What Deadball Players Should be Inducted Into HOF?

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Posted By: Mark L

Isn't the term "dead ball" something of a misnomer? Isn't intended as a perjorative term, meant to demean the earlier style of play and to reflect a preference for the age of the home run and the "lively ball"? As a fan of pre-1921 baseball, I prefer to think of it as the "inside baseball" era, which demanded lots of teamwork and execution of the little things. As for the actual question, I think that Larry Doyle deserves an other look-- he was the offensive star and captain of the Giants through quite a few pennant winning seasons. The Pirates were another perennial winner back then, so it's a little surprising that not one of their fine pitchers ever came close to making it into the hall (not counting Vic Willis).