Hardball Retrospective – “Original” Franchise Register – Win Shares and WAR – 1970’s
The Franchise Register catalogs the roster of every Major League team using “Original” players as defined in Hardball Retrospective such that players signing their first Major League contract with an organization are considered an “Original” member of the franchise for the balance of their career. Therefore Babe Ruth is a member of the Red Sox for the duration of his career, while Reggie Jackson and Rickey Henderson are listed with the Athletics, etc.
Based on the research for Hardball Retrospective – this section will include information that was omitted from the paperback version due to space limitations along with brand new content:
· Hardball Retrospective – “Original” Franchise Register
· Hardball Retrospective – All-Time “Original” Rosters
· Hardball Retrospective – Defensive Lineups By Decade
· Hardball Retrospective – Fielding WAR and WS Leader Boards
· Hardball Retrospective – Old-Time Franchises – Single-Season WAR Leaders
· Hardball Retrospective – Franchise Charts – Player-Seasons by Position, 20+ Win Shares
All table columns may be sorted in ascending or descending order and the number of entries displayed can be selected from 10, 25, 50 and 100 rows. To begin, you will choose the decade in which the player or players that you are seeking made their MLB debut. Let’s say you want to look up Jackie Robinson’s career Win Shares and WAR totals. Robinson made his MLB debut in 1947, so you will select “1940’s” from the grid below. The 1940’s page will load with the accompanying data. (This page defaults to the 1870’s). You can scroll through the resulting data or use the Search field to narrow your request. Try to search for a player by name such as “Robinson”. The resulting rows in that table will be restricted to players matching a first or last name of Robinson. If you want to view the results for a specific franchise, enter the 3-letter Franchise ID in the search field. LAD would list all “Original” players for the Dodgers franchise. A complete list of franchise ID’s is provided below. Note: this assumes you are viewing a table during a decade when that franchise existed. If you search for COL (Colorado Rockies) prior to the 1990’s, you will not find any entries (unless a player’s name matches on ‘col’.
* “Original” Players By Franchise and Debut Year *
Select the Debut Decade to view the associated Franchise Register table ->
1870’s | 1880’s | 1890’s | 1900’s |
1910’s | 1920’s | 1930’s | 1940’s |
1950’s | 1960’s | 1970’s | 1980’s |
1990’s | 2000’s | 2010’s | 2020’s |
Debut Decade:
1970-1979
Key:
Fr_Dec = (Franchise_Decade)
Name = Player’s Name and Year of their TopWS
Pos = Primary Fielding Position
WAR = Wins Above Replacement (Career Totals)
WS = Win Shares (Career Totals)
Debut = MLB Debut Year
TopWS = Win Shares (Top Single-Season Result)
WSRank = Win Shares (Career Rank for Franchise_Decade)
Note: WSRank is specific to player’s “Original” teammates who made their MLB Debut in the selected Decade
Name | FranchID | Name | FranchID |
Altoona Mountain City | ALT | Louisville Grays | LGR |
Anaheim Angels | ANA | Louisville Colonels | LOU |
California Angels | ANA | Louisville Eclipse | LOU |
Los Angeles Angels | ANA | Middletown Mansfields | MAN |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | ANA | Baltimore Marylands | MAR |
Arizona Diamondbacks | ARI | Milwaukee Brewers | MIL |
Philadelphia Athletics | ATH | Seattle Pilots | MIL |
Atlanta Braves | ATL | Minnesota Twins | MIN |
Boston Beaneaters | ATL | Washington Senators | MIN |
Boston Bees | ATL | Milwaukee Brewers | MLA |
Boston Braves | ATL | Milwaukee Grays | MLG |
Boston Doves | ATL | Milwaukee Brewers | MLU |
Boston Red Caps | ATL | Washington Nationals | NAT |
Boston Rustlers | ATL | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NEW |
Milwaukee Braves | ATL | Newark Pepper | NEW |
Baltimore Orioles | BAL | New Haven Elm Citys | NHV |
Milwaukee Brewers | BAL | New York Mutuals | NNA |
St. Louis Browns | BAL | New York Giants | NYI |
Buffalo Bisons | BFB | New York Mets | NYM |
Buffalo Blues | BFL | New York Metropolitans | NYP |
