Baseball History · On This Day On This Day: November 10 Posted on November 10, 2019 by Baseballia 1965 Willie Mays of the Giants, with 52HRs and 112 RBI, is named National League Most Valuable Player. Mays has 224 votes to 177 for Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers, who had a 2.04 ERA, won 26 games, and struck out 382.