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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 Royals 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 | Kevin Seitzer | 23.7 |
| 1987 | Bret Saberhagen | 23.1 |
| 1987 | Mark Gubicza | 16.0 |
| 1987 | George Brett | 15.8 |
| 1987 | Willie Wilson | 14.9 |
| 1987 | Ken Phelps | 14.7 |
| 1987 | Frank White | 13.7 |
| 1987 | Danny Jackson | 12.9 |
| 1987 | Greg Minton | 10.0 |
| 1987 | Atlee Hammaker | 9.6 |
Correctly answered by Brian Bohem and Dave Shaw
