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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 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.
| 1987 | George A. Bell | 26.4 |
| 1987 | Mike Schmidt | 26.0 |
| 1987 | Juan Samuel | 21.8 |
| 1987 | Ryne Sandberg | 19.4 |
| 1987 | Mike LaValliere | 15.9 |
| 1987 | Greg Walker | 15.8 |
| 1987 | Julio Franco | 14.7 |
| 1987 | Chris James | 13.6 |
| 1987 | Keith Moreland | 13.0 |
| 1987 | Ozzie Virgil | 12.9 |
Correctly answered by Kyle Newman, Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Michael Murray, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, David Schreiter, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw and Rod Humphrey
