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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1989 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 1989 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.
| 1989 | Harold Baines | 19.7 |
| 1989 | Brian Downing | 17.6 |
| 1989 | Doug Drabek | 15.2 |
| 1989 | Cecil Espy | 12.5 |
| 1989 | Bobby Thigpen | 8.9 |
| 1989 | Ron Karkovice | 6.8 |
| 1989 | Donn Pall | 6.3 |
| 1989 | Daryl Boston | 5.6 |
| 1989 | Randy Velarde | 4.8 |
| 1989 | Kevin Hickey | 4.8 |
Correctly answered by Michael Murray, Brian Bohem, Bryan Hartman, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush and Tom Siegler
