Addie Joss and the HOF

[Peter_Spaeth]

Did you know that Dizzy Dean really only pitched nine seasons, the other three he literally pitched in one game each.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

^^^
My mind went to Dean as well. And, thanks to those three years...

It sure helps to be liked by the writers and make their jobs easier.

On a somewhat related note, I was looking at Paul Waner's stats recently. Guess he never saw the Seinfeld episode about going out on a high note.

[Fred]

I can remember before he was in the HOF I thought he was more than deserving to be enshrined.

Not to take this thread too far off course but how many other players with less than 10 seasons under their belt do you think belong in the HOF? I can think of another player with 8 seasons that died young and missed it.

[packs]

Dave Orr is in the Old Judge set. He played 8 seasons and has a 342 lifetime batting average with an OPS+ of 162. But in 1890, at the age of 30, he suffered a stroke during an exhibition game and never played again.

[Vintagedeputy]

Every thread…..

[David W]

Not to take this thread too far off course but how many other players with less than 10 seasons under their belt do you think belong in the HOF? I can think of another player with 8 seasons that died young and missed it.[/QUOTE]


1 of the great tragedies was the death of Austin McHenry from a brain tumor st age 26. He was already a star.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...chenau01.shtml

I suppose a case could be made for Ray Chapman and his 9 season career

[ejharrington]

Originally Posted by Fred

I can remember before he was in the HOF I thought he was more than deserving to be enshrined.

Not to take this thread too far off course but how many other players with less than 10 seasons under their belt do you think belong in the HOF? I can think of another player with 8 seasons that died young and missed it.

Ross Barnes.

[jingram058]

Addie Joss is in my own personal Hall of Fame. Yes, the actual very first all-star game was played to benefit his family. Apologies for my Parkinson's.

[deucetwins]

Bo Jackson.

[tjisonline]

James, Thank you very much for sharing.

Originally Posted by jingram058

Addie Joss is in my own personal Hall of Fame. Yes, the actual very first all-star game was played to benefit his family. Apologies for my Parkinson's.

[lumberjack]

Don't forget Hank Greenberg, who was an RBI machine. He played, for all practical purposes 9 1/2 years.

Thanks to WW II and Jake Powell, Greenberg missed five an a half years.

It took him nine years to get into the Hall and, even then, too many writers left him off of their ballot.

[lumberjack]

Don't forget Hank Greenberg, who was an RBI machine. He played, for all practical purposes 9 1/2 years.

Thanks to WW II and Jake Powell, Greenberg missed five an a half years.

It took him nine years to get into the Hall and, even then, too many writers left him off of their ballot.