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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1987 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 1987 White Sox 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.
| 1987 | Brian Downing | 23.7 |
| 1987 | Harold Baines | 13.7 |
| 1987 | Bobby Thigpen | 12.2 |
| 1987 | Kenny Williams | 11.4 |
| 1987 | Tim Stoddard | 10.1 |
| 1987 | Doug Drabek | 10.0 |
| 1987 | John Cangelosi | 8.5 |
| 1987 | Daryl Boston | 8.0 |
| 1987 | Guy Hoffman | 7.6 |
| 1987 | Steve Trout | 7.5 |
Correctly answered by Rich Gordon, Lanny Little, Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Michael Danes and Rod Humphrey
