Gene Tenace was mentioned a couple times, but I don't think he belongs in this thread. He's had people argue for him for the HOF, he's got a lifetime OBP of nearly .400, a lifetime OPS+ of 136 and is ranked by Baseball Reference as the 13th ranked catcher All-Time.
He was no underdog, even if he was under-rated in his day, before modern analytics turned him into a superstar.
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