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
<table id="inlinetable" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="300"><tbody><tr style="background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" valign="top"><td>Ryan Howard, Phillies </td> <td> 20 </td> <td> 12 </td> <td> -- </td> <td> 388 </td> </tr> <tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" valign="top"> <td> Albert Pujols, Cardinals </td> <td> 12 </td> <td> 19 </td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 347 </td> </tr> <tr style="background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" valign="top"> <td> Lance Berkman, Astros </td> <td> -- </td> <td> -- </td> <td> 21 </td> <td> 230 </td> </tr> <tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" valign="top"> <td> Carlos Beltran, Mets </td> <td> -- </td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 5 </td> <td> 211 </td> </tr> <tr style="background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" valign="top"> <td> Miguel Cabrera, Marlins </td> <td> -- </td> <td> -- </td> <td> 2 </td> <td> 170 </td> </tr> <tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" valign="top"> <td> Alfonso Soriano, Nats </td> <td> -- </td> <td> -- </td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 106 </td> </tr> <tr style="background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" valign="top"> <td> Jose Reyes, Mets </td> <td> -- </td> <td> -- </td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 98 </td> </tr> <tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" valign="top"> <td> Chase Utley, Phillies </td> <td> -- </td> <td> -- </td> <td> -- </td> <td> 98 </td> </tr> <tr style="background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" valign="top"> <td> David Wright, Mets </td> <td> -- </td> <td> -- </td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 70 </td> </tr> <tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" valign="top"> <td> Trevor Hoffman, Padres </td> <td> -- </td> <td> -- </td> <td> -- </td> <td> 46</td></tr></tbody></table>