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Posted By: Mark

A new book by a statistician produced a list of the 100 all-time best hitters, with many surprising results. Many 19th Century players made his list, including non-HOFers such as Mike Tiernan. The author's methodolgy is intereting and probably more complex than what's been done in the past:

http://www.pupress.princeton.edu/chapters/s7932.pdf

(player ranking on second to last page)