Team WAR leader and World Champion in same season 2 or more X's

[Matthew C.]

Since 1903, there have been 12 men who have more than once led their team in WAR (baseball reference version) during the same season that their team won the World Series. Here are some hints:

- All but two men are Hall of Famers
- Only 8 organizations are represented
- 4 organizations are represented by more than one player
- 2 players did it for two different teams
- Only 2 of the men pitched in any of the seasons (at least meaningful innings)

Without looking, who are these 12 players? I bet it will not take long for the experts here to get them all.

1. Babe Ruth (6x)
2. Mickey Mantle (6x)
3. Joe Dimaggio (5x)
4. Derek Jeter (3x)
5. Stan Musial (2x)
6. Sandy Koufax (2x)
7. Reggie Jackson (2x)
8. Joe Morgan (2x)
9. Albert Pujols (2x)
10.Tris Speaker (2x)
11. Eddie Collins (2x)
12. Dave Bancroft (2x)

[GiambiJuice]

I'll start the guessing with Ruth, Dimaggio, Mantle and Koufax.

[PVNICK]

Gehrig, Musial, Foxx, Reggie Jackson, Mathewson

[Matthew C.]

I'll start the guessing with Ruth, Dimaggio, Mantle and Koufax.

All correct!

[Matthew C.]

Musial, Reggie Jackson

These would be correct!

[Edgartohof]

Mike Schmidt?
Joe Morgan?

[Matthew C.]

Joe Morgan?

Only 5 more to go!

[Brooklyn]

Jeter, Pujols

[ian2813]

Derek Jeter?
Bob Gibson?
Three Finger Brown?
Frankie Frisch?

[GiambiJuice]

How about Roberto Alomar with the Jays in '92-'93?

Though I have a feeling Olerud was higher in '93.

Another guess which is probably wrong is Kirby Puckett in '87 and '91.

[Edgartohof]

Yogi Berra

[Matthew C.]

Jeter, Pujols

There are my two "non- HOFers".

[Matthew C.]

Derek Jeter?
Bob Gibson?
Three Finger Brown?
Frankie Frisch?

We got Jeter, but no to the rest. Gibson joined Grove and Mathewson as the 3 pitchers who lost a 4-3 WS that would have put them into the same category.

[Matthew C.]

Here is another hint - one guy is not a generally agreed upon HOFer. Most would consider him to be a mistake.

The other two are all-timers.

[Gee Walker]

Tris Speaker?
Home Run Baker?

[ian2813]

Phil Rizzuto?
Manny Ramirez?
Lefty Grove?

[chicagowhitesox1173]

Lou Gehrig and Rickey Henderson?

[PVNICK]

Johnny Evers?
Joe Tinker?
George Kelly?

[Matthew C.]

Tris Speaker?

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

None of the other answers are correct.

[GiambiJuice]

Eddie Collins?


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[Brooklyn]

Here is another hint - one guy is not a generally agreed upon HOFer. Most would consider him to be a mistake.

Catfish Hunter?

[Matthew C.]

Eddie Collins?


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Bingo! One more to go; the "bordelrine at best" HOFer...

[EdTarbusz]

Lefty Gomez?

[Matthew C.]

Lefty Gomez?

Nope.

Here is another hint:

He is a career NL guy and a Vet. Committee selection for the HOF. Not a bad player or horrific HOF selection, but certainly a "One of these things is not like the other" situations when compared to the other 11 gentlemen.

[bluesky5]

The infamous Rube Marquard?