1897 Season
1896 / 1898














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9
15
1897
Syracuse
-0.1
63.5
63.6
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
Vic Willis (BSN)
11
13
1896
BRO
-1.0
7.9
8.9
 
0.1
0.5
0.3
Germany Smith (BRO)
5
13
1897
LS3
1.0
9.1
8.1
 
1.2
-0.5
-1.7
Ducky Holmes (NY1)
1
1
1897
Milwaukee
0.1
6.5
6.4
 
0.0
1.2
1.2
Fred Hartman (SLN)
8
4
1897
LS3
0.6
6.8
6.2
 
0.7
0.7
-0.1
Tom McCreery (NY1)
11
11
1896
PIT
5.2
8.6
3.5
 
-0.0
3.6
3.7
Jake Stenzel (BLN)
6
1
1897
SLN
-2.3
-1.2
1.1
 
-1.0
-0.4
0.6
Bill Hallman (SLN)
6
1
1897
SLN
17.0
17.8
0.8
 
0.9
0.2
-0.8
Mike Grady (SLN)
6
1
1897
PHI
17.8
17.0
-0.8
 
0.2
0.9
0.8
Mike Grady (SLN)
6
1
1897
PHI
-1.2
-2.3
-1.1
 
-0.4
-1.0
-0.6
Bill Hallman (SLN)
11
11
1896
BLN
8.6
5.2
-3.5
 
3.6
-0.0
-3.7
Jake Stenzel (BLN)
8
4
1897
NY1
6.8
0.6
-6.2
 
0.7
0.7
0.1
Tom McCreery (NY1)
Milwaukee
1
1
1897
SLN
6.5
0.1
-6.4
 
1.2
0.0
-1.2
Fred Hartman (SLN)
5
13
1897
NY1
9.1
1.0
-8.1
 
-0.5
1.2
1.7
Ducky Holmes (NY1)
11
13
1896
CIN
7.9
-1.0
-8.9
 
0.5
0.1
-0.3
Germany Smith (BRO)
Syracuse
9
15
1897
BSN
63.5
-0.1
-63.6
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
Vic Willis (BSN)
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James