Overview
- Murphy captured 27 of 30 first-place votes to win the NL honor over Cincinnati’s Terry Francona and Philadelphia’s Rob Thomson.
- Vogt topped Toronto’s John Schneider and Seattle’s Dan Wilson in the AL voting to secure a second straight award.
- Both managers joined Bobby Cox and Kevin Cash as the only back-to-back winners and became the first to do so within their first two MLB seasons.
- Milwaukee posted an MLB-best and franchise-record 97-65 season, while Cleveland overcame a 15.5-game deficit to win the AL Central, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
- Awards week continues with Cy Young winners set for Wednesday and MVP announcements on Thursday.