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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1990 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 1990 Phillies 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.
| 1990 | Ryne Sandberg | 33.5 |
| 1990 | Julio Franco | 25.7 |
| 1990 | Darren Daulton | 22.2 |
| 1990 | Lonnie Smith | 17.9 |
| 1990 | Chris James | 16.0 |
| 1990 | Juan Samuel | 13.2 |
| 1990 | George A. Bell | 12.2 |
| 1990 | Mike LaValliere | 11.5 |
| 1990 | Pat Combs | 9.1 |
| 1990 | Bob Walk | 6.4 |
Correctly answered by Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw and Rod Humphrey