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Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe
Where does Hal Chase fall? He was one of, if not the, best first baseman of his time. And for a guy who didn't care as much as most others, he was pretty damn good.
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He was a very good hitter and a very rangy and graceful fielder, but he almost never walked (low OBP, a.k.a. made lots of outs) and he made a ton of errors, a historical total for 20th century 1B. And there's the obvious issue of how many of those errors were intentional  If you discount his Federal League stats, the case is even weaker.
EDIT: I'd put Frank Chance well above Mr. Chase.
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