1884 is here. 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. 1885 (122-40)   C Buck Ewing 5.6  1B Roger Connor 9  2B Joe Gerhardt -1.05 SS Monte Ward 1.4  3B Dude Esterbrook 1.65 LF Jim