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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1996 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 1996 Orioles 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.
| 1996 | Steve Finley | 27.6 |
| 1996 | Cal Ripken | 20.1 |
| 1996 | Ben McDonald | 16.6 |
| 1996 | Mike Mussina | 14.1 |
| 1996 | David Segui | 14.0 |
| 1996 | Leo Gomez | 10.9 |
| 1996 | Pete Harnisch | 8.3 |
| 1996 | Eddie Murray | 7.8 |
| 1996 | Dennis Martinez | 7.5 |
| 1996 | Alex Ochoa | 7.4 |
Correctly answered by Matthew Bloss, Michael Murray, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Dave Shaw, Rod Humphrey, Ian Roth and Michael J. Keenan
