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Pollet Scores AL Best Hurler Honors Wednesday, October 20th , 1954 What does it take to win the Most Valuable Pitcher Award? Just ask Howie Pollet of the Boston Red Sox -- the latest AL Most Valuable Pitcher Award winner. "My dad always told me to dream big and dream always," he said. "It's not like I shoot for the Most Valuable Pitcher Award," he said. "I have big aspirations for what I want to do in this game and what I want to achieve in a long career." The Red Sox pitching ace made some of his dreams come true this year, winning 15 games and losing only 9. In 31 starts, Pollet registered a 2.16 ERA and limited other clubs to a .239 batting average. He fanned 85 in 242 innings and issued 82 walks. He received 11 first place votes out of a possible 16. Duane Pillette of the New York Yankees finished second in voting with 5 first place votes, while Jack Harshman of the New York Yankees finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Howie Pollet - Boston Red Sox - 11 - 96 Duane Pillette - New York Yankees - 5 - 79 Jack Harshman - New York Yankees - 0 - 46 Hal Brown - Chicago White Sox - 0 - 25 Bob Grim - New York Yankees - 0 - 11 Allie Reynolds - New York Yankees - 0 - 6 Chuck Stobbs - Chicago White Sox - 0 - 5 Bob Turley - Boston Red Sox - 0 - 2 Curt Simmons - New York Yankees - 0 - 1 Jim Wilson - Cleveland Indians - 0 - 1 |
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