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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 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.
| 1989 | Kevin Mitchell | 39.2 |
| 1989 | Jose Oquendo | 23.9 |
| 1989 | Randy Milligan | 18.5 |
| 1989 | Darryl Strawberry | 18.4 |
| 1989 | Nolan Ryan | 17.6 |
| 1989 | Kevin Elster | 16.1 |
| 1989 | Dave Magadan | 15.3 |
| 1989 | Gerald Young | 15.3 |
| 1989 | Mike Scott | 15.0 |
| 1989 | Gregg Jefferies | 14.8 |
Correctly answered by Lanny Little, Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw, Jon Winkler, Jean Francois Menard and Rod Humphrey
