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Posted By: Jay

Deacon White played for 20 years (5 years in National Association), had the first hit in the National Association (the first professional league), was a .312 lifetime hitter, and the best barehand catcher of his era. He deserves to be in the HOF but there are other pre-1900 players who deserve it more (Stovey, Van Haltren, Caruthers, Ryan, Browning, etc)