Mets reliever Jesse Orosco garners four votes for the National League Most Valuable Player Award, ending a six-year drought in which not one player on the team received a single vote for the honor

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Mets reliever Jesse Orosco garners four votes for the National League Most Valuable Player Award, ending a six-year drought in which not one player on the team received a single vote for the honor. The last time a writer cast an MVP vote for a New York National Leaguer was on the 1976 ballot when the writers gave Tom Seaver was given consideration.

Dale Murphy wins consecutiveĀ MVP Awards

Dale Murphy wins consecutiveĀ MVP Awards

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1983Ā ā€“Ā Atlanta BravesĀ outfielderĀ Dale Murphy, who hit .302 with 36 home runs, 121 RBI and 30 stolen bases in theĀ National League, joinsĀ Ernie Banks,Ā Joe MorganĀ andĀ Mike SchmidtĀ as one of the players who has won theĀ MVP AwardĀ in consecutive years. Murphy receives 21 of the 24 first-place votes cast.