The Most Valuable Player Award has a history that dates back to 1911 when it was known as the Chalmers Award after an automobile manufacturer. Thankfully, not the Yugo Award. After 1914, Chalmers discontinued the award and the honors sat vacant until 1922 when League Awards were introduced.
League Awards were a bit more stable than Chalmers and survived until 1929. After a one-year hiatus, the award surfaced again with its current banner – Baseball Writer’s Association of America Most Valuable Player and the format is simple. A ballot is issued and a writer simply selects up to ten players and points are assigned based on where one pops up on the ballot.