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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 Tigers 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 | Kirk Gibson | 25.0 |
| 1985 | Lou Whitaker | 24.8 |
| 1985 | Lance Parrish | 20.8 |
| 1985 | Jack Morris | 18.3 |
| 1985 | Dan Petry | 16.4 |
| 1985 | Alan Trammell | 16.3 |
| 1985 | Glenn Wilson | 15.1 |
| 1985 | Jason D. Thompson | 10.9 |
| 1985 | Howard Johnson | 10.6 |
| 1985 | Tom Brookens | 8.7 |
Correctly answered by Lanny Little, Brian Bohem, Michael Danes, Erin Underwood and Dave Shaw
