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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1984 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 1984 Red 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.
| 1984 | Dwight Evans | 29.8 |
| 1984 | Wade Boggs | 28.8 |
| 1984 | Fred Lynn | 21.5 |
| 1984 | Mike Smithson | 17.9 |
| 1984 | Jim Rice | 17.1 |
| 1984 | Rich Gedman | 16.8 |
| 1984 | Marty Barrett | 16.2 |
| 1984 | Cecil Cooper | 13.2 |
| 1984 | John Tudor | 12.9 |
| 1984 | Juan Beniquez | 12.9 |
Correctly answered by Brian Bohem
