The list: Okie MVPs
Stillwater 's Matt Holliday , second in National League hitting and third in RBIs, is a contender for the MVP award, especially if his Colorado Rockies make a late-season push.
Oklahomans have won eight MVP awards; the best seasons, in order, courtesy of historian Gary Sloan:
1. Mickey Mantle 1956 : Triple Crown winner. No AL player came within 20 homers of Mantle's 52.
2. Johnny Bench 1970: M...
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