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Originally Posted by The Nasty Nati
I wouldn't be mad if MLB stopped recognizing Cap Anson's stats.
That guy was a terrible person and a big reason segregation happened in MLB.
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History is what it is - why try changing it. Understand it, know the injustice occurred and try to find something positive. Why not look at people that tried to turn that injustice around. Guys like Branch Rickey or even Walter "Judge" McCredie.
Erasing history by erasing Anson's stats because of his views serves no good purpose. For that matter, I'm sure there were plenty of players with bigoted views, even some that are in the HOF. It would be pretty strange to erase the stats of bigoted players because you can't erase what happened.