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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1904 Win Shares Leaders
Based on research for “Hardball Retrospective”, “Hardball Retroactive” and “Hardball Architects” –
https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B00S4SXV8S
Identify the 1904 Boston Americans leaders in total Win Shares based on the Hardball Retrospective “Original” rosters. Each player is listed as a member of the “original” team that he signed his first professional contract with. Ken Griffey Jr. would be a member of the Mariners for the duration of his career in this scenario while Mike Piazza is considered a member of the Dodgers.
| 1904 | Norwood Gibson | 18.0 |
| 1904 | Jake Stahl | 17.3 |
| 1904 | Win Kellum | 16.6 |
| 1904 | George Winter | 9.9 |
| 1904 | Bill O’Neill | 6.8 |
| 1904 | Fred Mitchell | 4.4 |
| 1904 | Harry Gleason | 1.5 |
| 1904 | Charlie Jones | 0.7 |
| 1904 | Larry McLean | 0.2 |
| 1904 | Tom Doran | 0.2 |
Correct response by Rod Humphrey
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