That walkout lasted two weeks before writers voted to accept essentially the same terms they had rejected earlier.
Two writers in each of the 14 American League cities vote on the award, picking first, second and third place.
To get you in the mood, here's how our writers voted for places 50 to 11.
When that car knocked him down and he got a broken leg, the writers voted the driver man of the year!
No writer I know has ever voted that way.
It is believed that at least five or six writers will vote against Taylor.
The writers do not vote on managers, executives or umpires.
"The writers voted on these players for 15 years and they weren't elected," Morgan said.
Though not all writers voted in every poll, each would give their opinion of the ten best teams.
Prior to 1970, writers only voted for the best pitcher and used a formula of one point per vote.