Buffalo Buffeds | BFL | New York Mutuals | NYU |
Baltimore Canaries | BLC | Baltimore Orioles | NYY |
Baltimore Orioles | BLO | New York Highlanders | NYY |
Baltimore Terrapins | BLT | New York Yankees | NYY |
Baltimore Monumentals | BLU | Kansas City Athletics | OAK |
Boston Red Stockings | BNA | Oakland Athletics | OAK |
Boston Americans | BOS | Philadelphia Athletics | OAK |
Boston Red Sox | BOS | Washington Olympics | OLY |
Brooklyn Atlantics | BRA | Pittsburgh Burghers | PBB |
Boston Reds | BRD | Pittsburgh Rebels | PBS |
Brooklyn Gladiators | BRG | Philadelphia Athletics | PHA |
Boston Reds | BRS | Philadelphia Blue Jays | PHI |
Brooklyn Tip-Tops | BTT | Philadelphia Phillies | PHI |
Buffalo Bisons | BUF | Philadelphia Quakers | PHI |
Brooklyn Ward’s Wonders | BWW | Philadelphia Keystones | PHK |
Columbus Buckeyes | CBK | Philadelphia Athletics | PHQ |
Cleveland Blues | CBL | Pittsburg Alleghenys | PIT |
Philadelphia Centennials | CEN | Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT |
Cleveland Forest Citys | CFC | Philadelphia Athletics | PNA |
Chicago Colts | CHC | Providence Grays | PRO |
Chicago Cubs | CHC | Philadelphia Whites | PWS |
Chicago Orphans | CHC | Elizabeth Resolutes | RES |
Chicago White Stockings | CHC | Richmond Virginians | RIC |
Chicago Chi-Feds | CHH | Rochester Broncos | ROC |
Chicago Whales | CHH | Rockford Forest Citys | ROK |
Chicago Pirates | CHP | St. Louis Brown Stockings | SBS |
Chicago White Sox | CHW | San Diego Padres | SDP |
Cincinnati Red Stockings | CIN | Seattle Mariners | SEA |
Cincinnati Redlegs | CIN | New York Giants | SFG |
Cincinnati Reds | CIN | New York Gothams | SFG |
Cincinnati Kelly’s Killers | CKK | San Francisco Giants | SFG |
Cleveland Blues | CLE | St. Louis Terriers | SLI |
Cleveland Bronchos | CLE | St. Louis Maroons | SLM |
Cleveland Indians | CLE | St. Louis Red Stockings | SLR |
Cleveland Naps | CLE | St. Louis Brown Stockings | SNA |
Cleveland Infants | CLI | St. Louis Brown Stockings | STL |
Columbus Solons | CLS | St. Louis Browns | STL |
Cleveland Blues | CLV | St. Louis Cardinals | STL |
Cleveland Spiders | CLV | St. Louis Perfectos | STL |
Chicago White Stockings | CNA | St. Paul White Caps | STP |
Cincinnati Reds | CNR | Syracuse Stars | SYR |
Colorado Rockies | COL | Syracuse Stars | SYS |
Cincinnati Outlaw Reds | COR | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | TBD |
Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League) | CPI | Tampa Bay Rays | TBD |
Detroit Tigers | DET | Texas Rangers | TEX |
Detroit Wolverines | DTN | Washington Senators | TEX |
Brooklyn Eckfords | ECK | Toledo Maumees | TLM |
Florida Marlins | FLA | Toledo Blue Stockings | TOL |
Miami Marlins | FLA | Toronto Blue Jays | TOR |
Hartford Dark Blues | HAR | Troy Haymakers | TRO |
Hartford Dark Blues | HNA | Troy Trojans | TRT |
Houston Astros | HOU | Washington Senators | WAS |
Houston Colt .45’s | HOU | Washington Statesmen | WAS |
Indianapolis Blues | IBL | Washington Blue Legs | WBL |
Indianapolis Hoosiers | IHO | Keokuk Westerns | WES |
Indianapolis Hoosiers | IND | Wilmington Quicksteps | WIL |
Kansas City Cowboys | KCC | Washington Nationals | WNA |
Kansas City Cowboys | KCN | Washington Nationals | WNL |
Kansas City Packers | KCP | Washington Nationals | WNT |
Kansas City Royals | KCR | Worcester Ruby Legs | WOR |
Kansas City Cowboys | KCU | Montreal Expos | WSN |
Fort Wayne Kekiongas | KEK | Washington Nationals | WSN |
Brooklyn Atlantics | LAD | Washington Nationals | WST |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms | LAD | ||
Brooklyn Dodgers | LAD | ||
Brooklyn Grays | LAD | ||
Brooklyn Grooms | LAD | ||
Brooklyn Robins | LAD | ||
Brooklyn Superbas | LAD | ||
Los Angeles Dodgers | LAD |
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References
Retrosheet The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at “www.retrosheet.org”.
Seamheads – Baseball Gauge Win Shares and Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Dan Hirsch
Sean Lahman – Lahman Database The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Sean Lahman. Interested parties can download the database at www.SeanLahman.com.
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