Rightly or wrongly, he was overshadowed by two folk heroes, first DiMaggio, then Mantle. He was perceived as aloof or even surly, didn't win, and was not considered a great fielder or baserunner.
Imagine 50s baseball -- Mays and Mantle, Williams and Musial, Aaron. Will we ever see anything close?
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