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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1997 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 1997 Angels 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.
| 1997 | Tim Salmon | 26.7 |
| 1997 | Jim Edmonds | 21.0 |
| 1997 | Wally Joyner | 20.9 |
| 1997 | Damion Easley | 19.7 |
| 1997 | Darin Erstad | 18.2 |
| 1997 | Garret Anderson | 15.0 |
| 1997 | Roberto M. Hernandez | 14.7 |
| 1997 | Paul Sorrento | 14.2 |
| 1997 | Dante Bichette | 13.3 |
| 1997 | Chad Curtis | 12.3 |
Correctly answered by Brian Bohem, Dave Shaw, Rod Humphrey and Jean Francois Menard
