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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 Dodgers 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 | Mike Scioscia | 26.7 |
| 1985 | Orel Hershiser | 22.4 |
| 1985 | Mike A. Marshall | 22.2 |
| 1985 | Fernando Valenzuela | 21.1 |
| 1985 | Doyle Alexander | 19.8 |
| 1985 | Charlie Hough | 18.8 |
| 1985 | Steve Garvey | 16.7 |
| 1985 | Bill Buckner | 15.6 |
| 1985 | Bob Welch | 15.2 |
| 1985 | John Franco | 15.1 |
Correctly answered by Jon Winkler
