by Paul Semendinger
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The following were the Yankees WAR Leaders in 1953:
MICKEY MANTLE 5.8
HANK BAUER 5.5
YOGI BERRA 4.9
GENE WOODLING 4.3
PHIL RIZZUTO 4.0
GIL MCDOUGALD 3.8
ED LOPAT 3.1
JOHNNY SAIN 2.7
IRV NOREN 2.6
WHITEY FORD 2.5
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I wish I could have seen that team. 99-52 record and win it all in 6 over Brooklyn. Must have been great to go to those games!!
And so? Interesting list, but what is the context, relevance or intended takeaway? I mean, I could post a list of the top 10 1917 Yankees by WAR. (Spoiler alert: Pitcher Slim Love was No. 10 at 1.5.) What would any of it mean?
You don’t hear a lot about the 1953 Yankees, but they were very, very good.