[destijl03]

My apologies if similar threads have been made in the past, but I wasn’t able to find anything in the search. I’m curious if anyone here, in all of the extensive research that’s been done over the years, knows of players from the dead ball era (other than the obvious Mathewson) who were known and widely respected for being decent men, or the “good guys”. It feels like any time I’m reading a player bio from that era, one, some, or all of the traits of hot-headedness, corruption, poor treatment of umps, fans, teammates, etc. are mentioned and it just made me wonder who the decent men of the time were. I’ve read before that Eddie Plank was widely respected for being very friendly, loyal, humble, and a solid family man, and was known for taking the time to mentor rookie pitchers on the team, which was rare for the time. Who else besides Matty and Plank stand out for that era?