Awards and Honors
- Most Valuable Player
- Hank Greenberg (AL) – OF, Detroit Tigers
- Frank McCormick (NL) – 1B, Cincinnati Reds
- The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
- Bob Feller – P, Cleveland Indians
- The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award
- Hank Greenberg (AL) – OF, Detroit Tigers
- Frank McCormick (NL) – 1B, Cincinnati Reds
- The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
- Bill McKechnie – Cincinnati Reds
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—Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.)