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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1997 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 1997 Royals 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.
| 1997 | Kevin Appier | 17.4 |
| 1997 | David Cone | 16.5 |
| 1997 | Michael Tucker | 16.1 |
| 1997 | Joe Randa | 15.6 |
| 1997 | Tom Gordon | 15.4 |
| 1997 | Brian McRae | 12.2 |
| 1997 | Jeff Conine | 10.5 |
| 1997 | Johnny Damon | 10.3 |
| 1997 | Bob Hamelin | 9.9 |
| 1997 | Jon Lieber | 9.3 |
Correctly answered by Doug Snyder Sr. and Rod Humphrey
