Celebrating Prewar Non-HOF players with 2000+ career hits

[GeoPoto]

(Submitting this to back up the beautiful Diamond Stars Kuhel submitted by Molenick.)

Joseph A. "Joe" Kuhel (pronounced "Cool"). First baseman for the Washington Senators in 1930-1937 and 1944-1946. 2,212 hits and 131 home runs in 18 MLB seasons. He had 107 RBIs in Washington's pennant-winning 1933 season, but his best season was probably 1936 as he posted an OBP of .392 with 118 RBIs and 107 runs scored in 660 plate appearances. He managed the Washington Senators in 1948-49.

[GeoPoto]

Charles S. "Buddy" Myer. Second baseman with the Washington Senators in 1925-1927 and 1929-1941. 2,131 hits and 38 home runs in 17 MLB seasons. He had a career OBP of .389. 2-time All-Star. 1935 AL Batting champion. 1928 AL Stolen Base leader. His best season was 1935 for Washington as he posted a .440 OBP with 115 runs scored and 100 RBIs in 719 plate appearances. He was involved in one of baseball's most violent brawls when he was spiked and possibly racially derided by the Yankees' Ben Chapman.

[GeoPoto]

(Submitted for parental recognition only.)

Edward G. "Dixie" Walker. Pitcher with the Washington Senators in 1909-1912. 25 wins and 481 innings pitched in 4 MLB seasons. In 1910, he went 11-11 with a 3.30 ERA in 199.1 innings pitched. His brother Ernie played 3 MLB seasons and his sons Dixie and Harry played a combined 29 MLB seasons.

[jayshum]

Doc Cramer and Dick Bartell from the 1933 Rittenhouse set.

[jayshum]

Charlie Grimm

[jayshum]

Fred Tenney

[edhans]

Konetchy:

[robw1959]

Originally Posted by GeoPoto

(Submitting this to back up the beautiful Diamond Stars Kuhel submitted by Molenick.)

Joseph A. "Joe" Kuhel (pronounced "Cool"). First baseman for the Washington Senators in 1930-1937 and 1944-1946. 2,212 hits and 131 home runs in 18 MLB seasons. He had 107 RBIs in Washington's pennant-winning 1933 season, but his best season was probably 1936 as he posted an OBP of .392 with 118 RBIs and 107 runs scored in 660 plate appearances. He managed the Washington Senators in 1948-49.

I have wondered if this guy's name was the inspiration for Charles Schultz's
Peanuts character known as "Joe Cool." It was really Snoopy with sunglasses, but the name had to come from somewhere, right? Maybe just a coincidence.

[sb1]

here are L. Cross, Patsy Donovan and Herman Long

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by sb1

here are L. Cross, Patsy Donovan and Herman Long

Thanks Scott for the uber-helpful 2K hits toughies...and great W600 cabinets!

And thanks to everyone else...with just a few remaining on the list, we are approaching the total collapse of civilization that was predictated for Y2K.

Brian

[Baseball Rarities]

Here is an image of Ed McKean that I stole from the web.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Baseball Rarities

Here is an image of Ed McKean that I stole from the web.

Quite appropriate, as Ed stole 76 bases during his rookie year in 1887.

Brian

[Jay Wolt]

Here's a Hoy that I once owned