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1953 Season

1953 World Series
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1953 National League MVP Award

by Votes

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Roy Campanella	BRO	C	31.6	297	7.1	33.0	19.2
2	Eddie Mathews	ML1	3B	21.7	216	8.3	38.9	25.3
3	Duke Snider	BRO	CF	26.8	157	9.3	36.9	23.0
4	Red Schoendienst	SLN	2B	30.4	155	6.5	26.7	13.2
5	Warren Spahn	ML1	SP	32.2	120	9.1	29.4	20.2
6	Robin Roberts	PHI	SP	26.8	106	9.8	34.8	22.7
7	Ted Kluszewski	CIN	1B	28.8	69	5.0	24.0	13.1
8	Stan Musial	SLN	LF	32.6	62	7.7	33.6	21.0
9	Carl Erskine	BRO	SP	26.6	54	4.2	19.5	10.9
10	Carl Furillo	BRO	RF	31.3	54	4.7	23.2	13.7
11	Pee Wee Reese	BRO	SS	34.9	27	5.1	21.3	7.4
12	Jackie Robinson	BRO	LF	34.4	19	7.0	25.3	14.8
13	Del Ennis	PHI	LF	28.1	14	2.4	19.3	7.7
14	Gil Hodges	BRO	1B	29.2	13	4.5	25.2	14.8
15	Monte Irvin	NY1	LF	34.4	11	4.5	17.2	8.1
16	Danny O'Connell	PIT	3B	26.4	10	2.0	15.3	1.9
17	Harvey Haddix *	SLN	SP	27.8	9	7.4	25.3	16.4
18	Frank Thomas	PIT	CF	24.1	6	2.4	13.4	3.2
19	Richie Ashburn	PHI	CF	26.3	5	6.1	25.9	11.5
20	Gus Bell	CIN	CF	24.6	3	4.5	23.3	9.7
21	Johnny Logan	ML1	SS	26.3	3	3.9	23.8	8.8
22	Ruben Gomez *	NY1	SP	26.0	2	4.3	14.5	7.4
23	Granny Hamner	PHI	2B	26.2	2	4.0	19.4	5.0
24	Del Crandall	ML1	C	23.3	1	2.3	16.0	6.0
25	Hank Thompson	NY1	3B	27.6	1	4.7	18.5	9.6

by Wins Above Replacement

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Robin Roberts	PHI	SP	26.8	106	9.8	34.8	22.7
2	Duke Snider	BRO	CF	26.8	157	9.3	36.9	23.0
3	Warren Spahn	ML1	SP	32.2	120	9.1	29.4	20.2
4	Eddie Mathews	ML1	3B	21.7	216	8.3	38.9	25.3
5	Stan Musial	SLN	LF	32.6	62	7.7	33.6	21.0
6	Harvey Haddix *	SLN	SP	27.8	9	7.4	25.3	16.4
7	Roy Campanella	BRO	C	31.6	297	7.1	33.0	19.2
8	Jackie Robinson	BRO	LF	34.4	19	7.0	25.3	14.8
9	Red Schoendienst	SLN	2B	30.4	155	6.5	26.7	13.2
10	Richie Ashburn	PHI	CF	26.3	5	6.1	25.9	11.5
11	Solly Hemus	SLN	SS	30.2		5.5	23.3	8.0
12	Pee Wee Reese	BRO	SS	34.9	27	5.1	21.3	7.4
13	Ted Kluszewski	CIN	1B	28.8	69	5.0	24.0	13.1
14	Hank Thompson	NY1	3B	27.6	1	4.7	18.5	9.6
15	Alvin Dark	NY1	SS	31.5		4.7	20.6	5.4
16	Carl Furillo	BRO	RF	31.3	54	4.7	23.2	13.7
17	Gil Hodges	BRO	1B	29.2	13	4.5	25.2	14.8
18	Gus Bell	CIN	CF	24.6	3	4.5	23.3	9.7
19	Monte Irvin	NY1	LF	34.4	11	4.5	17.2	8.1
20	Ruben Gomez *	NY1	SP	26.0	2	4.3	14.5	7.4
21	Carl Erskine	BRO	SP	26.6	54	4.2	19.5	10.9
22	Granny Hamner	PHI	2B	26.2	2	4.0	19.4	5.0
23	Curt Simmons	PHI	SP	24.1		4.0	19.6	11.2
24	Jim Gilliam *	BRO	2B	24.7		3.9	25.0	10.0
25	Johnny Logan	ML1	SS	26.3	3	3.9	23.8	8.8
26	Vinegar Bend Mizell	SLN	SP	22.9		3.8	17.5	9.7
27	Warren Hacker	CHN	SP	28.6		3.8	14.2	6.4
28	Hoyt Wilhelm	NY1	RP	30.9		3.6	13.6	7.8
29	Lew Burdette	ML1	SP	26.6		3.3	15.1	8.6
30	Johnny Lindell	MULT	SP	36.8		3.2	13.1	5.9

