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Originally Posted by packs
I don't think you can really say he failed. He was playing in the PCL until he was 27 years old. You might see PCL today and think minor leagues, but at the time it was the major leagues of the West. Players made almost the same amount of money and could play close to home, so many of them did just that.
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Keep in mind it's the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Not the MLB Hall of Fame. I have no doubt he'd be a lot better known if there was the technology and social media we have now back in his day.