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john/z28jdIve thought about Bennett being a possibility while his stas arent impressive ive read numerous sources that put him as either an equal to Buck Ewing behind the plate or just below him.Ewing was one of the(some say he is) best all-around players from the 19th century.When you take that into account,its hard to not consider Bennett.
His fielding,not offense is what really whats him standout,and as opposed to todays time defense was held in very high regard back then.Thats why its hard for guys voting now to realize how valuable he really was.He had seasons where his fielding % was 50 points higher than league average.It is a little odd that the first 40 years of baseball are represented in the hall of fame by just 2 catchers and one,Bresnahan,most people think doesnt belong