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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 Phillies 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 | Ryne Sandberg | 28.6 |
| 1985 | Mike Schmidt | 26.3 |
| 1985 | Juan Samuel | 21.3 |
| 1985 | George A. Bell | 21.1 |
| 1985 | Keith Moreland | 20.1 |
| 1985 | Toby Harrah | 18.7 |
| 1985 | Willie Hernandez | 18.6 |
| 1985 | Greg Walker | 17.3 |
| 1985 | Julio Franco | 15.2 |
| 1985 | Ozzie Virgil | 15.2 |
Correctly answered by Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Dave Shaw and Rod Humphrey
