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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 Twins 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 | Kirby Puckett | 26.8 |
| 1989 | Bert Blyleven | 22.4 |
| 1989 | Jim Eisenreich | 19.1 |
| 1989 | Kent Hrbek | 16.8 |
| 1989 | Frank Viola | 14.1 |
| 1989 | Gary Gaetti | 12.2 |
| 1989 | Allan Anderson | 12.2 |
| 1989 | Gene Larkin | 11.1 |
| 1989 | Randy Bush | 10.9 |
| 1989 | Jesse Orosco | 9.8 |
Correctly answered by Kyle Newman, Mike Clifford, Jan Insinga, Michael Murray, Brian Bohem, Bryan Hartman, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw, Rod Humphrey and Michael J. Keenan
