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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 Mets 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 | Darryl Strawberry | 30.4 |
| 1987 | Mike Scott | 18.8 |
| 1987 | Lenny Dykstra | 16.9 |
| 1987 | Kevin Mitchell | 16.8 |
| 1987 | Nolan Ryan | 16.3 |
| 1987 | Mookie Wilson | 14.7 |
| 1987 | Dwight Gooden | 13.3 |
| 1987 | Jody Davis | 12.3 |
| 1987 | Jeff Reardon | 12.2 |
| 1987 | Hubie Brooks | 11.3 |
Correctly answered by Michael Murray, Brian Bohem, Patrick Lachaine, Bryan Hartman, Erin Underwood, David Schreiter, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw and David Klein
