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LOMBARDI MOST VALUABLE NEW YORK N Y Nov 1 Ernie Lom ¬ bard Cincinnatis hardhitting catcher was voted the National Leagues most valuable player award for 1938 by a committee of the Baseball Writers Association of America AmericaLombard Lombard picked first on ten of the twen ¬ tyfour ballots polled 229 points out of a possible perfect 336 It gave him an edge of 63 points over Bill Lee star Cub hurler Arky vaughan Pirate shortstop was third and Mel Ott of the Giants fourth
