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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1985 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 1985 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.
| 1985 | Wade Boggs | 30.2 |
| 1985 | John Tudor | 26.9 |
| 1985 | Carlton Fisk | 22.9 |
| 1985 | Rich Gedman | 21.2 |
| 1985 | Dwight Evans | 19.8 |
| 1985 | Oil Can Boyd | 17.8 |
| 1985 | Cecil Cooper | 17.7 |
| 1985 | Fred Lynn | 15.9 |
| 1985 | Mike Smithson | 15.4 |
| 1985 | Ernie Whitt | 15.0 |
Correctly answered by Kyle Newman, Lanny Little, Matthew Bloss, Michael Murray, Brian Bohem, Patrick Lachaine, Bryan Hartman, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Erin Underwood, David Schreiter, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw, Rod Humphrey and Jeffrey Good
