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07-22-2015, 12:16 PM
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Another vote for Buzz Arlett. And another PCL great is Jigger Statz. Combined 4,000+ hits between MLB and the minors.
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07-22-2015, 01:12 PM
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Japanese (and Russian) baseball legend Victor Starffin. Fascinating story!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlF8TP7mdKU Last edited by Orioles1954; 07-22-2015 at 01:12 PM.
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07-22-2015, 02:35 PM
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Maybe not as unknown as some, but Lefty O'Doul is not a name you hear very often outside of San Francisco. Lefty was an incredible hitter and baseball presence for close to 50 years. He is beloved in Japan due to his persistence in expanding the game there. He led the league in hitting twice after flaming out as a dead arm pitcher: hitting 398 in 1929 and 368 in 1932. In parts of 11 seasons he batted 349 for his career.
Here he is as part of a 1941 San Francisco Seals stamp album: 
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07-22-2015, 04:18 PM
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Jake "Eagle Eye" Beckley
All-Time Leader in putouts More career hits than Hornsby,Wheat,Ott,Ruth,Griffey (Beckley is 35th all time. He was second all-time when he retired) Holds record for best batting average among Pirates 1st basemen (.300) Second all-time: Games played at 1st (2,376) I might be a little biased picking Beckley. I have family in the Hannibal,MO area, Beckley's birthplace and where he played for a minor league team. (About a year ago I visited his gravesite) I also live near KC where he played for the Kansas City Blues and later operated a grain business. Last edited by cool-vintage; 07-22-2015 at 04:20 PM.
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07-23-2015, 08:43 AM
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Outfielder Roger "Doc" Cramer
Not exactly an unknown, but not a household name either despite his accomplishments.
20 years in the big leagues, 2705 career hits, a .296 lifetime batting average, 5 All Star appearances, a 1945 World Series title (during which he had 11 hits and a .379 average), and a fielding average way above league norms (for which he earned the sobriquet "Flit" playing on the old-time insect repellant, which was "death to flying things.") They do love him in his old stomping grounds in Manahawkin, NJ, though! 
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07-23-2015, 08:49 AM
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I've got my own list of unknown greats, but give me a few more years to buy up their cards before I share it.
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07-23-2015, 09:25 AM
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Harry Stovey is often considered the prototype for the modern superstar. He had a unique combination of power and speed, which allowed him to lead two separate leagues in home runs and twice led the National League in home runs and triples in the same season. Stovey is often said to be the greatest 19th century player not in the HOF:
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