1997 Central League Most Valuable Player Award
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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