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I know some things have been different in TWB vs MLB, like fewer 300-400 HR guys & the fact that some ancestors got a lot of playing time in the 20s-30s, but is still amazes me to see 3000 Hit guys, 300 win guys and 300 HR guys not get more support. Some of them don't even get 50% I can understand Schwarz with his low avg, but what about Misisca (let alone Kinnear)? Is it just because the Tigers had such great all-around offense? Do they not have enough leaderboard appearances? Then you have Minzey, a no-doubter in my book were this MLB - 2988 hits and a .316 Avg. McAuliffe's not a prototypical HOFer, but holy crud, 3500 hits?!?! Schukraft has 332 wins and was part of the best pitching trio of all time.
And do voters properly weigh service time lost to WWII or do they just look at final stat totals? I have no doubt that Riley & Booth would've been 300 game winners and won more WS, Greisbach would've gotten 3000 H and Arkless would've easily topped 300 HR had they not all lost time to the war. They left in 42, 43 and never returned to the field as players.
Then you have Liao over 3000 H. I guess if you vote for Ponfick, you have to vote for Fargo too. Then you'd include Haggan, but it's so bizarre seeing 300-game winners & members of the 3000 Hit club, as well as the top HR hitters of all time, not getting in.
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