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1928 Top 25 Players WAR Data Model

WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.

Rank	WAR	Name	Tm	Pos
+001+	10.1	Babe Ruth	NYA	OF-RF-LF
+002+	10.0	Dazzy Vance	LAN	PITCH
+003+	9.4	Lou Gehrig	NYA	1B
+004+	8.8	Rogers Hornsby	ATL	2B
+005+	7.5	Goose Goslin	MIN	LF-OF
+006+	7.3	Heinie Manush	BAL	LF-OF
+007+	6.9	Lefty Grove	OAK	PITCH
+008+	6.8	Paul Waner	PIT	OF-RF-1B
+009+	6.6	Tommy Thomas	CHA	PITCH
+009+	6.6	Larry Benton	SFN	PITCH
+011+	6.3	Freddie Lindstrom	SFN	3B
+012+	5.9	Garland Braxton	MIN	PITCH
+013+	5.8	Herb Pennock	NYA	PITCH
+014+	5.6	Sheriff Blake	CHN	PITCH
+015+	5.5	Bill Sherdel	SLN	PITCH
+015+	5.5	Sad Sam Jones	MIN	PITCH
+015+	5.5	Burleigh Grimes	PIT	PITCH
+018+	5.4	Joe Sewell	CLE	SS-3B
+018+	5.4	Travis Jackson	SFN	SS
+020+	5.3	Jim Bottomley	SLN	1B
+020+	5.3	Hack Wilson	CHN	CF-OF
+022+	5.0	Chick Hafey	SLN	OF-LF-RF
+022+	5.0	Ownie Carroll	DET	PITCH
+022+	5.0	Max Bishop	OAK	2B
+025+	4.8	Sam Gray	BAL	PITCH

1928 Awards

Type	Lg	Name
MVP	NL	Jim Bottomley
MVP	AL	Mickey Cochrane