Briefly Valuable Mets (A Quiz)

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As you no doubt know, no Met has ever won the National League MVP award. But 42 different Mets have been named on National League MVP ballots over the years (though 2013 wasn't one of those years). Of those 42, 18 made multiple appearances in their Mets careers, while 24 showed up in the voting exactly once.

Please identify, one guess at a time, the 24 Mets who received MVP votes in only one Met season.

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[Ceetar]

Carlos Delgado

[G-Fafif]

Ceetar wrote: Carlos Delgado

Carlos Delgado's on the repeaters' list, having garnered support in 2006 and 2008.

[Guest sharpie]

lance johnson

[G-Fafif]

sharpie wrote: lance johnson

Indeed, 1996, 7 points, good for an 18th-place tie.

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[Edgy MD]

Donn Clendenon, 1970.

[Ceetar]

Al Leiter

[Edgy MD]

Tommy Davis, 1967

[G-Fafif]

Ceetar wrote: Al Leiter

No MVP votes for Senator Al. Or senate votes.

[G-Fafif]

Edgy MD wrote: Donn Clendenon, 1970.

Yup. 26 points, 13th place.

EdgyMD wrote: Tommy Davis, 1967

More yup. 3 points, a 26th-place tie.

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[Fman99]

Bernard Gilkey?

[stevejrogers]

Bobby Ojeda

[Ceetar]

John Olerud, or his tree.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Frank Viola.

[Edgy MD]

Ron Hunt, 1964.

[G-Fafif]

Bernard Gilkey?

Gilkey as charged. 13th place, 14 points in 1996.

Bobby Ojeda

O yes. 2 points for a 21st-place tie in 1986.

John Olerud, or his tree.

John could see for miles and miles in 1998 when he placed 12th with 38 points.

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20. John Olerud
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Overly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2)

Not valuable: Al Leiter

[G-Fafif]

Frank Viola.

Good but ineffective guess.

Ron Hunt, 1964.

The first and only. One point earned Ron a 25th-place tie with Barney Schultz.


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2. Tommy Davis
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19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
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Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank viola

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Dave Kingdom

[Edgy MD]

Len Dykstra, 1986.

[G-Fafif]

Dave Kingdom

The Kingdom of Dave was twice valuable.

Len Dykstra, 1986.

Nailsed it! 4 points, 19th-place tie with Fernando Valenzuela.

1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
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8. Lenny Dykstra
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19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
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Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2), Dave Kingman (2)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank Viola

[HahnSolo]

Todd Hundley

[HahnSolo]

Readily Available Dickey?

[G-Fafif]

Todd Hundley

Thus completes the 1996 Most Valuable Trilogy. Todd tied Lance for 18th with 7 points.

1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
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8. Lenny Dykstra
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18. Todd Hundley
19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
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Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2), Dave Kingman (2)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank Viola

[Edgy MD]

Jesse Orosco(n Pollo), 1983.

[G-Fafif]

Readily Available Dickey?

It was Rather Appropriate that Dickey received 16 points in 2012, tying him with Joey Votto for 14th place.

1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
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8. Lenny Dykstra
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18. Todd Hundley
19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
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Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2), Dave Kingman (2)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank Viola

[G-Fafif]

Jesse Orosco(n Pollo), 1983.

Yesse to Jesse, who broke a long, valueless dry spell among Mets, receiving the first points awarded any Met who finished a season as a Met since 1976: 14 for 17th place.

1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
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7. Bobby Ojeda
8. Lenny Dykstra
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18. Todd Hundley
19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
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Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2), Dave Kingman (2)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank Viola

[HahnSolo]

David Cone, 1988?

[Edgy MD]

(Don't You Forget About) Cleon Jones, 1969.

[G-Fafif]

David Cone, 1988?

No question about Cone, whose 37 points placed him 10th.

(Don't You Forget About) Cleon Jones, 1969.

7th place, 82 points for the .340 hitter.

1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
3. Cleon Jones
4. Donn Clendenon
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6. Jesse Orosco
7. Bobby Ojeda
8. Lenny Dykstra
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13. David Cone
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18. Todd Hundley
19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
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24. R.A. Dickey

Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2), Dave Kingman (2)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank Viola

[RealityChuck]

Felix Millan