Jack Glasscock everyone.
Jack.
Glasscock.
He was regarded as the finest fielding shortstop of his time, and his offense was well above average for any position on the field, let alone a shortstop. Finished with more than 2000 hits. .290 lifetime batting average. OPS+ of 112. Stole 372 bases that we know about. He was 28 before it became a measurable statistic, and at that point he averaged 50 steals per year for the next 5 years. Just imagine how many he stole in the 7 years prior to that. He likely had 700+ steals in his career.
As an example of his overall game, in 1889 he led the National League in hits with a slash line of .352/.390/.467 for an OPS+ of 138 (the next year it was 147). He also led the league in total chances (by more than 100 over the next person), putouts, assists, double plays and fielding percentage.
He is a Hall Of Famer, and was looked upon as such in the era in which he played. Not his fault that the first election process for the Hall came 37 years after he retired.
Tom C
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