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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1983 Win Shares Leaders
Based on research for “Hardball Retrospective”, “Hardball Retroactive” and “Hardball Architects” –
https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B00S4SXV8S
https://play.google.com/store/books/author?id=Derek+Bain
Identify the 1983 White Sox leaders in total Win Shares based on the Hardball Retrospective “Original” rosters. Each player is listed as a member of the “original” team that he signed his first professional contract with. Ken Griffey Jr. would be a member of the Mariners for the duration of his career in this scenario while Mike Piazza is considered a member of the Dodgers.
| 1983 | Harold Baines | 19.7 |
| 1983 | Rich Gossage | 15.6 |
| 1983 | Salome Barojas | 12.7 |
| 1983 | Terry Forster | 12.2 |
| 1983 | Brian Downing | 12.0 |
| 1983 | Britt Burns | 11.5 |
| 1983 | Jerry Hairston | 6.4 |
| 1983 | Steve Trout | 5.4 |
| 1983 | Bucky Dent | 5.0 |
| 1983 | Jorge Orta | 3.1 |
Correctly answered by Kyle Newman, Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Michael Murray, Brian Bohem, Bryan Hartman, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Jon Winkler and Rod Humphrey
