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1926 Top 25 Players WAR Data Model

WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.

Rank	WAR	Name	Tm	Pos
+001+	11.5	Babe Ruth	NYA	OF-LF-RF
+002+	8.4	George Uhle	CLE	PITCH
+003+	8.3	Hal Carlson	PHI	PITCH
+004+	7.4	Lefty Grove	OAK	PITCH
+005+	6.8	Lou Gehrig	NYA	1B
+005+	6.8	Goose Goslin	MIN	OF-LF-CF
+007+	6.3	Johnny Mostil	CHA	CF-OF
+008+	5.9	Joe Sewell	CLE	SS
+008+	5.9	Ray Kremer	PIT	PITCH
+010+	5.8	Ted Lyons	CHA	PITCH
+011+	5.6	Bibb Falk	CHA	LF-OF
+012+	5.4	Tris Speaker	CLE	CF-OF
+013+	5.3	Jesse Petty	LAN	PITCH
+013+	5.3	Paul Waner	PIT	OF-RF
+015+	5.2	Hack Wilson	CHN	CF-OF
+015+	5.2	Harry Heilmann	DET	OF-RF
+015+	5.2	Charlie Root	CHN	PITCH
+018+	5.1	Willie Kamm	CHA	3B
+018+	5.1	Heinie Manush	DET	OF-CF-LF
+020+	5.0	Al Simmons	OAK	CF-OF
+020+	5.0	Eddie Rommel	OAK	PITCH
+020+	5.0	George Burns	CLE	1B	MVP
+023+	4.7	Urban Shocker	NYA	PITCH
+024+	4.6	Topper Rigney	BOS	SS
+024+	4.6	Frankie Frisch	SFN	2B

1926 Awards

Type	Lg	Name
MVP	NL	Bob O'Farrell
MVP	AL	George Burns

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