This day in Yankees baseball - Nov 27th

[Gehrig]

(1947) Triple Crown winner Ted Williams (.343, 32,162) is edged out by the Yankee Clipper Joe DiMaggio (.315, 20, 97) for the AL MVP by one point.

[Sixty one]

If I'm not mistaken, Joe D. won because Williams was hated by the press because he wasn't very cooperative with them and because Joe helped the yankees win another pennant!:lol: :lol: :lol: :NY: :NY: :NY:

[Gehrig]

And becuase Joe was a Yankee and Ted was a Red Sox... :lol:

[penguin4]

Originally posted by Gehrig
And becuase Joe was a Yankee and Ted was a Red Sox... :lol:
Although today, such a characteristic would work against him...:(

[Sixty one]

Just think of what talk radio and the general media would do today if this had happened. Yes, Joe being a Yankee did help, but Ted was hated by the press and this hatred didn't end for a long time!:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Jersey Yankee]

Sixty one, could you expand on this a little? I've heard some people (usually Yankee haters) who say that Joe won this and the 41 MVP because he was a Yankee, not because of his great skills.