48-67 Kent +3.5 Akron win Missouri +2.5 Ark win UCLA -5.5 Stan loss Virg Te +1 UVA win Northw -8 Ill loss Temp +7 UC win GT +12.5 UGA win
Louis -12.5 UK loss UNC -6.5 NC St loss Idaho +17.5 App St. win FlSt. -7.5 UF loss Miss +2 Miss St. win Hawaii +11 Fres St. win Mid Tenn +4 UTEP win Nev -9.5 UNLV win 10-5 58-72 31-35 Tampa +3.5 Cin win Jags +2.5 NYG win GB -3 NE win
My WAR calculation is a combination of Baseball-reference and Clay Davenport; I believe it to be the "best" WAR number available for historical comparison. 8 WAR is an MVP quality season. The record is pythagorean adjusted for 162 games.
1906 96-66
C Roger Bresnahan 5.55
1B Dan McGann .9
2B Billy Gilbert .95
SS Bill Dahlen 1.85
3B Art Devlin 7.45
LF Spike Shannon -.25
CF Cy Seymour 2.15
RF George Browne -.3
Uti/2B Sammy Strang 3.8
Uti Frank Bowerman .95
OF Sam Mertes .8
OF Mike Donlin .5
Uti Doc Marshall -.3
SP Joe McGinnity 2.8
SP Christy Mathewson 3.7
SP Hooks Wiltse 2.7
SP Dummy Taylor 1.85
SP Red Ames 1.15 -Mathewson had diptheria; his younger brother started a game and gave up 14 walks. McGraw punched a fan in April, as seen with Mathewson the year before, player/fan violence not uncommon in the early 20th century.
