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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 Padres 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 | Tony Gwynn | 30.1 |
| 1989 | Roberto Alomar | 24.0 |
| 1989 | Kevin McReynolds | 20.9 |
| 1989 | Ozzie Smith | 20.3 |
| 1989 | John Kruk | 14.1 |
| 1989 | Benito Santiago | 13.5 |
| 1989 | Mark Williamson | 12.3 |
| 1989 | Greg W. Harris | 12.1 |
| 1989 | Ozzie Guillen | 11.1 |
| 1989 | Mitch Williams | 10.7 |
Correctly answered by Michael Murray, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw, David J. Marti and Rod Humphrey