"2005 - Albert Pujols wins the MVP Award in the National League beating out Braves outfielder Andruw Jones. Pujols hit .330 with 41 home runs and 117 RBI and received 18 of 31 first-place votes. Jones hit .263 with a league best 51 home runs and 128 RBI. He also won his eighth consecutive Gold Glove as the Braves won their 14th straight division title."
"1886 - The Cincinnati Red Stockings trade catcher Jack Boyle and $400 to the St. Louis Browns for outfielder Hugh Nicol. The deal is the first trade ever in the major leagues. 1961 - Roger Maris is named MVP of the American League for the second straight year. Maris broke Babe Ruth's single-season home run record with 61 and edged out teammate Mickey Mantle for the award."
"1978 - Dave Parker takes home the MVP Award in the National League after hitting a league-best .334 with 30 home runs and 117 RBI. 1983 - Cal Ripken Jr. is MVP in the American League after leading the league in hits and runs scored. He is the first player to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in back-to-back seasons."
Major League Baseball milestones from 1886 through 2012 include award winners, record seasons, and the first recorded major-league trade. In 1886 the Cincinnati Red Stockings traded catcher Jack Boyle and $400 to the St. Louis Browns for outfielder Hugh Nicol, the first major-league trade. Roger Maris hit 61 homers in 1961 and won a second straight AL MVP. Carl Yastrzemski won the 1967 AL MVP and the Triple Crown, the last Triple Crown in the 20th century. Dave Parker won the 1978 NL MVP. Cal Ripken Jr. won the 1983 AL MVP and became the first player to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in consecutive seasons. Bret Saberhagen became a two-time AL Cy Young winner in 1989. Roger Clemens won his sixth Cy Young in 2001. Barry Bonds won his seventh MVP in 2004. Albert Pujols won the 2005 NL MVP. Miguel Cabrera won the 2012 AL MVP and the first Triple Crown in 45 years.
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