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Frank WakefieldThe owners really had it in for Ed Reulbach, they shuttled him off to the Federal League, and then limited his appearances...
My recollection is that in the EXCELLENT article about Ed in Bill James' fine first Historical Baseball Abstract, Bill observed that in every year Ed pitched, his hits and walks allowed totaled less than innings pitched, each and every year... And that is a feat that no pitcher in the Hall of Fame could claim.
I used to think that the Hall could be "fixed" by adding a few, like Ed, and some others. But of late they've added so many that don't belong, the whole thing is shot.