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Posted By: DJ

I agree. Especially since he was inducted in 1946. You might as well open the flood gates and induct O'Neill, Mullane, Wyhing, Buffington, Pfeffer....and others.

HOF bio:

Tommy McCarthy teamed with Hugh Duffy to form the "Heavenly Twins" duo in the Boston Beaneaters' outfield of the 1890s. In addition to being a fine hitter with exceptional speed, McCarthy was a clever, daring and intelligent player who originated many tricks, such as trapping fly balls to fool opposing baserunners. A lifetime .294 hitter, he stole 109 bases in 1888 to help the St. Louis Browns capture the pennant.

The Hall Of Fame Biography even blemished the stats as McCarthy stole 93 bases in 1884, not 109. 109 were stolen by "The Freshest Man On Earth", the original clown prince of baseball Arlie Latham.

I could make the same claim for Hall Of Fame honors for one of my favorite players of all time, Arlie Latham. Latham played seventeen years, had 400+ more hits than McCarthy, 400+ runs than McCarthy (including led the league in runs in 1886), 300+ more stolen bases than McCarthy. Where McCarthy was a "fancy fielder", Latham added humor to his arsenal, had two consecutive seasons of 100-plus stolen bases, played over 1,500 games at third base, first to use sliding glove, played on four consecutive pennant winners (St. Louis, American Association, 1885-1888), discovered a young player named "Ty Cobb", peddled dill pickles, first majoe leaguer from New Hampshire, taught King George V how to throw a baseball, played roller polo, tried to bring baseball to England.

Back To McCarthy:

McCarthy's cards (7)
1887 Gypsy Queens N172 Catching
1887 Gypsy Queens N172 With Bat
1887 Old Judge N172
1888 F.W. Guerin Studio Cabinets St. Louis with Comiskey
1888 Old Judge Cabinets N173 Right Hand at Head Level
1888 Old Judge Cabinets N173 With Bat
1895 Mayo's Cut Plug N300

An n172 of McCarthy SCG40 sold in 19th Century for $660 in July.


DJ