Ryan Howard the first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies was named the MVP of the National League on Monday. Ryan Howard hit .313 with 58 home runs, 149 RBI and a 1.084 OPS. He is only the Fourth Phillies player to win the award.
The votes tallied as seen below
| Ryan Howard, Phillies | 20 | 12 | -- | 388 |
| Albert Pujols, Cardinals | 12 | 19 | 1 | 347 |
| Lance Berkman, Astros | -- | -- | 21 | 230 |
| Carlos Beltran, Mets | -- | 1 | 5 | 211 |
| Miguel Cabrera, Marlins | -- | -- | 2 | 170 |
| Alfonso Soriano, Nats | -- | -- | 1 | 106 |
| Jose Reyes, Mets | -- | -- | 1 | 98 |
| Chase Utley, Phillies | -- | -- | -- | 98 |
| David Wright, Mets | -- | -- | 1 | 70 |
| Trevor Hoffman, Padres | -- | -- | -- | 46 |