11.   It was the first jury award for people claiming injuries from repeated keyboard use.

12.   Larry Wayne Jones, Chipper to those not from New York, took his first MVP award in the same way he took out the regular-season Mets.

13.   Perry gave the first award to Fubini.

14.   The first new award established by MLB in nearly a quarter-century will honor Aaron, the all-time home run king.

15.   The first award presented is for featured actor in a play.

16.   The first award was given to George Washington.

17.   The first award will be made early next year and the search for the winning companies will start in September.

18.   The judges for the first awards will be Ms. Pels and the playwrights Lanford Wilson and Wendy Wasserstein.

19.   The Lakers had no answer for Karl Malone, trying to win his first MVP award.