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Apologies for denigrating Rath's career -- when I typed that I didn't dig too deeply as I thought it was a fun-but-incorrect throwaway answer (when I checked VCP the only Morrie Rath card I saw was the Colgan's Tin Tops) and I guess I just felt like saying "semi-permeable"; and later when I realized that he's also got cards as Morris Rath (which I would've known if I weren't a mere T207 dilettante) I was too lazy to revise.

But you're right, he does have the two really nice years (including a 95-walk season as a teammate of Cicotte's!) and he also hit ~.318 with walks during a decade in the minors, much of it in the PCL. Very solid indeed.

Thanks for the question, Tim, this was fun! (even if I botched my homework)

Originally Posted by timn1

was the one I had in mind - he had a strange career in two phases years apart, 1912-13 with the White Sox and 1919-20 with the Reds. In 1912 and 1919 he played really well, earning 4.0 and 3.9 WAR, which was just outside the top 20 for non-pitchers in those years. For me those two really good years, plus a World Series, adds up to a modest but solid career.