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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 Astros 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 | Craig Biggio | 35.3 |
| 1997 | Ken Caminiti | 27.2 |
| 1997 | Darryl Kile | 21.3 |
| 1997 | Kenny Lofton | 20.5 |
| 1997 | Brian L. Hunter | 16.7 |
| 1997 | Luis E. Gonzalez | 13.0 |
| 1997 | Todd Jones | 12.5 |
| 1997 | Chris Holt | 10.4 |
| 1997 | Billy Wagner | 10.2 |
| 1997 | Scott Servais | 9.1 |
Correctly answered by Lanny Little, Jan Insinga, Brian Bohem, Dave Driscoll, Michael McConchie, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw, Paul Greenberg and Michael J. Keenan
