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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1987 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 1987 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.
| 1987 | Alan Trammell | 35.1 |
| 1987 | Howard Johnson | 24.6 |
| 1987 | Jack Morris | 21.5 |
| 1987 | Kirk Gibson | 20.3 |
| 1987 | Lou Whitaker | 19.8 |
| 1987 | Mike Henneman | 12.1 |
| 1987 | Lance Parrish | 10.6 |
| 1987 | Glenn Wilson | 9.4 |
| 1987 | Tom Brookens | 8.5 |
| 1987 | Rick Leach | 5.4 |
Correctly answered by Kyle Newman, Matthew Bloss, Michael Murray, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, David Schreiter, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw, Rod Humphrey and Jeffrey Good
