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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 Rangers 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 | Ruben Sierra | 32.9 |
| 1989 | Jerry Browne | 17.8 |
| 1989 | Tom Henke | 16.1 |
| 1989 | Pete M. O’Brien | 15.5 |
| 1989 | Oddibe McDowell | 14.3 |
| 1989 | Danny Darwin | 13.0 |
| 1989 | Kevin J. Brown | 13.0 |
| 1989 | Steve Buechele | 12.8 |
| 1989 | Ron Darling | 9.3 |
| 1989 | Jeff Kunkel | 9.2 |
Correctly answered by Mike Clifford, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush and Rod Humphrey
