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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 White 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 | Harold Baines | 23.7 |
| 1985 | Brian Downing | 20.7 |
| 1985 | Britt Burns | 15.1 |
| 1985 | Rich Gossage | 14.1 |
| 1985 | Tim Hulett | 11.2 |
| 1985 | Steve Trout | 10.1 |
| 1985 | Terry Forster | 5.2 |
| 1985 | Jorge Orta | 4.6 |
| 1985 | Daryl Boston | 4.3 |
| 1985 | Joel Davis | 4.0 |
Correctly answered by Kyle Newman, Matthew Bloss, Michael Murray, Brian Bohem, Patrick Lachaine, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw and Rod Humphrey
