The initial HOF class has been chosen, so now comes perhaps an even more difficult challenge - picking the second class to be inducted. We poured over the best of the best
in the first voting thread, but now we must dig a little deeper. Many, if not all, of these players will someday be in the HOF, but when rated against each other, who deserves to be part of the second overall class?
The players elected to the RL HOF in 1937 were Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker and Cy Young.
I listed only the remaining players with HOF Standards scores of 50 or better.
Vote for as many or as few as you want. Max votes are 10.
HOF Standard: 50 is considered an average HOF'er. 100 is max.
Batters
Current Career Leaders (Click to View Entire List):
AVG: .369
Hits: 3942
HR: 305
RBI: 1693
2B: 665
BB: 1643
R: 1963
SB: 895
Whitey Kohse, SS, Last Season: 1932, HOF Standard: 74
2749 H, 660 2B, 131 HR, 1346 RBI, 1523 R, 853 K, 1643 BB, 164 SB, .324 AVG, .939 OPS
BOY Award: NONE
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: 4
Pennants: 3
WS Victories: 1
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: OBP 5, SLG 3, OPS 5, Doubles 4, Runs 1, Walks 6
Career Top 10: RBI, Doubles, Walks (#1), Runs
Whiskey Allen, C, Last Season: 1922, HOF Standard: 72
3291 H, 301 2B, 24 HR, 1112 RBI, 1558 R, 661 K, 691 BB, 703 SB, .343 AVG, .842 OPS
BOY Award: 2
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: 1
Pennants: 4
WS Victories: 1
Batting Titles: 4
Led League in: OBP 3, SLG 2, OPS 3, Hits 2
Career Top 10: Hits, Runs, Steals
Tom Turley, C, Last Season: 1930, HOF Standard: 71
3098 H, 395 2B, 131 HR, 1502 RBI, 1653 R, 931 K, 1454 BB, 420 SB, .293 AVG, .814 OPS
BOY Award: NONE
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: 0
Pennants: 3
WS Victories: 2
Batting Titles: 0
Led League in: Walks 1
Career Top 10: Hits, RBI, Runs, Walks
Harry "The Haymaker" Cohan, C, Last Season: 1928, HOF Standard: 60
3208 H, 266 2B, 43 HR, 1161 RBI, 1168 R, 632 K, 547 BB, 59 SB, .353 AVG, .825 OPS
BOY Award: 1
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: 9
Pennants: 2
WS Victories: 2
Batting Titles: 3
Led League in: SLG 1, OPS 1, Hits 2
Career Top 10: AVG, Hits
"Flaky" Arsenault, SS, Last Season: 1930, HOF Standard: 59
3511 H, 351 2B, 28 HR, 1330 RBI, 1661 R, 446 K, 1012 BB, 359 SB, .336 AVG, .838 OPS
BOY Award: NONE
ROY Award: 1
Gold Gloves: 3
Pennants: 3
WS Victories: 1
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: Hits 1, Runs 1
Career Top 10: Hits, Runs
John "Pops" Falise, RF, Last Season: 1932, HOF Standard: 59
3152 H, 544 2B, 236 HR, 1693 RBI, 1661 R, 1091 K, 855 BB, 45 SB, .302 AVG, .865 OPS
BOY Award: 4
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: NONE
Pennants: 4
WS Victories: 4
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: SLG 2, OPS 1, 3B 2, HR 3, RBI 3
Career Top 10: Hits, HR, RBI (#1), 2B, 3B (#1), Runs
Jed Burke, 2B, Last Season: 1921, HOF Standard: 59
2950 H, 265 2B, 18 HR, 1055 RBI, 1228 R, 600 K, 921 BB, 138 SB, .345 AVG, .851 OPS
BOY Award: 2
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: 1
Pennants: 4
WS Victories: 1
Batting Titles: 3
Led League in: OBP 4, SLG1, OPS 2, Hits 3, BB 1
Career Top 10: NONE
Campbell Ditty, CF, Last Season: 1929, HOF Standard: 56
3131 H, 665 2B, 206 HR, 1628 RBI, 1313 R, 628 K, 665 BB, 60 SB, .309 AVG, .797 OPS
BOY Award: 2
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: 4
Pennants: 3
WS Victories: 1
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: 2B 3, HR 5, RBI 1
Career Top 10: Hits, HR, RBI, 2B (#1)
Tee Carver, RF, Last Season: 1923, HOF Standard: 54
2908 H, 529 2B, 61 HR, 1399 RBI, 1319 R, 703 K, 1158 BB, 79 SB, .314 AVG, .827 OPS
BOY Award: 1
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: 2
Pennants: 5
WS Victories: 2
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: 2B 3, BB 2
Career Top 10: RBI, 2B
"Barefoot" Atkins, CF, Last Season: 1927, HOF Standard: 53
2673 H, 271 2B, 57 HR, 1274 RBI, 1337 R, 686 K, 1077 BB, 96 SB, .308 AVG, .821 OPS
BOY Award: NONE
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: NONE
