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Posted By: Rhys

The earliest days of professional baseball are the last corner of the sport which is severely under-represented in the Hall. I could see the Baseball Hall of Fame making another committee to induct a bunch of these guys at once like the Negro League Comittee a few years back. If that is the case, You would see guys like the following get in the Hall (deservingly)

Jack Chapman
A.J. Reach
Lip Pike
Levi Meyerle
Bobby Mathews
Cal McVey
Ross Barnes

etc, etc

Aside from the early NA guys and pre-professionals, the most deserving players are Tony Mullane, Harry Stovey, Pete Browning, and Bob Caruthers plus John T. Brush if you want to throw an executive in the mix.

I HIGHLY doubt you will ever see Phillippe in the Hall of Fame unless they inducted Sam Leever with him. There has not been a 1-2 tandom of pitchers in baseball history with more similar stats. Either one is qualified but neither will ever make it without the other.

Rhys