)
Number of wins by players who have won the award multiple times
*
Indicates multiple award winners in the same year
PositionIndicates the player's primary position

Winners

YearWinnerTeamOrganizationPositionRef
1937 Coaker Triplett Memphis Chicks Unaffiliated Outfielder [1]
1938 Red Evans New Orleans Pelicans Cleveland Indians Pitcher [2]
1939 Babe Young Knoxville Smokies Pittsburgh Pirates First baseman [3]
1940 Greek George* Nashville Vols Brooklyn Dodgers Catcher [4]
1940 Emil Mailho* Atlanta Crackers Unaffiliated Outfielder [5]
1941 Les Burge Atlanta Crackers Pittsburgh Pirates First baseman [6]
1942 Roy Schalk Little Rock Travelers Unaffiliated Second baseman [7]
1943 Ed Sauer Nashville Vols Chicago Cubs Outfielder [8]
1944 Pete Gray Memphis Chicks St. Louis Browns Outfielder [9]
1945 Ted Cieslak (1) Atlanta Crackers Unaffiliated Third baseman [10]
1946 Ted Cieslak (2) Atlanta Crackers Unaffiliated Third baseman [10]
1947 Cliff Dapper Mobile Bears Brooklyn Dodgers Catcher [11]
1948 Chuck Workman Nashville Vols Chicago Cubs Outfielder [12]
1949 Carl Sawatski Nashville Vols Chicago Cubs Catcher [13]
1950 Bob Schultz Nashville Vols Chicago Cubs Pitcher [14]
1951 Halbert Simpson Little Rock Travelers Detroit Tigers Outfielder [15]
1952 Ellis Clary Chattanooga Lookouts Washington Senators Second baseman [16]
1953 Jack Harshman Nashville Vols New York Giants Pitcher [17]
1954 Bob Lennon Nashville Vols New York Giants Outfielder [18]
1955 Ed White Memphis Chicks Chicago White Sox Outfielder [19]
1956 Gene Lary Mobile Bears Cleveland Indians Pitcher [20]
1957 Stan Palys Nashville Vols Cincinnati Reds Outfielder [21]

References

General
  • "Timeline" (PDF). Southern Association Baseball. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
Specific
  1. ↑ "Coaker Triplett Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Red Evans Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Babe Young Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Greek George Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Emil Mailho Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Lester Burge Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Roy Schalk Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ed Sauer Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Pete Gray Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Ted Cieslak Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Cliff Dapper Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Chuck Workman Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Carl Sawatski Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Bob Schultz Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Halbert Simpson Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Ellis Clary Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Jack Harshman Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Bob Lennon Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Ed White Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Gene Lary Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Gene Lary Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
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