Nearly a Record Year for the Lowest WAR Leader

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Nearly a Record Year for the Lowest WAR Leader

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Brendon Donovan led the team with a 2.7 WAR. This was nearly the lowest mark for the franchise leader since 1900. Who did he almost beat? And here's a big hint -- he was a Hall of Famer.
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Re: Nearly a Record Year for the Lowest WAR Leader

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By fWAR which I consider more accurate it's Gray with 3.6 and Winn with 3.5 (Donovan 2.9).
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nighthawk wrote: 29 Sep 2025 08:15 am Brendon Donovan led the team with a 2.7 WAR. This was nearly the lowest mark for the franchise leader since 1900. Who did he almost beat? And here's a big hint -- he was a Hall of Famer.
Lou Brock 1975?

(I’m just guessing w no research)
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Re: Nearly a Record Year for the Lowest WAR Leader

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ecleme22 wrote: 29 Sep 2025 08:35 am
nighthawk wrote: 29 Sep 2025 08:15 am Brendon Donovan led the team with a 2.7 WAR. This was nearly the lowest mark for the franchise leader since 1900. Who did he almost beat? And here's a big hint -- he was a Hall of Famer.
Lou Brock 1975?

(I’m just guessing w no research)
Not Brock. Have to go back further. The player in question earned Hall of Fame induction with another team
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Re: Nearly a Record Year for the Lowest WAR Leader

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nighthawk wrote: 29 Sep 2025 08:40 am
ecleme22 wrote: 29 Sep 2025 08:35 am
nighthawk wrote: 29 Sep 2025 08:15 am Brendon Donovan led the team with a 2.7 WAR. This was nearly the lowest mark for the franchise leader since 1900. Who did he almost beat? And here's a big hint -- he was a Hall of Famer.
Lou Brock 1975?

(I’m just guessing w no research)
Not Brock. Have to go back further. The player in question earned Hall of Fame induction with another team
Torre?
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Re: Nearly a Record Year for the Lowest WAR Leader

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ecleme22 wrote: 29 Sep 2025 08:43 am
nighthawk wrote: 29 Sep 2025 08:40 am
ecleme22 wrote: 29 Sep 2025 08:35 am
nighthawk wrote: 29 Sep 2025 08:15 am Brendon Donovan led the team with a 2.7 WAR. This was nearly the lowest mark for the franchise leader since 1900. Who did he almost beat? And here's a big hint -- he was a Hall of Famer.
Lou Brock 1975?

(I’m just guessing w no research)
Not Brock. Have to go back further. The player in question earned Hall of Fame induction with another team
Torre?
No, not Torre -- even further back. This guy was a pitcher.
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Dazzy Vance, for the way back pitcher
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Re: Nearly a Record Year for the Lowest WAR Leader

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sp25 wrote: 29 Sep 2025 10:25 am Dazzy Vance, for the way back pitcher
No, but a good guess.

It was Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown in 1903 who led the team with a 2.7 WAR in his first major leagues season. The Cards had a "talent eval" deficiency back in those days as they do today and he was traded in the off season to the Cubs.
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