Lou Gehrig
Old Timer's: Cy Young
Gehrig played his final games in 1939, he made it into the Hall-of-Fame that very year, no one could have a problem with that. At the time, no one really knew exactly what the Hall-of-Fame was going to be.
Hall-of-Fame reset
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Saturday, June 29, 2013
1938
Rogers Hornsby
The worst defensive middle infielder in the Hall-of-Fame. Still better than Derek Jeter. He could hit. Led the league in WAR 11 times
Best modern day comparison: Manny Ramirez a sboth an all-time great hitter and a ditz
The worst defensive middle infielder in the Hall-of-Fame. Still better than Derek Jeter. He could hit. Led the league in WAR 11 times
Best modern day comparison: Manny Ramirez a sboth an all-time great hitter and a ditz
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
1937
Tris Speaker
Only three years before the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth, they sold Tris Speaker. His first year with the Indians, 1916, he was the second best player in the AL behind only Ruth
Only three years before the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth, they sold Tris Speaker. His first year with the Indians, 1916, he was the second best player in the AL behind only Ruth
Monday, June 24, 2013
1936
The Hall-of-Fame started out right with the first class in 1936. The four best players in history were selected and it's hard to argue against the fifth. Those five, from best to worst:
Babe Ruth
Walter Johnson
Ty Cobb
Honus Wagner
Christy Mathewson
Babe Ruth
Walter Johnson
Ty Cobb
Honus Wagner
Christy Mathewson
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