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Close Calls
Closest finishes in MVP voting by the BBWAA (since 1931)
Year	League	Winner	Runner-up	Voting	Margin
1979	NL	Keith Hernandez*	Willie Stargell*	216-216	0
1947	AL	Joe DiMaggio	Ted Williams	202-201	1
1944	NL	Marty Marion	Bill Nicholson	190-189	1
1937	NL	Joe Medwick	Gabby Hartnett	70-68	2
1934	AL	Mickey Cochrane	Charlie Gehringer	67-65	2
1996	AL	Juan Gonzalez	Alex Rodriguez	290-287	3
1960	AL	Roger Maris	Mickey Mantle	225-222	3
1944	AL	Hal Newhouser	Dizzy Trout	236-232	4
1961	AL	Roger Maris	Mickey Mantle	202-198	4
1937	AL	Charlie Gehringer	Joe DiMaggio	78-74	4
1955	NL	Roy Campanella	Duke Snider	226-221	5
1962	NL	Maury Wills	Willie Mays	209-202	7
1936	NL	Carl Hubbell	Dizzy Dean	60-53	7
1995	AL	Mo Vaughn	Albert Belle	308-300	8
2001	AL	Ichiro Suzuki	Jason Giambi	289-281	8
1936	AL	Lou Gehrig	Luke Appling	73-65	8
1957	NL	Hank Aaron	Stan Musial	239-230	9
Note: Keith Hernandez and Willie Stargell shared NL MVP honors in 1979.

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