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John(z28jd)Im rooting for Mullane too.You have to know if he knew that 300 wins would get him into the Hall of Fame which didnt exist at the time,that he wouldve stuck around to accomplish it.
The fact that he sat out a whole season thats surrounded by 30+ win seasons shouldnt be held against him,and the fact that he was a good enough hitter to play frequently in the field should work for him.
The ironic part about him just missing out on 300 wins is,if you are able to find any of his obits,they all mentioned him as a 300 game winner.Dont know where they got those extra 15-16 wins from but if he was thought to be a 300 game winner,how come he wasnt elected to the hall of fame around the time he died.The sympathy vote works sometimes and alot of old players gained election in 45-46(he died in 44)