Tuesday Trivia....What TWO HOFers wore #7......

[Jacklitsch]

woops

[Rich Klein]

M.Charles M. and the All-American Out

Otherwise known as Mickey Mantle and Leo Durocher

Rich

[tedzan]

As usual you are the Trivia King.

I think that I will have to disqualify you from responding until several respondents have posted


OK, who is the 3rd player that I alluded to ? ?


TED Z

[murcerfan]

Old Reliable ?

[tedzan]

Murcerfan

You got it....Tommy Henrich wore #7 from 1939 till when he went into the Coast Guard in Sept 1942.

Regards,

TED Z

[tedzan]

One of my favorite Yankees when I was growing up in the late 1940's. Tommy was one of the best clutch hitters that ever played the game.

And, a great Right-Fielder, you got love this quote of his......"Catching a flyball is a pleasure, but knowing what to do with it after you catch
it is a business."

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tommy_Henrich


TED Z

[Peter_Spaeth]

1297 hits, 181 HR and a .282 BA in 11 seasons. Not to take anything away from him, but not exactly a HOF caliber career IMHO.

[roarfrom34]

there are just some people who think every ex-Yankee deserves HOF enshrinement

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

there are just some people who think every ex-Yankee deserves HOF enshrinement

What's your point?

Certainly Hector Lopez wasn't a "lock", but Moose Skowron, Clete Boyer, Tom Tresh, and Bobby Richardson?

They can just build a new wing if they run out of space.

[tedzan]

In terms of stats, there are several ballplayers in the HOF with numbers that do not equal Henrich's stats (proportional
to years played).

Mazeroski for starters......

.............yrs......AB........H.......HR........ BA......RBI.......R.......OBP......SLA

Maz.........17....7755....2016....138..... .260......853.....769.... .299.... .367

Henrich....11.....4603....1297....181..... .282.....795......901... .382..... .492

NOTE....the significance of RBI's and RUN's in Henrich's stats vs Maz's stats.

Henrich lost 4 yrs of playing time while in the Coast Guard (1942-46)


Peter....did you see him play ?

I did from 1947 - 1950....and this guy was a tremendous clutch hitter, one of the best. That's a factor that does not
show up in the stats. He was in 5 World Series and he was a big factor in the Yankees winning all 5 of them.


And hey, looky here....the Ohio/Texas "tandem dudes" have entered the fray !
By some twisted form of thinking....look for the appearance of a Jack Dunn card to be worked into this thread ? ?


TED Z

[Peter_Spaeth]

Ted to be sure I did not see him play. But that said, respectfully the fact that his stats on an adjusted basis (and I am not sure it is legitimate to make the adjustment, as the fact remains that he only played 11 years) are comparable to one of the truly weak HOFers does not support the argument, in my view. I just don't think there is even an argument that he should be in the Hall, although that does not mean he was not a very good ballplayer.

EDIT TO ADD Jack Dunn is definitely horizontal.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by tedzan

And hey, looky here....the Ohio/Texas "tandem dudes" have entered the fray !

TED Z

I may have lived in Ohio for 10 years, and Texas for the last 4, but I'm a born and raised New York guy.

I am the type guy who has been a Yankee fan my whole life. I was ridiculing the post that suggests that Yankee fans aren't rational about who deserves the Hall of Fame.

Sorry if that attempt at humor sailed right over your head. I'll try to keep it more lowbrow going forward.

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

1297 hits, 181 HR and a .282 BA in 11 seasons. Not to take anything away from him, but not exactly a HOF caliber career IMHO.

Did you take into account the super-neato nickname?