![]() ![]() It is the 13 th time a Giants player has been honored and the first since Barry Bonds won for a seventh time in 2004. Catchers have also won MVP Awards eight times in the American League, most recently by another batting champion, Joe Mauer, in 2009. The other winning catchers were Lombardi in 1938 and Gabby Hartnett in 1935. Roy Campanella was a three-time winner (1951, ’53 and ’55) and Johnny Bench won twice (1970 and ’72). The election marked the eighth time a catcher has won in the NL. Rounding out the top 10 were San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley (.286, 31 HR, 115 RBI), New York Mets third baseman David Wright (.306, 21 HR, 93 RBI), Washington Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche (.271, 33 HR, 100 RBI), Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel (3-1, 1.01 ERA, 42 SV), Brewers third baseman Aramis Ramirez (.300, 27 HR,105 RBI) and Cincinnati Reds right fielder Jay Bruce (.252, 34 HR, 99 RBI). Posey, Braun and McCutchen were the only players named on every ballot. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina (.315, 22 HR, 76 RBI), who totaled 241 points and finished fourth overall, behind Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen (.327, 31 HR, 96 RBI, 194 H), who had 245 points. The other two-first place votes went to St. Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun (.319, 41 HR, 112 RBI, 105 R), the 2011 winner, received three first-place votes and was the runner-up with 285 points. Posey, who missed most of the 2011 season due to a fractured bone and torn ligaments in his left ankle as the result of a collision at the plate May 25, drove in 103 runs, hit 24 home runs and caught Matt Cain’s perfect game June 13 in his MVP season. 336 average, joining two-time winner Ernie Lombardi as the only catchers in the league’s history to win batting titles. Posey was declared the NL batting champion with a. Posey, 25, was listed first on 27 ballots, second on four and third on one of the 32 ballots submitted by two writers representing each league city to score 422 points, based on a tabulation system rewarding 14 points for first place, nine for second, eight for third and on down to one for 10 th. ![]() San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey, who came back from a devastating injury in 2011 to help his team win the National League West title this season, was elected the league’s Most Valuable Player in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America that was announced on the MLB Network. ![]()
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