When it comes to the best, the St. Louis Cardinals have had the most — MVPs, that is. Starting with Rogers Hornsby in 1925, 16 Redbirds have won Most Valuable Player awards, which is four more than the Yankees, Dodgers and A’s — although the Yankees’ 12 winners combined for 21 overall awards compared to 20 for the Redbirds’ awardees.
Here’s a lineup of the Cardinals’ best-player winners:
Pitcher: Dizzy Dean 1934; Mort Cooper 1942; Bob Gibson 1968
Catcher: Bob O’Farrell 1926
First base: Jim Bottomley 1928; Stan Musial 1946; Orlando Cepeda 1967; Keith Hernandez 1979; Albert Pujols 2005, 08, 09
Second base: Rogers Hornsby 1924, Frankie Frisch 1931
Third base: Ken Boyer 1964; Joe Torre 1971
Shortstop: Marty Marion 1944
Left field: Joe Medwick, 1937
Center field: Willie McGee 1985
Right field: Stan Musial 1943, 48
Fair question: Did all these players deserve their MVPs?