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1956 Top 25 Players WAR Data Model

WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.

Rank	WAR	Name	Tm	Pos
+001+	11.3	Mickey Mantle	NYA	CF	MVP,AS
+002+	7.8	Early Wynn	CLE	PITCH	AS
+003+	7.6	Willie Mays	SFN	CF	AS
+003+	7.6	Duke Snider	LAN	CF	AS
+005+	7.3	Herb Score	CLE	PITCH	AS
+006+	7.1	Hank Aaron	ATL	RF	AS
+007+	6.6	Al Kaline	DET	RF-CF	AS
+008+	6.5	Frank Robinson	CIN	LF	AS
+009+	6.4	Johnny Antonelli	SFN	PITCH	AS
+010+	6.3	Yogi Berra	NYA	CR	AS
+010+	6.3	Ken Boyer	SLN	3B	AS
+012+	6.2	Jim Gilliam	LAN	2B-LF	AS
+012+	6.2	Frank Lary	DET	PITCH
+012+	6.2	Minnie Minoso	CHA	LF
+015+	6.0	Ted Williams	BOS	LF	AS
+016+	5.9	Charlie Maxwell	DET	LF	AS
+017+	5.7	Eddie Mathews	ATL	3B	AS
+017+	5.7	Richie Ashburn	PHI	CF
+019+	5.6	Bob Friend	PIT	PITCH	AS
+020+	5.5	Stan Musial	SLN	1B-RF	AS
+020+	5.5	Johnny Logan	ATL	SS
+022+	5.4	Warren Spahn	ATL	PITCH	AS
+023+	5.3	Ernie Banks	CHN	SS	AS
+023+	5.3	Billy Pierce	CHA	PITCH	AS
+025+	5.2	Bob Lemon	CLE	PITCH

1956 Awards

Type	Lg	Name
MVP	NL	Don Newcombe
MVP	AL	Mickey Mantle
HOF	X	Joe Cronin
HOF	X	Hank Greenberg

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