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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 Reds 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 | Charlie Leibrandt | 23.6 |
| 1985 | Ron Oester | 21.0 |
| 1985 | Tom Browning | 17.6 |
| 1985 | Eddie Milner | 17.3 |
| 1985 | Joaquin Andujar | 15.6 |
| 1985 | Nick Esasky | 15.4 |
| 1985 | Mario Soto | 14.9 |
| 1985 | Ken Griffey | 13.3 |
| 1985 | Pete Rose | 13.3 |
| 1985 | Jay Howell | 12.0 |
Correctly answered by Kyle Newman, Michael Murray, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Michael Danes, David Schreiter, Jon Winkler and Rod Humphrey
