1898 Season
1897 / 1899














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2
3
1898
CIN
2.6
44.4
41.8
 
2.2
3.1
0.9
Claude Ritchey (LS3)
12
10
1897
WSN
8.1
49.3
41.2
 
1.6
17.7
16.1
Dan McGann (BLN)
7
1
1898
Columbus
5.3
24.2
18.9
 
0.0
1.6
1.6
Sam Mertes (CHN)
St. Paul
9
1
1898
CHN
-1.8
15.6
17.4
 
-0.0
0.0
0.0
Frank Isbell (St. Paul)
11
11
1897
SLN
9.6
23.3
13.7
 
0.6
4.3
3.6
Mike Grady (NY1)
6
10
1898
SLN
3.2
10.2
7.0
 
1.8
1.2
-0.7
Jake Stenzel (SLN)
12
7
1897
PIT
-0.4
5.8
6.2
 
-0.2
0.2
0.3
Joe Sugden (SLN)
11
10
1897
SLN
36.3
39.3
3.0
 
7.8
4.5
-3.3
Lave Cross (SLN)
11
10
1897
CIN
15.2
16.1
1.0
 
9.5
4.0
-5.6
Elmer Smith (CIN)
11
12
1897
BRO
-0.4
0.0
0.4
 
0.6
0.0
-0.6
George Shoch (SLN)
12
21
1897
SLN
0.3
0.6
0.3
 
3.3
0.2
-3.1
Jim Hughey (SLN)
12
21
1897
PIT
0.6
0.3
-0.3
 
0.2
3.3
3.1
Jim Hughey (SLN)
11
12
1897
SLN
0.0
-0.4
-0.4
 
0.0
0.6
0.6
George Shoch (SLN)
11
10
1897
PIT
16.1
15.2
-1.0
 
4.0
9.5
5.6
Elmer Smith (CIN)
11
10
1897
PHI
39.3
36.3
-3.0
 
4.5
7.8
3.3
Lave Cross (SLN)
12
7
1897
SLN
5.8
-0.4
-6.2
 
0.2
-0.2
-0.3
Joe Sugden (SLN)
6
10
1898
BLN
10.2
3.2
-7.0
 
1.2
1.8
0.7
Jake Stenzel (SLN)
11
11
1897
NY1
23.3
9.6
-13.7
 
4.3
0.6
-3.6
Mike Grady (NY1)
9
1
1898
St. Paul
15.6
-1.8
-17.4
 
0.0
-0.0
-0.0
Frank Isbell (St. Paul)
Columbus
7
1
1898
CHN
24.2
5.3
-18.9
 
1.6
0.0
-1.6
Sam Mertes (CHN)
12
10
1897
BLN
49.3
8.1
-41.2
 
17.7
1.6
-16.1
Dan McGann (BLN)
2
3
1898
LS3
44.4
2.6
-41.8
 
3.1
2.2
-0.9
Claude Ritchey (LS3)
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James