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
Position	Indicates the player's primary position

Winners

Year	Winner	Team	Organization	Position	Ref
1937	Triplett, CoakerCoaker Triplett	Memphis Chicks	Unaffiliated	Outfielder	[1]
1938	Evans, RedRed Evans	New Orleans Pelicans	Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	[2]
1939	Young, BabeBabe Young	Knoxville Smokies	Pittsburgh Pirates	First baseman	[3]
1940	George, GreekGreek George*	Nashville Vols	Brooklyn Dodgers	Catcher	[4]
1940	Mailho, EmilEmil Mailho*	Atlanta Crackers	Unaffiliated	Outfielder	[5]
1941	Burge, LesLes Burge	Atlanta Crackers	Pittsburgh Pirates	First baseman	[6]
1942	Schalk, RoyRoy Schalk	Little Rock Travelers	Unaffiliated	Second baseman	[7]
1943	Sauer, EdEd Sauer	Nashville Vols	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	[8]
1944	Gray, PetePete Gray	Memphis Chicks	St. Louis Browns	Outfielder	[9]
1945	Cieslak, TedTed Cieslak (1)	Atlanta Crackers	Unaffiliated	Third baseman	[10]
1946	Cieslak, TedTed Cieslak (2)	Atlanta Crackers	Unaffiliated	Third baseman	[10]
1947	Dapper, CliffCliff Dapper	Mobile Bears	Brooklyn Dodgers	Catcher	[11]
1948	Workman, ChuckChuck Workman	Nashville Vols	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	[12]
1949	Sawatski, CarlCarl Sawatski	Nashville Vols	Chicago Cubs	Catcher	[13]
1950	Schultz, BobBob Schultz	Nashville Vols	Chicago Cubs	Pitcher	[14]
1951	Halbert Simpson	Little Rock Travelers	Detroit Tigers	Outfielder	[15]
1952	Clary, EllisEllis Clary	Chattanooga Lookouts	Washington Senators	Second baseman	[16]
1953	Harshman, JackJack Harshman	Nashville Vols	New York Giants	Pitcher	[17]
1954	Lennon, BobBob Lennon	Nashville Vols	New York Giants	Outfielder	[18]
1955	White, EdEd White	Memphis Chicks	Chicago White Sox	Outfielder	[19]
1956	Gene Lary	Mobile Bears	Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	[20]
1957	Palys, StanStan 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. "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.