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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 Tigers 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 | John Smoltz | 25.1 |
| 1996 | Ken Hill | 22.2 |
| 1996 | Bobby Higginson | 20.4 |
| 1996 | Travis Fryman | 16.7 |
| 1996 | Chris Hoiles | 13.9 |
| 1996 | Kevin Ritz | 12.5 |
| 1996 | Chris Gomez | 10.2 |
| 1996 | Tony Clark | 8.6 |
| 1996 | Felipe Lira | 6.7 |
| 1996 | Scott Aldred | 6.3 |
Correctly answered by Rich Gordon, Matthew Bloss, Michael Murray, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Tom Krewson, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw, Jon Winkler and Rod Humphrey
