[brianp-beme]

It is approximately the time to celebrate those Prewar major league players who have not been named to the HOF, but were able to end up with 2000 or more hits. Sure, some of these players were compilers, but they had the skills and stamina to achieve such a long-term goal, and deserve a little spot in the headlights (I might be confusing these players with deer. Also, Rob Deer, whose career was much later and only managed 853 hits in 11 seasons, swinging the bat as if he were his last name in headlights, does not qualify for this list).

So show one or more cards from someone on this list. Bob Elliot has an asterisk by his name as he started his career in 1939 during the Prewar era, but does not appear to have any cards until the late 1940's. He is included here as a favor to all the Bobs within the hobby. I like to call these folks Hobby Bobs. (Edited to add that it appears he has a card in the amorphous 1939-46 Exhibits set, and as such, the asterisk will remain attached, despite the appearance of this enlarged amorphous item).

I will not be happy until we have card representations of everyone on the list, including some of those tougher to come by 19th century ball knockers. I will strike out (the opposite of making contact with a bat) their listed hit total when the player's cards have been posted. Feel free to post cards of any player that has already been posted as well.


PLAYER - TOTAL CAREER HITS


Doc Cramer - 2705

Lave Cross - 2645

George Van Haltren - 2539

Jimmy Ryan - 2512

Bill Dahlen - 2461

Stuffy McInnis - 2405

Joe Judge - 2352

Jake Daubert - 2326

Charlie Grimm - 2299

Jimmy Dykes - 2256

Patsy Donovan - 2253

Tommy Corcoran - 2252

Fred Tenney - 2231

Joe Kuhel - 2212

Stan Hack - 2193

Sherry Magee - 2169

Dick Bartell - 2165

Hal Chase - 2158

Ed Konetchy - 2150

Tommy Leach - 2143

Wally Moses - 2138

Buddy Myer - 2131

Herman Long - 2128

Clyde Milan - 2100

Jimmy Sheckard - 2084

Ed McKean - 2083

George J. Burns - 2077

Dixie Walker - 2064

Bobby Veach - 2063

Bob Elliott* - 2061

Bob Johnson - 2051

Dummy Hoy - 2045

Jack Glasscock - 2040

George H. Burns - 2015


I will start by getting one of the two often confused George Burns boys out of the way, this one being George H. Burns, who happens to be at the bottom of the list. This is his 1930 Zeenut card when playing with the Missions in the PCL.


Brian