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03-16-2021, 10:35 AM
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Wild Bill Donovan
Arlington Latham Heine Zimmerman Carl Mays Tom Pratt Art Develin Elmer Flick Elmer Smith Sam Crawford Harry Heilman Sam Coveleski Adolfo Luque Jack Fournier Johnny Allen Bill Lee Johnny Kling Sherry Magee Ed Reulbach Shanty Hogan Muddy Ruel Last edited by SD; 03-16-2021 at 10:48 AM. 
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03-16-2021, 10:40 AM
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I would add Wayne Terwillger, Hank Bauer and Ralph Houk. All served with distinction on WWII. I always marvel at the men who fought in the war and came home to play again.
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03-16-2021, 10:56 AM
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Joe & Elmer Gedeon cards
One blacklisted for the Blackbox scandal the other killed in ww2.
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03-16-2021, 11:01 AM
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this isn't stat or career based, but when I was putting together a pre-war type collection, I targeted Hall of Famers OR players who were featured in The Glory of Their Times
Jimmy Austin Rube Bressler Al Bridwell Stan Coveleski Sam Crawford George Gibson Goose Goslin Hank Greenberg Heinie Groh Babe Herman Harry Hooper Davy Jones Sad Sam Jones Willie Kamm Tommy Leach Hans Lobert Rube Marquard Chief Meyers Lefty O'Doul Bob O'Farrell Edd Roush Fred Snodgrass Specs Toporcer Bill Wambsganss Paul Waner Joe Wood
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03-16-2021, 11:51 AM
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For PCL fans, Ox Eckhardt. Per Wikipedia:
Oscar George "Ox" Eckhardt (December 23, 1901 – April 22, 1951) was an outfielder for the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers. Eckhardt holds the known all-time professional baseball record for batting average, counting both major and minor league stats: .365 (Ty Cobb holds the major league record, .366, but Cobb's minor league average of .304 lowers his total professional-ball average to .364, second behind Eckhardt. Eckhardt hit .192 in the major leagues, but in just 52 at bats, so his known minor league average of .366 was lowered just one point.) In spite of his outstanding ability to hit for average, Eckhardt – a poor fielder who lacked much home run power – was never able to establish himself in the major leagues. In 1933, he hit .414 for the San Francisco Missions, which is still the PCL (Pacific Coast League) record. In 1935, he again won the PCL batting title, edging out 20-year-old Joe DiMaggio, .399 to .398. This finally earned him a slot on a major league club, the 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers, with a chance to win a job as a regular. But Eckhardt was 36 years old by then, was still a poor fielder with little power, and in ten starts hit just .182 in 44 at bats. He was sent back to the minors, never to return. Eckhardt also played halfback and quarterback for the Texas Longhorns, and professionally as a halfback in 11 games for the New York Giants of the National Football League. 
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03-16-2021, 02:39 PM
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I will suggest 19th century outfielder Jimmy Ryan. It's not a travesty that his is not in the Hall of Fame but if he got in, he would be better than several already elected (of his ten most similar players, eight are HOFers). He is somewhere between the fourth and eighth best centerfielder of the 19th century (behind Hamilton, Duffy, and Browning and in the same group as Gore, Griffin, Hines, and Van Haltren). .308 lifetime average, 2513 hits, 1643 runs scored (sixth highest among 19th century players, based on eyeballing the list), and the career assists leader as an outfielder until Speaker passed him in 1924 (he is still third).
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08-17-2021, 03:30 PM
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