Tampa Sports History, 11/12/74

This week 35 years ago, a Tampa native and Chamberlain High School graduate earned one of the most prestigious awards in all of baseball. Steve Garvey of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who grew up playing youth baseball in Drew Park, became the National League's Most Valuable Player for his standout 1974 season.

To read more, check out the Tampa Sports History blog, or the Nov. 13 print edition of La Gaceta newspaper.