Despite a disappointing fifth place finish, two San Francisco veterans were the best in the league at their respective positions. Willie McCovey received the league's Most Valuable Player Award. The Giants big first baseman, also known as "Big Stretch," had a very large season, hitting at .318 with 50 roundtrippers and 151 RBI. In drawing 102 free passes, McCovey reached base at a .429 clip.
Atlanta Braves' outfielder Hank Aaron finished a distant second with a very fine year in every respect. The slugger hit .293, smacked 40 homeruns and drove in 102 runs.
McCovey's teammate, Juan Marichal, garnered the Cy Young Award in a close contest with Los Angeles fireballer Bill Singer. The ace by the bay won 23 and lost just 6 times while posting a miniscule 1.60 ERA in 286 innings. In 36 starts, the "Dominican Dandy" finished 21 of those games and shutout the opponent 10 times.
Singer was also splendid, winning a like number of games against 9 losses with a 2.03 ERA and played an instrumental role in the Dodgers' Western Division championship.
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