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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 Red Sox 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 | Jeff Bagwell | 39.8 |
| 1996 | Brady Anderson | 30.6 |
| 1996 | Ellis Burks | 29.5 |
| 1996 | Mo Vaughn | 29.4 |
| 1996 | Roger Clemens | 19.2 |
| 1996 | John Valentin | 18.2 |
| 1996 | Wade Boggs | 15.3 |
| 1996 | Curt Schilling | 14.4 |
| 1996 | Tim Naehring | 13.3 |
| 1996 | John Flaherty | 11.2 |
Correctly answered by Lanny Little, Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Jan Insinga, Michael Murray, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Michael Danes, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler and Rod Humphrey
