Caruthers looked like a 19th Century Ohtanti contributing at the plate and on the mound at the highest level in late 1880's.... He was one of the best player on the American Association best team so there's that in his favor too, His problems as a candidate for the HOF are both the brevity of his career and the fact that he played most of it (including his best years) in the old American Association which has been regarded as a lower end "major league."
The first (and only) primary AA player to gain admissions to the HOF is Bid McPhee who wasn't selected until 2000.
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