1997 Central League Most Valuable Player Award

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The 1997 Central League Most Valuable Player Award went to Yakult Swallows catcher Atsuya Furuta, who won the Gold Glove and led the Swallows as they won the Central League Championship.

Voting Results[edit]

Finish Name Team Position 1st Place Votes 2nd Place Votes 3rd Place Votes Points
1 Atsuya Furuta Yakult Swallows Catcher 138 27 5 751
2 Dwayne Hosey Yakult Swallows Outfielder 26 102 64 460
3 Kazuhiro Sasaki Yokohama Bay Stars Pitcher 12 21 47 170
4 Kazuya Tabata Yakult Swallows Pitcher 1 8 39 68
5 Tomohito Ito Yakult Swallows Pitcher 1 3 9 23
6 Hideki Matsui Yomiuri Giants Outfielder 2 0 10 20
7 Masato Yoshii Yakult Swallows Outfielder 0 4 3 15
8 Yutaka Ono Hiroshima Toyo Carp 1st Baseman 1 2 2 13
9 Kazuhisa Ishii Yakult Swallows Pitcher 1 1 4 12
10 Masahiro Yamamoto Chunichi Dragons Pitcher 0 2 4 10
11 Dong-yeol Sun Chunichi Dragons Pitcher 0 1 1 4
12 Bobby Rose Yokohama Bay Stars 2nd Baseman 0 0 1 1
Takanori Suzuki Yokohama Bay Stars Outfielder 0 0 1 1
Luis Lopez Hiroshima Toyo Carp 1st Baseman 0 0 1 1


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