when was mlb mvp award created

Frankie Frisch won the MVP award in 1931.

Interpreted as:
When was MLB mvp award in a regular season by a player created?
NAME MVP SEASON TM G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS WRC WRAA WOBA WRC+ BRAA
1 Frankie Frisch
F. Frisch
1
1931
SLN SLN
131
518
96
161
24
4
4
82
45
2
13
28
570
205
32
5
.311
.368
.396
.764
79
8
.357
106
4.5
2 Lefty Grove
L. Grove
1
1931
PHA PHA
41
115
8
23
3
0
0
12
3
0
48
0
0
122
26
3
4
.200
.220
.226
.446
3
-12.6
.210
14
-14.1
3 Jimmie Foxx
J. Foxx
1
1932
PHA PHA
154
585
151
213
33
9
58
169
116
0
96
3
7
701
438
100
0
.364
.469
.749
1.218
193
105.6
.522
198
95.8
4 Chuck Klein
C. Klein
1
1932
PHN PHN
154
650
152
226
50
15
38
137
60
1
49
20
711
420
103
0
.348
.404
.646
1.050
159
69.9
.457
163
57.1
5 Jimmie Foxx
J. Foxx
1
1933
PHA PHA
149
573
125
204
37
9
48
163
96
1
93
2
2
670
403
94
0
.356
.449
.703
1.153
170
92.1
.510
189
79.8
6 Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
1
1933
NYG NYG
45
109
6
20
2
1
1
12
2
0
18
0
116
27
4
5
2
.183
.198
.248
.446
2
-11
.206
23
-10.2
7 Mickey Cochrane
M. Cochrane
1
1934
DET DET
129
437
74
140
32
1
2
75
78
4
26
8
4
524
180
35
5
.320
.428
.412
.840
89
23.6
.397
124
17.4
8 Dizzy Dean
D. Dean
1
1934
SLN SLN
51
118
15
29
3
1
2
9
1
0
15
1
126
40
6
7
5
.246
.252
.339
.591
8
-7.6
.268
49
-8.3
9 Hank Greenberg
H. Greenberg
1
1935
DET DET
152
619
120
203
46
16
36
168
87
0
91
4
3
710
389
98
4
.328
.411
.628
1.039
155
66.7
.457
158
56.8
10 Gabby Hartnett
G. Hartnett
1
1935
CHC CHC
116
413
67
142
32
6
13
91
41
1
46
1
461
225
51
6
13
.344
.404
.545
.949
90
32
.427
154
32
11 Lou Gehrig
L. Gehrig
1
1936
NYY NYY
155
579
167
205
37
7
49
152
130
7
46
3
4
719
403
93
3
.354
.478
.696
1.174
192
97.6
.512
178
85.8
12 Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
1
1936
NYG NYG
42
110
9
25
1
0
0
8
3
0
14
0
123
26
1
10
1
.227
.248
.236
.484
4
-12.2
.230
27
-11.5
13 Charlie Gehringer
C. Gehringer
1
1937
DET DET
144
564
133
209
40
1
14
96
90
1
25
11
4
660
293
55
5
.371
.458
.520
.978
139
56.2
.448
145
42.8
14 Joe Medwick
J. Medwick
1
1937
SLN SLN
156
633
111
237
56
10
31
154
41
2
50
4
677
406
97
1
11
.374
.414
.641
1.056
153
68
.467
180
67.4
15 Jimmie Foxx
J. Foxx
1
1938
BSA BSA
149
565
139
197
33
9
50
175
119
0
76
5
4
685
398
92
1
.349
.462
.704
1.166
178
91.7
.508
173
74.2
16 Ernie Lombardi
E. Lombardi
1
1938
CIN CIN
129
489
60
167
30
1
19
95
40
0
14
0
529
256
50
0
30
.342
.391
.524
.915
97
30.4
.414
153
34.4
17 Joe DiMaggio
J. DiMaggio
1
1939
NYY NYY
120
462
108
176
32
6
30
126
52
4
20
3
0
524
310
68
6
11
.381
.448
.671
1.119
129
64
.495
180
58.5
18 Bucky Walters
B. Walters
1
1939
CIN CIN
40
120
16
39
8
1
1
16
5
1
12
1
131
52
10
5
2
.325
.357
.433
.790
18
2
.363
114
2.2
19 Hank Greenberg
H. Greenberg
1
1940
DET DET
148
573
129
195
50
8
41
150
93
1
75
6
3
670
384
99
3
15
.340
.433
.670
1.103
160
78.8
.482
168
62.8
20 Frank McCormick
F. McCormick
1
1940
CIN CIN
155
618
93
191
44
3
19
127
52
5
26
2
676
298
66
1
23
.309
.367
.482
.850
108
26.9
.384
134
28.1
21 Dolph Camilli
D. Camilli
1
1941
BKN BKN
149
529
92
151
29
6
34
120
104
4
115
3
641
294
69
4
5
.285
.407
.556
.962
125
50.8
.437
165
48.9
22 Joe DiMaggio
J. DiMaggio
1
1941
NYY NYY
139
541
122
193
43
11
30
125
76
4
13
4
2
621
348
84
0
6
.357
.440
.643
1.083
144
72.3
.486
181
66.6
23 Mort Cooper
M. Cooper
1
1942
SLN SLN
37
103
6
19
1
0
0
7
3
0
21
0
113
20
1
7
0
.184
.208
.194
.402
2
-10.4
.194
11
-11
24 Joe Gordon
J. Gordon
1
1942
NYY NYY
147
538
88
173
29
4
18
103
79
1
95
12
6
625
264
51
7
22
.322
.409
.491
.900
111
44.7
.423
152
38.4
25 Spud Chandler
S. Chandler
1
1943
NYY NYY
30
97
9
25
5
0
2
7
1
3
22
0
0
104
36
7
3
4
.258
.287
.371
.658
10
-0.6
.314
89
-1.2

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SO

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STL STL
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Tue
5/6
PIT PIT
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STL Cardinals

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Mets Mets
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Phillies Phillies
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NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
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Reds Reds
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Dodgers Dodgers
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TOR TOR
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DET DET
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CHC CHC
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SDP SDP
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