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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 Cardinals 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 | Keith Hernandez | 33.2 |
| 1984 | Jose Cruz | 28.9 |
| 1984 | Leon Durham | 22.0 |
| 1984 | Tom Herr | 19.1 |
| 1984 | Jerry Mumphrey | 18.9 |
| 1984 | Garry Templeton | 15.8 |
| 1984 | Bill Caudill | 14.7 |
| 1984 | Andy Van Slyke | 13.9 |
| 1984 | Terry Kennedy | 11.9 |
| 1984 | Steve Carlton | 11.8 |
Correctly answered by Kyle Newman, Michael Murray, Patrick Lachaine, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw, Rod Humphrey and Gerald O’Connor
