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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1986 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 1986 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.
| 1986 | Mike Schmidt | 31.5 |
| 1986 | George A. Bell | 23.8 |
| 1986 | Ryne Sandberg | 19.5 |
| 1986 | Juan Samuel | 18.5 |
| 1986 | Julio Franco | 17.7 |
| 1986 | Jim Morrison | 16.5 |
| 1986 | Lonnie Smith | 13.7 |
| 1986 | Mark Clear | 12.9 |
| 1986 | Ozzie Virgil, Jr. | 12.5 |
| 1986 | Lance McCullers | 12.0 |
Correctly answered by Kyle Newman, Lanny Little, Michael Murray, Brian Bohem, Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Tom Siegler, Gerald O’Connor, Michael J. Keenan and Jeff Mullins
