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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 Reds 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 | Eric Davis | 22.7 |
| 1989 | Nick Esasky | 21.4 |
| 1989 | Jeff Montgomery | 19.5 |
| 1989 | Danny Tartabull | 16.9 |
| 1989 | Barry Larkin | 16.3 |
| 1989 | Jeff Russell | 16.1 |
| 1989 | Paul O’Neill | 15.9 |
| 1989 | Jay Howell | 15.6 |
| 1989 | Tom Browning | 15.1 |
| 1989 | Rob Dibble | 13.4 |
Correctly answered by Lanny Little, Michael Murray, Brian Bohem, Michael Danes, Tom Siegler and Dave Shaw
