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Posted By: peter chao

Paul,

It was unfortunate that Duke Snider played the same time as Mantle and Mays. People thought of him as being a 2nd level center fielder however if you looked at his numbers historically he was one of the best center-fielders ever. After Mantle and Mays got in the Hall of Fame, the voters were ready to let in The Duke.

Richie Ashburn had it worse because people thought he was the fourth best center-fielder, however, after the Duke got in, Richie eventually got in.

Peter