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Originally Posted by rainier2004
Pre was - WaJo. I know, he is collected by a bunch of guys but still... He is arguably the best pitcher in history, was always a class act and riddled with misfortune throughout his life. IMO he isn't collected near as much as the other 4 in the inaugural HOF class and his cards seem to be worth the least of those.
Post war - Al Kaline, Mr. Tiger, as solid as they get. His lifetime stats aren't quite as impressive as some but he is as big of art of an organization as player can get. Does anyone remember he refused his bonus one year b/c he said he didn't play well enough to deserve it?
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Walter did suffer several devastating tragedies, beginning with the death of his young daughter in 1921 and especially his wife's passing suddenly in 1930 at the age of 36. He never really got over that one. But "riddled with misfortune all his life" overstates the case, in fact he had the kind of charmed life most people could only dream about until he was in his mid-30s.