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runscottWhile I appreciate the "discovery" end of SABR's research, this type of thing is a little bit alarming.
Why were these mysterious stats located for the guy who happened to be second in RBI's? And enough were found to pop him up from 141 to over 145?!? Amazing.
If SABRE researchers have actually come up with an entirely new set of stats, based on a more thorough analysis of 19th century baseball records, and the stats have been updated to reflect ALL players's records, then fine - make a case for throwing out the entire set of old stats and replacing them. But selective updates aren't a good thing.