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Originally Posted by sebastian0622
I don't believe Doby played long in the Negro Leagues. Remember that he and Robinson came in as youngsters, which basically drove a frustrated Josh Gibson out of the game. Doby's first year was in the majors he was 22 (?). And there are a lot of other guys with better hall resumes than Doby. He was a very good player, but he didn't get in on account of his performance alone.
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Eh, perhaps you should check b-r before making claims like that. Doby had a Career OPS + of 136, and a RC/27 of 6.80 - while playing CF. He was in top 7 for slugging in his league for 8 straight years, and top 10 in OPS for 9 straight years. HOF CF's with that resume don't come along that often. The career value arguement is about the only thing that can be held against him, but I refuse to reward a player's Hall's credential for being essentialy average beyond a point.