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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    

 

Hardball Retrospective

 

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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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Visit my Amazon author page to check out my books, promotional videos, and post a review if you're a Hardball Retro fan!

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My Books:


Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds”,published in September 2024 with co-author John Racanelli, is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. 


Hardball Architects – Volume 1 (American League Teams)”,published in July 2020, is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. 


Hardball Architects – Volume 2 (National League Teams)”,published in April 2022, is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. 

“Hardball Architects” examines the trades, free agent acquisitions, draft picks and other transactions for the 30 Major League Baseball franchises, divided into a 2-volume set (American League and National League). All key moves are scrutinized for every team and Sabermetric principles are applied to the roster construction throughout the lifetime of the organization to encapsulate the hits and misses by front office executives.


Hardball Retroactive”,published in June 2018, is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. A cross-section of essays that I penned for Seamheads.com along with my Baseball Analytics blog spanning nearly a decade touching on subjects including "Taking the Extra Base", "General Manager Scorecard", "Worst Trades", "BABIP By Location" and "Baseball Birthplaces and the Retro World Baseball Classic". Rediscover your favorite hardball arcade and simulations in "Play Retro Baseball Video Games In Your Browser" or take a deep dive into every franchise's minor league successes and failures in relation to their major league operations in "Minors vs. Majors".


“Hardball Retrospective” is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com.Supplemental Statistics, Charts and Graphs along with a discussion forum are offered at TuataraSoftware.com. In Hardball Retrospective, I placed every ballplayer in the modern era (from 1901-present) on their original teams. Using a variety of advanced statistics and methods, I generated revised standings for each season based entirely on the performance of each team’s “original” players. I discuss every team’s “original” players and seasons at length along with organizational performance with respect to the Amateur Draft (or First-Year Player Draft), amateur free agent signings and other methods of player acquisition. Season standings, WAR and Win Shares totals for the “original” teams are compared against the real-time or “actual” team results to assess each franchise’s scouting, development and general management skills.


Don Daglow (Intellivision World Series Major League Baseball, Earl Weaver Baseball, Tony LaRussa Baseball) contributed the foreword for Hardball Retrospective. The foreword and preview of my book are accessible here


“Hardball Retrospective - Addendum 2014 to 2016”supplements my research for Hardball Retrospective, providing retroactive standings based on Wins Above Replacement (WAR) and Win Shares (WS) for each "original" team over the past three seasons (2014-2016). Team totals from 2010 - 2013 are included for reference purposes. “Addendum” is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. 

Contact me on BlueSky - @hardballretro.bsky.social

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I am a New Jersey native with a passion for baseball, statistics, computers and video games who enjoys spending quality time with his family. Co-chair of the SABR Games and Simulations Committee (https://sabrbaseballgaming.com) since August 2022. Visit my Amazon author page to check out my books, promotional videos, and post a review if you're a Hardball Retro fan! https://www.amazon.com/author/derekbain My Books: Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds”, published in September 2024 with co-author John Racanelli, is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com.  Hardball Architects – Volume 1 (American League Teams)”, published in July 2020, is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com.  Hardball Architects – Volume 2 (National League Teams)”, published in April 2022, is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com.  “Hardball Architects” examines the trades, free agent acquisitions, draft picks and other transactions for the 30 Major League Baseball franchises, divided into a 2-volume set (American League and National League). All key moves are scrutinized for every team and Sabermetric principles are applied to the roster construction throughout the lifetime of the organization to encapsulate the hits and misses by front office executives. Hardball Retroactive”, published in June 2018, is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. A cross-section of essays that I penned for Seamheads.com along with my Baseball Analytics blog spanning nearly a decade touching on subjects including "Taking the Extra Base", "General Manager Scorecard", "Worst Trades", "BABIP By Location" and "Baseball Birthplaces and the Retro World Baseball Classic". Rediscover your favorite hardball arcade and simulations in "Play Retro Baseball Video Games In Your Browser" or take a deep dive into every franchise's minor league successes and failures in relation to their major league operations in "Minors vs. Majors". “Hardball Retrospective” is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. Supplemental Statistics, Charts and Graphs along with a discussion forum are offered at TuataraSoftware.com. In Hardball Retrospective, I placed every ballplayer in the modern era (from 1901-present) on their original teams. Using a variety of advanced statistics and methods, I generated revised standings for each season based entirely on the performance of each team’s “original” players. I discuss every team’s “original” players and seasons at length along with organizational performance with respect to the Amateur Draft (or First-Year Player Draft), amateur free agent signings and other methods of player acquisition. Season standings, WAR and Win Shares totals for the “original” teams are compared against the real-time or “actual” team results to assess each franchise’s scouting, development and general management skills. Don Daglow (Intellivision World Series Major League Baseball, Earl Weaver Baseball, Tony LaRussa Baseball) contributed the foreword for Hardball Retrospective. The foreword and preview of my book are accessible here “Hardball Retrospective - Addendum 2014 to 2016” supplements my research for Hardball Retrospective, providing retroactive standings based on Wins Above Replacement (WAR) and Win Shares (WS) for each "original" team over the past three seasons (2014-2016). Team totals from 2010 - 2013 are included for reference purposes. “Addendum” is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com.  Contact me on BlueSky - @hardballretro.bsky.social

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