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

*Rookie

1953 American League MVP Award

by Votes

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Al Rosen	CLE	3B	29.3	336	10.1	43.6	30.0
2	Yogi Berra	NYA	C	28.1	167	4.9	27.9	14.9
3	Mickey Vernon	WS1	1B	35.2	162	5.4	28.9	17.2
4	Minnie Minoso	CHA	LF	27.6	100	3.9	25.9	14.2
5	Virgil Trucks	MULT	SP	36.2	81	6.5	24.4	15.7
6	Phil Rizzuto	NYA	SS	36.8	76	3.9	18.0	5.9
7	Bob Porterfield	WS1	SP	29.9	64	5.2	19.7	11.3
8	Ray Boone	MULT	SS	29.9	59	5.9	27.8	15.9
9	Jim Piersall	BOS	RF	23.6	56	2.5	12.1	0.4
10	Billy Pierce	CHA	SP	26.2	55	5.7	23.9	15.0
11	Ellis Kinder	BOS	RP	38.9	41	5.0	23.1	18.8
12	Hank Bauer	NYA	RF	30.9	37	4.8	19.7	10.5
13	Allie Reynolds	NYA	SP	36.4	37	0.5	10.9	5.8
14	Mel Parnell	BOS	SP	31.1	27	4.9	22.8	14.8
15	Harvey Kuenn *	DET	SS	22.6	23	1.8	19.6	3.5
16	Bob Lemon	CLE	SP	32.8	22	4.2	20.9	11.4
17	Ed Lopat	NYA	SP	35.0	18	3.5	15.5	9.7
18	Gus Zernial	PHA	LF	30.0	16	2.3	20.6	9.4
19	Dave Philley	PHA	RF	33.1	11	0.6	15.0	2.7
20	Whitey Ford	NYA	SP	24.7	8	3.5	16.2	9.4
21	Billy Goodman	BOS	2B	27.3	5	4.0	19.6	7.7
22	Mickey Mantle	NYA	CF	21.7	4	5.3	25.8	14.8
23	Gene Woodling	NYA	LF	30.9	3	4.1	20.1	11.3
24	Eddie Yost	WS1	3B	26.7	3	5.2	23.9	10.0
25	Billy Martin	NYA	2B	25.1	2	1.6	17.3	3.6
26	Chico Carrasquel	CHA	SS	25.4	1	4.1	16.5	2.5
27	George Kell	BOS	3B	30.9	1	3.1	18.3	8.1
28	Ted Williams	BOS	LF	34.8	1	2.0	9.1	7.2

by Wins Above Replacement

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Al Rosen	CLE	3B	29.3	336	10.1	43.6	30.0
2	Virgil Trucks	MULT	SP	36.2	81	6.5	24.4	15.7
3	Ray Boone	MULT	3B	29.9	59	5.9	27.8	15.9
4	Billy Pierce	CHA	SP	26.2	55	5.7	23.9	15.0
5	Mickey Vernon	WS1	1B	35.2	162	5.4	28.9	17.2
6	Mickey Mantle	NYA	CF	21.7	4	5.3	25.8	14.8
7	Eddie Yost	WS1	3B	26.7	3	5.2	23.9	10.0
8	Bob Porterfield	WS1	SP	29.9	64	5.2	19.7	11.3
9	Jim Busby	WS1	CF	26.5		5.2	24.7	11.6
10	Ellis Kinder	BOS	RP	38.9	41	5.0	23.1	18.8
11	Yogi Berra	NYA	C	28.1	167	4.9	27.9	14.9
12	Mel Parnell	BOS	SP	31.1	27	4.9	22.8	14.8
13	Mickey McDermott	BOS	SP	24.2		4.8	21.0	14.2
14	Hank Bauer	NYA	RF	30.9	37	4.8	19.7	10.5
15	Bobby Avila	CLE	2B	29.2		4.6	22.8	9.3
16	Mike Garcia	CLE	SP	29.6		4.3	19.3	10.4
17	Larry Doby	CLE	CF	29.6		4.3	27.0	14.2
18	George Strickland	CLE	SS	27.5		4.2	20.3	9.0
19	Bob Lemon	CLE	SP	32.8	22	4.2	20.9	11.4
20	Chico Carrasquel	CHA	SS	25.4	1	4.1	16.5	2.5
21	Gene Woodling	NYA	LF	30.9	3	4.1	20.1	11.3
22	Wayne Terwilliger	WS1	2B	28.0		4.0	14.8	2.8
23	Billy Goodman	BOS	2B	27.3	5	4.0	19.6	7.7
24	Phil Rizzuto	NYA	SS	36.8	76	3.9	18.0	5.9
25	Minnie Minoso	CHA	LF	27.6	100	3.9	25.9	14.2
26	Gil McDougald	NYA	3B	25.1		3.8	21.2	8.9
27	Don Larsen *	SLA	SP	23.9		3.7	13.0	6.5
28	Johnny Sain	NYA	SP	35.8		3.6	15.6	9.1
29	Alex Kellner	PHA	SP	28.8		3.6	13.8	7.2
30	Whitey Ford	NYA	SP	24.7	8	3.5	16.2	9.4

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

*Rookie

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Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James