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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 Phillies 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 | Ryne Sandberg | 32.0 |
| 1989 | Julio Franco | 26.0 |
| 1989 | Lonnie Smith | 25.0 |
| 1989 | George A. Bell | 19.0 |
| 1989 | Mark W. Davis | 17.9 |
| 1989 | Bob Boone | 17.2 |
| 1989 | Juan Samuel | 12.8 |
| 1989 | Ricky Jordan | 12.0 |
| 1989 | Roy Smith | 10.1 |
| 1989 | Chris James | 10.0 |
Correctly answered by Kyle Newman, Bryan Hartman, Doug Snyder Sr., Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw, Rod Humphrey and Michael J. Keenan
