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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 Pirates 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 | Barry Bonds | 39.4 |
| 1997 | Jason Kendall | 23.1 |
| 1997 | Moises Alou | 22.2 |
| 1997 | Bobby Bonilla | 21.4 |
| 1997 | Jay Buhner | 19.8 |
| 1997 | Tony Womack | 17.1 |
| 1997 | Willie Greene | 16.9 |
| 1997 | Rick Reed | 15.9 |
| 1997 | Jeff King | 14.9 |
| 1997 | Francisco Cordova | 13.0 |
Correctly answered by Lanny Little, Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw, Rod Humphrey and Aidan Runyon
