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Old 10-23-2024, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by rats60 View Post
Arky Vaughan is one of my top 2 underrated players of all time. The other is Johnny Mize .312/.397/.562 OPS+ 158 and his numbers (and counting stats) would have been higher if he hadn't missed 3 prime years to WWII. His first full season back was his famous 51 HR / 42 strikeouts season. And Stan Musial cards are ridiculously undervalued for a top 10 all time player.
Mize's numbers were really crushed by losing those three prime years. Even so, it's criminal that he didn't make the HOF until 1981. Hard to figure why looking at the record.
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