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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 Giants 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 | Will Clark | 39.7 |
| 1989 | Jack Clark | 26.9 |
| 1989 | Robby Thompson | 21.8 |
| 1989 | Chili Davis | 18.4 |
| 1989 | Scott Garrelts | 15.4 |
| 1989 | Dan Gladden | 13.3 |
| 1989 | Rob Deer | 12.1 |
| 1989 | Eric King | 9.1 |
| 1989 | Matt D. Williams | 8.3 |
| 1989 | Mark Grant | 8.2 |
Correctly answered by Michael Murray, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler and Rod Humphrey