Jose Lombana of the Cleveland Indians proved that you can step out of the shadows and onto the stage if you’ve got the talent and the drive to hone your skills. Hard work, long hours and a tireless resolve paid off for him today in the form of the American League Most Valuable Player Award.
Lombana hit for a .355 average while collecting 229 hits, 55 doubles, 5 triples, 9 home runs, 101 RBIs and scoring 95 times.
He received 18 first place votes out of a possible 30. Rick Barnes of the Houston Astros finished second in voting with 4 first place votes, while C.J. Simoes of the Houston Astros finished third.
Player – Team – First Place – Total Points
Jose Lombana – Cleveland Indians – 18 – 314
Rick Barnes – Houston Astros – 4 – 271
C.J. Simoes – Houston Astros – 0 – 194
Josh Hofmann – Los Angeles Angels – 3 – 170
Matt Slay – Cleveland Indians – 3 – 162
Jason Christ – Toronto Blue Jays – 0 – 122
Allen McQuiston – New York Yankees – 0 – 109
Chris Flores – New York Yankees – 2 – 107
Gerolamo Taschini – Houston Astros – 0 – 63
Matt Gilman – Baltimore Orioles – 0 – 51
Juan Ortiz – Cleveland Indians – 0 – 36
Chris Howell – Toronto Blue Jays – 0 – 35
Javier Covarrubias – Houston Astros – 0 – 28
Hadde Theunis – Baltimore Orioles – 0 – 28
Carlos Moyano – Cleveland Indians – 0 – 17
Ryan Bryan – Baltimore Orioles – 0 – 13
Nick Elsner – New York Yankees – 0 – 8
Bill Herrema – Houston Astros – 0 – 8
Edwin Morel – Toronto Blue Jays – 0 – 6
Jose Salvador – New York Yankees – 0 – 6
Justin Welsh – Boston Red Sox – 0 – 5
Logan Lowe – Baltimore Orioles – 0 – 4
Paul Welt – Houston Astros – 0 – 4
Jorge Cruz – New York Yankees – 0 – 3
John O’Connor – Toronto Blue Jays – 0 – 3