Who are some of your favorite "forgotten" players?

[celoknob]

I was (and still am) a huge Reds fan and Johnny Bench will always be my favorite player and I think the greatest catcher.

But a catcher that I think was overlooked during that era, probably because of Bench, was Ted Simmons. He was an excellent switch-hitter, a blue collar kind of guy with a long solid career--a guy I would love to have on my team. His fielding was no where near Bench, but I thnk was adequate.

[Wite3]

Jack Clements...no hall of fame stats (heck, barely any stats) but handled the duties behind the plate for the Phillies, as a lefty!

Sherry Magee should be a HOFer in my opinion. But I am biased towards Phillies. He had 2100 hits, 1100 RBIs, and a career .291 avg. He was a great fielder and was certainly overshadowed during his career.

Joshua

[Kawika]

Waipahu's own Henry "Prince" Oana was my Dad's favorite ballplayer; his '32 Zeenut was one of the very first vintage baseball cards I ever acquired. His career spanned 23 seasons, mostly in the minors with a couple of brief stints in the Bigs. He is largely forgotten even in Hawaii.

[ethicsprof]

clay dalrymple---
he kept my bicycle spokes together in the 60's.

best,
barry

[TheBig6]

Clarence Mitchell...he had an unspectacular career in the majors and is probably mostly remembered for making 5 outs in two at bats in the 1920 World Series...he is also the last legal spitballer in the majors

I always though Burleigh Grimes was the last legal spitball Pitcher in the Majors

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by TheBig6

I always though Burleigh Grimes was the last legal spitball Pitcher in the Majors

I should have stated "One of the last legal spitballers."

[Robextend]

These 2 guys retired right before I started following baseball, but I always thought Bill Buckner and Al Oliver were terribly underrated.