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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1907 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 1907 New York Highlanders 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.
| 1907 | Ed Hahn | 26.5 |
| 1907 | Hal Chase | 18.4 |
| 1907 | Frank LaPorte | 17.0 |
| 1907 | Rube Oldring | 16.7 |
| 1907 | George Rohe | 11.4 |
| 1907 | Red Kleinow | 10.4 |
| 1907 | Bob Unglaub | 10.2 |
| 1907 | Tom Jones | 10.1 |
| 1907 | Slow Joe Doyle | 9.9 |
| 1907 | Bill Hogg | 6.9 |
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