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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 Cubs 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 | Donnie Moore | 19.8 |
| 1985 | Carmelo Martinez | 19.4 |
| 1985 | Rick Reuschel | 18.3 |
| 1985 | Lee Smith | 15.6 |
| 1985 | Mike Krukow | 11.1 |
| 1985 | Dennis Lamp | 10.6 |
| 1985 | Joe Carter | 10.4 |
| 1985 | Ron G. Davis | 9.7 |
| 1985 | Joe Niekro | 8.3 |
| 1985 | Shawon Dunston | 7.7 |
Correctly answered by Matthew Bloss, Doug Snyder Sr., Dave Shaw and Rod Humphrey
