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Originally Posted by kevinlenane
Dom DiMaggio had over 1000 runs his 10 years and was insane in the outfield. He was a lead off hitter and is still not in the hall of fame and in fact didn't even come close save for some campaigning from Ted and Doerr. Led the league in runs twice, triples once and stolen bases once. Career batting average was .298. His career OBP was .383 which is also higher than Rizzuto.
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Hey Kevin
You'll get no argument from me on Dom DiMaggio.
I saw all those guys play; and, the 2nd team I rooted for when I was a kid was the Red Sox....since I was an avid Ted Williams fan.
Incidentally, it's my understanding that Ted Williams campaigned strongly for Phil Rizzuto to be in the HOF.
TED Z
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