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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1906 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 1906 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.
| 1906 | Mordecai Brown | 34.3 |
| 1906 | Charlie Hemphill | 24.1 |
| 1906 | Pug Bennett | 16.9 |
| 1906 | Spike Shannon | 16.2 |
| 1906 | Homer Smoot | 11.8 |
| 1906 | Buster Brown | 11.2 |
| 1906 | Freddy Parent | 10.7 |
| 1906 | Bob Wicker | 9.4 |
| 1906 | Al Burch | 8.4 |
| 1906 | Mike Donlin | 5.7 |
Correct responses by Andrew Martin, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Michael Danes and Rod Humphrey
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