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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 St. Louis Cardinals 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 | Freddy Parent | 29.3 |
| 1904 | Homer Smoot | 19.7 |
| 1904 | Mordecai Brown | 18.8 |
| 1904 | Mike Donlin | 18.6 |
| 1904 | Spike Shannon | 18.5 |
| 1904 | Bob Wicker | 16.8 |
| 1904 | Mike O’Neill | 16.1 |
| 1904 | Duff Cooley | 14.5 |
| 1904 | Charlie Hemphill | 11.5 |
| 1904 | Frank Huelsman | 10.6 |
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