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Originally Posted by Chris Counts
Here's a guy who would fit nicely in your collection, Jack Bentley. He had a tremendous run from 1920 to 1922 while he played for the then-independent Baltimore Orioles, who were probably the greatest minor league team ever. In 1920, as a first baseman, he hit .371 with 231 hits and 20 home home runs AND as a pitcher, he was 16-3 with an 2.10 ERA. The next year batted .412 with 246 hits and 24 home runs, and was 12-1 a as a pitcher with a 2.34 ERA. His last year with the Orioles was 1922, when he hit .351 with 217 hits and 21 home runs, and had a 13-2 record with a 1.73 ERA. The card posted is his 1927 Exhibit, which isn't too hard to find ...
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Defiantly one of the guys on my list. I am thinking of trying to do the whole orioles team from the 1920-22 time period. An amazing team that kept winning even after Lefty Grove was sold