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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1989 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 1989 Brewers 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.
| 1989 | Robin Yount | 33.5 |
| 1989 | Paul Molitor | 28.0 |
| 1989 | Chris Bosio | 17.3 |
| 1989 | Kevin Bass | 17.3 |
| 1989 | Doug Jones | 15.7 |
| 1989 | Jim Gantner | 12.0 |
| 1989 | Dan Plesac | 11.7 |
| 1989 | Chuck Crim | 11.7 |
| 1989 | Glenn Braggs | 11.0 |
| 1989 | Ernest Riles | 10.4 |
| 1989 | Randy Ready | 10.4 |
Correctly answered by Mike Clifford, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Dave Shaw, Jon Winkler, Rod Humphrey and Dave Driscoll
