Chalmers Award
10-28-2014 / By:
There have been three different "most valuable player" awards in baseball since 1911. The Chalmers Award was the first of those three and it was presented by between 1911 and 1914 by Chalmers Automotive — a Detroit based automobile company. By 1915 the Chalmers Award was no longer considered popular. Rumors about possible cheating and the inability for any player to win more than once were factors which led to its demise.
National League
Year | Player | Pos | HR | RBI | Avg |
1911 | Wildfire Schulte, Ch | OF | 21 | 121 | .300 |
1912 | Larry Doyle, NY | 2B | 10 | 90 | .330 |
1913 | Jake Daubert, Bklyn | 1B | 2 | 52 | .350 |
1914 | Johnny Evers, Bos | 2B | 1 | 40 | .279 |
American League
Year | Player | Pos | HR | RBI | Avg |
1911 | Ty Cobb, Det | OF | 8 | 144 | .420 |
1912 | Tris Speaker, Bos | OF | 10 | 98 | .383 |
1913 | Walter Johnson, Wash | P | - | - | - |
1914 | Eddie Collins, Phi | 2B | 2 | 85 | .344 |