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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1908 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 1908 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.
| 1908 | Mike Donlin | 31.1 |
| 1908 | Mordecai Brown | 30.8 |
| 1908 | Red Murray | 25.8 |
| 1908 | Charlie Hemphill | 25.2 |
| 1908 | Ed Konetchy | 16.8 |
| 1908 | Joe Delahanty | 13.7 |
| 1908 | Freddy Parent | 11.8 |
| 1908 | Al Shaw | 10.8 |
| 1908 | Al Burch | 10.6 |
| 1908 | Billy Campbell | 10.3 |
Correct response by Michael Danes
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