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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1988 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 1988 Mets 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.
| 1988 | Darryl Strawberry | 31.5 |
| 1988 | Kevin Mitchell | 19.1 |
| 1988 | Gerald Young | 18.8 |
| 1988 | Hubie Brooks | 17.1 |
| 1988 | Lenny Dykstra | 16.4 |
| 1988 | Tim Leary | 15.4 |
| 1988 | Mookie Wilson | 14.8 |
| 1988 | Mike Scott | 14.6 |
| 1988 | Dwight Gooden | 13.9 |
| 1988 | Jeff Reardon | 13.4 |
| 1988 | Jose Oquendo | 13.4 |
| 1988 | Wally Backman | 13.4 |
| 1988 | Randy Myers | 13.4 |
Correctly answered by Kyle Newman, Michael Murray, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Erin Underwood, David Schreiter, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw, Jon Winkler and Rod Humphrey
