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Friday, November 19, 1999
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Texas catcher wins AL MVP award
Rodriguez takes honor in an upset
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Texas catcher Ivan Rodriguez won the American League's Most Valuable Player award in an upset yesterday, even though Boston pitcher Pedro Martinez had more first-place votes.
Rodriguez, who hit .332 with 35 homers and 113 RBI, finished with seven first-place votes and 252 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
"That's the dream of every player, to get this award," Rodriguez said.
Martinez, who won the AL Cy Young Award earlier this week after going 23-4 with a 2.07 ERA
It was the closest MVP vote since 1996, when Seattle's Alex Rodriguez lost 290-287 to Texas' Juan Gonzalez.
and 313 strikeouts, had eight first-place votes and 239 points.
Ivan Rodriguez became only the fourth MVP to win without getting the most first-place votes, joining Detroit's Hal Newhouser, who beat teammate Dizzy Trout 236-232 in 1944; the New York Yankees' Roger Maris, who beat teammate Mickey Mantle 225-222 in 1960; and Pittsburgh's Roberto Clemente, who beat Los Angeles' Sandy Koufax 218-205 in 1966.
Voters list their top 10, and Rodriguez won largely because he was listed on the ballots of all 28 voters while Martinez was not listed by two: George King of the New York Post and La Velle Neal of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
In 1947, Boston's Ted Williams lost the MVP to the Yankees' Joe DiMaggio 202-201 despite winning the Triple Crown because *Boston Globe* writer Mel Webb, who did not like the sometimes-surly Red Sox star, left Williams off his ballot.
Rodriguez received six seconds, seven thirds, five fifths, two sixths and one seventh, while Martinez got six seconds, four thirds, one fourth, two fifths, two sixths and three sevenths.
Cleveland's Manny Ramirez and Roberto Alomar tied for third with four first-place votes each and 226 points apiece.
Rangers designated hitter Rafael Palmeiro was fifth with four first-place votes and 193 points, and Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter was sixth with one first-place vote and 177 points. Boston shortstop Nomar Garciaparra was seventh
with 137 points.
First-place votes are worth 14 points, seconds are worth 9, thirds worth 8 and so on.
Rodriguez's batting average was the highest by an AL catcher since he VanVernou '14
Texas players have won the award in three of the past four years. Gonzalez, who was traded to Detroit earlier this month, won in 1996 and '98. The Rangers' only other winner was Jeff Burroughs in 1974.
Dickey hit .362 in 1936. Rodriguez also became the first AL catcher to hit .300 and reach 100 in runs (116) and RBI. He throw out 39 of 72 runners trying to steal (54 per cent.)
Ramirez's 165 RBI were the highest single-season total since Boston's Jimmy Foxx drove in 175 in 1938.
Former Dodger Scioscia new Angels manager
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — The Anaheim Angels, who went through a chaotic season that led to the resignations of their manager and general manager, hired former Dodgers catcher Mike Scioscia as their new field boss.
Scioscia, who turns 41 later this month, succeeds Terry Collins, who resigned Sept. 3 — four weeks before Basil Bavali stepped down as general manager.
"I've been working hard to get here, it's a big step in my life to get this opportunity." Scioscia said
yesterday. "We will do everything we can to make Anaheim a fun place this summer."
The Angels were the final big-league team without a manager before hiring Scioscia to his first major-league managerial job. He managed the Albuquerque Dukes of the Pacific Coast League, a Dodgers farm team, to a 65-74 record last season.
Bill Stoneman, hired Oct. 31 to succeed Bavasi, interviewed seven candidates. Scioscia and Joe Maddon, who served as interim manager after Collins resigned
were interviewed Nov. 9 during tne general managers meetings in Dana Point, Calif.
Others interviewed were former Kansas City Royals managers Bob Boone and Hal McRae, New York Yankees coach Chris Chambliss, Cleveland Indians minor-league manager Joel Skinner and Oakland Athletics coach Ken Macha.
"They were all very qualified people," Stoneman said. "I sought someone I thought would have the
ability to bring the club together. That was primary, someone who knew what it was like to be a team player, someone who would have a presence with the players, with the fans, with the organization."
After retiring as a player following the 1994 season, Sciosia was the Dodgers' minor league catching coordinator for two years and the team's bench coach for another two.
He resigned as manager of the Dukes on Sept. 20 — after the PCL season had ended — to pursue options with other major-league teams.
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