What pre-war guy do you feel should be in the HOF....I'll start with Jake Daubert

[tedzan]

I'm with you guys regarding Deacon White. Nevertheless, there appears to be times when who is selected for the HOF; and, who is not.....
is "arbitrary".

For example, Deacon's career .312 BA brings to mind Johnny Mize, who had an identical career .312 BA. Furthermore, Mize drove in 1337
Runs and scored 1118 Runs in 1884 games.
I am old enough to have seen Mize play (from 1947 - 1953), he was a tremendous clutch hitter with a lot of power. His #'s are impressive
and are better than quite a few who are in the HOF..........

100 - 138 RBI/year (8 seasons)

1337 = career RBI

.312 = BA

.562 = SLAvg

359 = HR

Yet, the HOF Committe overlooked Mize for many years. I never understood this....just as you guys can't understand what has prevented
Deacon White from being selected to the HOF.

Mize's vision was as keen as Ted Williams' vision. When Johnny hit 51 HR's in 1947, his K's were only 42. As far as power hitter's go, does
it get any better than that in Baseball......I don't think so ?

Yes, Johnny's in the HOF....but, he should have entered thru the "front door"; and, not via the Veteran's Committee in 1981.







TED Z