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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 Tigers 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 | Howard Johnson | 35.7 |
| 1989 | Lou Whitaker | 22.8 |
| 1989 | John Smoltz | 14.9 |
| 1989 | Glenn Wilson | 13.5 |
| 1989 | Lance Parrish | 13.2 |
| 1989 | Alan Trammell | 12.2 |
| 1989 | Mike Henneman | 8.0 |
| 1989 | Ken Hill | 7.3 |
| 1989 | Chuck Cary | 6.3 |
| 1989 | Kirk Gibson | 6.1 |
Correctly answered by Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Michael Danes, Jon Winkler and Rod Humphrey
