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Old 08-08-2023, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by cgjackson222 View Post
I think the same could be said about the 1940 Reds, whose only Hall of Famer was Ernie Lombardi, who is probably the weakest catcher in the HOF besides Rick Ferrell.

I think Larkin, a 12x all-star, 9x silver slugger, and former MVP is HOF material, myself. Larkin also hit .353 in the World Series in their sweep of the A's.
Why does Lombardi get no love? Two batting titles as a catcher is pretty impressive.
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