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Article: Barry Bonds awarded sixth MVP; dedicates honor to his late father.(Sports)(Most Valuable Player Award)(Brief Article)
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- Jet
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- December 8, 2003
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Barry Bonds just keeps knocking on history's door--until it opens.
The San Francisco Giants left fielder recently won a record sixth National League MVP award, and he became the first player to receive the honor in three straight seasons. Bonds, who remain the only player to win an MVP award more than three times, received 28 of 32 first-place votes and 426 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
At 39 years, 3 1/2 months, Bonds is the second-oldest MVP, trailing Pittsburgh's Willie Stargell, who was a few months older when he tied for the award in 1979.
The Giants slugger had a difficult season in which his ...