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In the game of baseball, both amateur and professional, it is tradition to annually recognize the one player in the league who has contributed the most to the success of the player's team.

In the United States, the awarding of the Most Valuable Player Award (or MVP) in Major League Baseball has changed hands several times but since the 1930s has been awarded by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

1 Chalmers Award (1911-1914)

The Chalmers Automobile Company awarded an automobile in 1910 to the batting average leader in each league. This led to a contoversy in the American League; Ty Cobb and Nap Lajoie entered the final day of the season neck-and-neck. St. Louis, playing Lajoie's Cleveland team, played their infield back, allowing Lajoie to beat out seven bunt singles in a doubleheader and win the title. In the ensuing debacle, Chalmers awarded automobiles to both players. (The question of who really won the batting title is still debated.)

For 1911, the Chalmers Company decided that batting average was too narrow a focus for an award. The Chalmers Award was the first attempt to recognize a player for overall contributions to his team's success — hence the designation Most Valuable rather than "player of the year", a distinction which remains today.

Year	American League	National League
1911	Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers, OF	Wildfire Schulte, Chicago Cubs, OF
19121912 is a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar) Events January 1 Establishment of Republic of China. January 6 New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U. January 17 British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott and a team of four begin the	Tris Speaker1911 American Tobacco Company baseball card (Gold Borders (T205). Tristram E. Speaker ( April 4, 1888 December 8, 1958) was a star player in Major League Baseball, and is generally regarded as the best defensive center fielder to ever play the game. Speak, Boston Red SoxThe Boston Red Sox is a Major League Baseball team located in Boston, Massachusetts. They are in the American League East Division. Founded 1893, as the Toledo, Ohio franchise in the minor Western League. Moved to Boston when that league became the Americ, OF	Larry Doyle1911 American Tobacco Company baseball card. Lawrence Joseph Doyle (born July 31, 1886 in Caseyville, IL, died March 1, 1974 in Saranac Lake, NY) was a baseball player for the New York Giants (1907-1916, 1918-1920), and the Chicago Cubs (1916-1917). The s, New York GiantsBaseball teams The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California. They are in the Western Division of the National League. Founded either 1879 or 1883. The Troy Haymakers (or sometimes Trojans) were expelled from, 2B
19131913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. click on link for calendar) Events January-March January 30 House of Lords rejects Irish Home Rule Bill February 1 New York City's Grand Central Station opens as the world's largest train station. February 3 Th	Walter JohnsonAmerican Tobacco Company baseball card (White Borders (T206)). Walter Perry Johnson ( November 6, 1887- December 10, 1946), American professional baseball pitcher. Born in Humboldt, Kansas, he was a farm boy who grew up to become one of Major League Baseb, Washington Senators, P	Jake Daubert, Brooklyn Dodgers, 1B
1914	Eddie Collins, Philadelphia Athletics, 2B	Johnny Evers, Boston Braves, 2B

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