B2 ‘ CASTLEGAR News, November 26, 1900, ae ', Top award’ goes — to. Mike “NEW: YORK (AP) .— Mike Schmidt, power-hitting third baseman for ‘the World Schmidt strength of his remarkable .890" average, Schmidt’ slugged his way to the Series Phillies, was named the Na- tional League's Most Valu- able Player today in the unanimous vote of the Base- ball Writers’ Association of America. . Schmidt collected all 24 first-place votes" from a BBWA committee comprised of two writers from each Na- tional League city. Gary Carter of Montreal, Expos and-Jose Cruz-of Houston Astros fisiished second and ‘third, respectively, and were the only other players named on all 24 ballots. Schmidt joined Orlando Cepeda, the winner in 1967 for St. Louis Cardinals, as the only unanimous league MVP in history. . Schmidt is the third Philadelphia Phillies player to win the award, and the first in 80 years. Jim Kon- stanty won in 160 and Chuck Klein in 1932. Unlike George Brett, who won the American League MVP award. - last week primarily’ on the League award. LED LEAGUE His batted only .286, but his 48 homers, 121 runs batted in and .624 slugging percentage each led the. ledgue. The No. 2 slugger in the NL, Jack Clark of San Francisca Giants, had a slug: ging average 107 percentage points lower than Schmidt's. ‘The 48 homers by - Schmidt were a major-league . record for a third baseman, breaking the previous mark of 47 by Eddie Mathews. The 31-year-old slugger * also was the NVP of the World Series, in which the’ Phillies beat Kansas City Royals in six games. The regular-season MVP ballot- ing is done before the play- offs. Schmidt amassed 896 points with his 24 first-place . votes, each of which was worth 14 points. A second- place vote was worth nine, third eight, etc, Carter got 198 points to finish second. and Cruz 166 - for-third. Skalbania’s efforts nee hit snag SEATTLE (AP) — Nel- son Skalbania's efforts to buy Seattle Mariners of the Am- erican League are apparently stalled. ; Sources close to Skal- bania, a Vancouver million- aire entrepreneur, had. indi- at Dallas franchise, for $12.25 ‘million from a group of five origial owners, including entertain- er Danny Kaye. MacPhail said there was a possibility the American League expansion committee could meet Skalbania and his in Dallas. cated they to have the matter cleared up by the end of. baseball's winter meetings in Dallas, Dec. 8-18. Skalbania has said he thought the deal was shout * sealed. But league _ Lee MacPhail said ee there was no chance df Rie being sealed at the mgetiggs.,- “It definitely will “not: gome up at the winter megt- ; ings,” Macphail said in a tel- éplione interview: from his New * York oy 1 “There's no chance: “thou rien be ‘tolo to buy Chicago rtolo uy Chicage fed Sox. (At that time, Skalbania ~ " But he emphasised noth- - ing concrete could come from such a session, g Skalbania went to Chi- cago late in October when the American League owners ‘turned down art offer from a dp headed by Edward told;MacPhail he would sub- -mit a formal presentation :te the league for his pure attempt, but the league-hae office. \ 4 “ahs ees anything in put on the winter FRED, Hatt uythe Ie Teague requires at agenda at this timd, “We have never, been asked to put it on the agenda’ and we have not received any information necessary for us to study before voting for approval.” ~ Skalbania is trying to buy the Mariners, a four-year three weeks to review a pe ase proposal before vot- nm approval. This means that even if Skalbania did come up with a definite deal immediately, it would be too late to include it on the winter meeting sched- ule. Sports in brief —— TOMMY DAVIS SIGNS SEATTLE (AP) — Tom- Forest defeated Valencia of Spain 2-1 Tuesday, in the first my Davis, 41, a_ two-tii National League batting champion with Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1960s, was named Tuesday to Seattle Mariners’ coaching staff. He was a Dodger team-mate of Maury Wills, the Mariners manager, and was an instruc- tor in the California Angels farm system last season. He led the National League with a .346 batting average in 1962 and a .326 mark in 1963. ENGLAND WINS - NOTTINGHAM, ENG- LAND (AP) — Nottingham leg of the 0 Super Cup svecer competition. The second leg will be played in Spain on Dec. 17. 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