By the Second World War, the Sporting News (formerly TSN, now SN), had been giving Player of the Year and Manager of the Year awards since 1936, and an annual Most Valuable Player Award since 1929 [REF].
Hal Newhouser (W-L: 26-9, ERA: 1.94, Ks: 275) could have narrowly won the award or tied with Bob Feller (W-L: 26-15, ERA: 2.18, Ks: 348) for a third time in 1946 based upon his statistics [REF].