Pennants: 4
WS Victories: 2
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: OBP 1, 3B 1
Career Top 10: NONE
Bop Vacha, 3B, Last Season: 1928, HOF Standard: 52
2641 H, 358 2B, 90 HR, 1268 RBI, 1275 R, 804 K, 1346 BB, 70 SB, .298 AVG, .798 OPS
BOY Award: NONE
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: NONE
Pennants: 1
WS Victories: NONE
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: NONE
Career Top 10: BB
"Butterball" Klehammer, C, Last Season: 1921, HOF Standard: 52
2638 H, 400 2B, 108 HR, 1161 RBI, 1041 R, 682 K, 584 BB, 12 SB, .311 AVG, .788 OPS
BOY Award: 1
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: NONE
Pennants: 2
WS Victories: NONE
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: SLG 1, OPS 1, HR 1, RBI 1
Career Top 10: NONE
Patrick Seifried, 1B, Last Season: 1924, HOF Standard: 51
2720 H, 313 2B, 59 HR, 1195 RBI, 1348 R, 851 K, 1137 BB, 235 SB, .327 AVG, .867 OPS
BOY Award: 2
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: 5
Pennants: 2
WS Victories: NONE
Batting Titles: 1
Led League in: OBP 3, SLG 1, OPS 2, RBI 2, Runs 2, BB 3
Career Top 10: NONE
Pitchers
Current Career Leaders (Click to View Entire List):
ERA: 2.10
W: 359
K: 2612
CG: 601
SHO: 95
Cecil Tan, Last Season: 1921, HOF Standard: 67
292-168, 63.5%, 2.33 ERA, 4328 IP, 695 BB, 1864 K, 431 CG, 74 SHO, 1.09 WHIP
POY Award: 2
ROY Award: NONE
Pennants: 1
WS Victories: 0
No-Hitters: 1 - Perfect Game
Led League in: ERA 4, WHIP 2, Wins 3, IP 3, K 2, CG 2, SHO 6
Career Top 10: ERA, Wins, CG, SHO
Raymond Gindler, Last Season: 1916, HOF Standard: 66
274-177, 60.8%, 2.21 ERA, 4258.3 IP, 753 BB, 1977 K, 432 CG, 75 SHO, 0.91 WHIP
POY Award: 4
ROY Award: N/A
Pennants: 3
No-Hitters: 2
WS Victories: All 3 pennants were in years without WS
Led League in: ERA 7, WHIP 11, Wins 1, IP 5, K 1, CG 1, SHO 3
Career Top 10: ERA, Wins, CG, SHO
Allen Albertini, Last Season: 1920, HOF Standard: 60
265-147, 64.3%, 2.32 IP, 3982.3 IP, 1275 BB, 1724 K, 306 CG, 59 SHO, 1.05 WHIP
POY Award: 1
ROY Award: NONE
Pennants: 0
WS Victories: 0
No-Hitters: 0
Led League in: ERA 2, WHIP 1, BB 1, SHO 1
Career Top 10: ERA, SHO
Will Haggan, Last Season: 1922, HOF Standard: 58
337-299, 53.0%, 3.28 ERA, 5837.1 IP, 1597 BB, 2612 K, 601 CG, 45 SHO, 1.15 WHIP
POY Award: NONE
ROY Award: NONE
Pennants: 2
WS Victories: 2
No-Hitters: 2
Led League in: Wins 1, Losses 1, IP 2
Career Top 10: Wins, K's (#1), CG (#1)
Mark Krosser, Last Season: 1916, HOF Standard: 57
266-181, 59.5%, 2.50 ERA, 4134.2 IP, 653 BB, 2131 K, 419 CG, 39 SHO, 1.10 WHIP
POY Award: 1
ROY Award: 1
Pennants: 2
WS Victories: 1
No-Hitters: NONE
Led League in: ERA 3, WHIP 1, Wins 2, IP 1, K's 2, CG 2, SHO 1
Career Top 10: ERA, K's
Bowie Castellon, Last Season: 1916, HOF Standard: 57
262-146, 64.2%, 2.52 ERA, 3801 IP, 777 BB, 1298 K, 397 CG, 50 SHO, 1.08 WHIP
POY Award: 2
ROY Award: 1
Pennants: 2
WS Victories: 1
No-Hitters: NONE
Led League in: ERA 2, WHIP 1, Wins 3, CG 2
Career Top 10: ERA, SHO
Jassen Nelson, Last Season: 1917, HOF Standard: 56
274-196, 58.3%, 2.66 ERA, 4541.2 IP, 862 BB, 2016 K, 412 CG, 51 SHO, 1.08 WHIP
POY Award: 1
ROY Award: NONE
Pennants: 4
WS Victories: 3
No-Hitters: 1 - Perfect Game
Led League in: Wins 1, IP 2, K's 1, SHO 3
Career Top 10: K's
Dave "The Shepard" McBean, Last Season: 1916, HOF Standard: 56
254-151, 62.7%, 2.52 ERA, 3747 IP, 611 BB, 1529 K, 386 CG, 55 SHO, 1.06 WHIP
POY Award: 1
ROY Award: NONE
Pennants: 1
WS Victories: 1
No-Hitters: NONE
Led League in: Wins 3, IP 1, K's 1, CG 3, SHO 1
Career Top 10: ERA, SHO
Howard Adams, Last Season: 1920, HOF Standard: 55
272-192, 58.6%, 2.56 ERA, 4470 IP, 906 BB, 1834 K, 375 CG, 67 SHO, 1.18 WHIP
POY Award: 1
ROY Award: NONE
Pennants: 5
WS Victories: 3
No-Hitters: NONE
Led League in: ERA 2, SHO 2
Career Top 10: ERA, SHO
DO NOT VOTE FOR THESE
Here's the next best players on the HOF Standards Test:
49: CF Donny Engel, 3B "Frenchie" Fournier, CF Thomas Strasser
48: SP Hugh Tiedt
46: SS Marcus Sargent, SP "Nasty Ned" Fargo
45: 2B "Smally" Becker, SP "Greasy" Holloway, SP "Evil" Gary Archer, "Johnny Cakes" Sutton