In 1967, Elston Howard hit .178/.233/.244. That was a 42 OPS+. It made him worth roughly 1.3 wins LESS than a replacement player.
Somehow, he got an MVP vote.
Yes, it was a down-ballot vote ... still, I've spent so much time wondering about it. How did it happen? What in the world could that voter have been thinking?
Well, here is the story of how it happe…