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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 Twins 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 | John Castino | 20.4 |
| 1983 | Kent Hrbek | 19.4 |
| 1983 | Jesse Orosco | 19.3 |
| 1983 | Gary Ward | 17.5 |
| 1983 | Gary Gaetti | 16.6 |
| 1983 | Graig Nettles | 16.5 |
| 1983 | Rod Carew | 15.8 |
| 1983 | Butch Wynegar | 15.0 |
| 1983 | Rick Dempsey | 11.7 |
| 1983 | Bert Blyleven | 9.4 |
Correctly answered by Doug Snyder Sr., Matthew Bloss and Rod Humphrey
