Red Sox MVPs through the years

Mo Vaughn, 1995 'The Hit Dog' emerged as one baseball's elite power hitters at age 27, batting .300 with 39 homers, 126 RBIs, and a .963 OPS while leading the Red Sox to an unexpected AL East title. The charismatic Vaughn was a somewhat surprising selection over surly Cleveland star Albert Belle, who batted .317 with 50 homers, 52 doubles, and a 1.091 OPS while finishing second in the voting.

Mo Vaughn, 1995



"The Hit Dog" emerged as one baseball's elite power hitters at age 27, batting .300 with 39 homers, 126 RBIs, and a .963 OPS while leading the Red Sox to an unexpected AL East title. The charismatic Vaughn was a somewhat surprising selection over surly Cleveland star Albert Belle, who batted .317 with 50 homers, 52 doubles, and a 1.091 OPS while finishing second in the voting.
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