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<strong><span class="subhead">Dustin Pedroia, Boston</span></strong></p><p>•<strong>Why he won:</strong> Pedroia, 25, led the American League in runs, hits and doubles while finishing second in batting average and fourth in total bases. He was the AL’s starting second baseman in the All-Star Game and was previously honored as a Gold Glove winner for defensive excellence and with a Silver Slugger award as the top offensive player at his position. </p><p>•<strong>In his words:</strong> “I’m not the biggest guy in the world. I don’t have that many tools. If you look at me — if I’m walking down the street, you wouldn’t think I’m a baseball player. That’s the biggest thing that (helps) me to be a good player. I’ve had to deal with that my whole life. It’s been instilled in my mind that I have to overcome everything and prove people wrong. So far, I’ve done that.”</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">The voting</span></strong></p><p><span style="line-height:0"><br clear="all" /></span><table border="0" class="story-table">
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left"><strong>Player, Team</strong></td><td><strong>1st</strong></td><td><strong>2nd</strong></td><td><strong>3rd</strong></td><td><strong>4th</strong></td><td><strong>5th</strong></td><td><strong>6th</strong></td><td><strong>7th</strong></td><td><strong>8th</strong></td><td><strong>9th</strong></td><td><strong>10th</strong></td><td align="right"><strong>Total</strong></td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Dustin Pedroia, Boston</td><td>16</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td align="right">317</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Justin Morneau, Minnesota</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td align="right">257</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Kevin Youkilis, Boston</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>9</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td align="right">201</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Joe Mauer, Minnesota</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td align="right">188</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Carlos Quentin, Chicago</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td align="right">160</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Francisco Rodriguez, Los Angeles</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>—</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>—</td><td>2</td><td align="right">143</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Josh Hamilton, Texas</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td align="right">112</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Alex Rodriguez, New York</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td align="right">45</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Carlos Peña, Tampa Bay</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>2</td><td>—</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td align="right">44</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Grady Sizemore, Cleveland</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td align="right">42</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td align="right">38</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Cliff Lee, Cleveland</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td align="right">24</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Miguel Cabrera, Detroit</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td align="right">17</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Vladimir Guerrero, Los Angeles</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td align="right">16</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Jermaine Dye, Chicago</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>2</td><td>—</td><td>2</td><td align="right">14</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Aubrey Huff, Baltimore</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td align="right">12</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Milton Bradley, Texas</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td align="right">9</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Jason Bartlett, Tampa Bay</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td align="right">6</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Mike Mussina, New York</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td align="right">3</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Raul Ibañez, Seattle</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td align="right">1</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Ian Kinsler, Texas</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td align="right">1</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td align="right">1</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Mark Teixeira, Los Angeles</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td align="right">1</td></tr>
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The voting panel consists of two BBWAA members from each of the 14 chapters in American League cities. Players receive 14 points for a first-place vote, nine for a second-place vote and eight for a third-place vote, etc., down to one point for a 10th-place vote. Balloting is conducted prior to postseason play.</p><p></div>
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