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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 Giants 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 | Gary Matthews | 23.2 |
| 1984 | Chili Davis | 21.9 |
| 1984 | Bob Brenly | 21.5 |
| 1984 | Dave Kingman | 21.2 |
| 1984 | George Foster | 18.4 |
| 1984 | Dan Gladden | 16.7 |
| 1984 | Bob Knepper | 12.5 |
| 1984 | Jack Clark | 12.1 |
| 1984 | Bob Kearney | 8.6 |
| 1984 | Gary Lavelle | 7.7 |
Correctly answered by Jon Winkler and Erin Underwood
