Who is your favorite pre-1930 player and why?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by brett

Napoleon Lajoie. Aside from being underrated because of Cobb's presence he was a dignified, classy player and they named the team after him for Christ's sake!

I would have guessed Jackson for you lol.
Mine is probably Wagner -- no less an authority than Sam Crawford said he was even better than Cobb.

[kmac32]

Elmer Miller because he was a distant relative and Team mate at Ruth's in the 1921 World Series

[Rob D.]

Jack Dunn

[Jason Carota]

Smoky Joe Wood.

"Can I throw harder than Joe Wood? Listen mister, no man alive can throw any harder than Smoky Joe Wood." - Walter Johnson

That about sums it up.

Excellent pitcher during his Red Sox career, and a great batter with the Indians.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

Jack Dunn

Sarcasm = terrorism

[brett]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I would have guessed Jackson for you lol.
Mine is probably Wagner -- no less an authority than Sam Crawford said he was even better than Cobb.

. In regards to Crawford's statement about Wagner, Crawford notoriously HATED Cobb so I would take his statement with a grain of salt. Cobb is probably the second greatest player ever after Babe. I'd put Wagner in the top 10 with the likes of Hornsby, Gehrig and others.