I'll go ahead and reveal my guess:
Benny Bengough
His last year was 1932, the year before his goudey card (#1) came out.
He was on the Yankees for four World Series, but played in only two.
He was in a three way tie for 24th place for the MVP in 1925 with a rookie named Gehrig and Howard Ehmke, who was 9-and-20.
Roger Peckinpaugh was MVP that year and his teammate, Walter Johnson, who was 20-7 and batted .433 got no votes...neither did The Babe.
Amazing!
And, he never hit a home run (why do I feel like Red Buttons when I say that?)
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