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Matt from TN · 06-11-2004, 10:22 AM

1937 Offseason News

In January, Cincinnati fell victim to its worst flooding disaster ever as rising water overwhelmed the lower city limits and Crosley field. At its peak, river water covered the infield diamond and lower grandstands with as much as twenty-one feet of water.

The second group of Hall of Famers were elected by the BBWAA. Here are the results:

Whiskey Allen, C
Cap: Indians
Vote: 93.8%
Teams: Cleveland A.L. 1901-1922
Plaque: Allen was the first player to hit .400, and he was the first player to reach 3000 hits. He won 4 batting titles, 2 BOY Awards, one Gold Glove and one World Championship with Cleveland in 1915. He had 3291 hits (Most All-Time), a .343 lifetime average (6th Best All-Time), 1112 RBI (7th Most All-Time), 1558 runs (Most All-Time), 703 stolen bases (2nd Most All-Time), 350 triples (6th Most All-Time) and 3 hitting streaks over 20 games.

Raymond Gindler, SP
Cap: Browns
Vote: 81.3%
Teams: Milwaukee A.L. 1901, St. Louis A.L. 1902-1916
Plaque: Gindler was, without question, the best pitcher of baseball's first generation. He dominated the American League, particularly in its first decade when he won 4 POY Awards. He finished with the most wins of all time and clearly would have added more, perhaps surpassing 300, if he had not suffered a series of damaging arm injuries from 1913 to 1915. He finished his career with a 274-177 record (Most Wins All-Time), 2.21 ERA (2nd Best All-Time), 432 complete games (2nd Most All-Time), 75 shutouts (Most All-Time) and 1977 strikeouts (5th Most All-Time). He recorded those numbers despite pitching less than 20 games every season since 1913. At the time of his injuries, he had the best career marks in wins, ERA, strikeouts, complete games and shutouts before being passed in a few categories prior to retirement. He led the AL in ERA 7 times from 1901 to 1911 and he led the league in WHIP every season over that 12 season period. He won three pennants with the Browns organization - which were known as the Milwaukee Brewers in 1901 - and he pitched no-hitters in 1905 and 1907.

John Falise, RF
Cap: Phillies
Vote: 75.0%
Teams: Philadelphia N.L. 1910-1932
Plaque: "Pops" was the last great slugger to play in both the "deadball" era and the new livelier era. Before playing most of 1932 as a backup outfielder and bench coach, he was the all-time leader in career homeruns. He finished his career with a .302 average, 3152 hits (6th All-Time), 544 doubles (3rd All-Time), 464 triples (Most All-Time), 236 homeruns (2nd All-Time), 1693 RBI (Most All-Time) and 1661 runs scored (3rd All-Time). He won three straight BOY Awards from 1925-27. He led the NL in homeruns and RBI from 1926-28. He set a short-lived NL record for homeruns with 26 in 1928. He also won 5 World Series with the Phillies.

*Note that all rankings (i.e. 2nd All-Time) were at the time of the players retirement. What happened after they retired does not reflect on their plaque.

06-11-2004, 10:22 AM	#1290
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	1937 Offseason News In January, Cincinnati fell victim to its worst flooding disaster ever as rising water overwhelmed the lower city limits and Crosley field. At its peak, river water covered the infield diamond and lower grandstands with as much as twenty-one feet of water. The second group of Hall of Famers were elected by the BBWAA. Here are the results: Whiskey Allen, C Cap: Indians Vote: 93.8% Teams: Cleveland A.L. 1901-1922 Plaque: Allen was the first player to hit .400, and he was the first player to reach 3000 hits. He won 4 batting titles, 2 BOY Awards, one Gold Glove and one World Championship with Cleveland in 1915. He had 3291 hits (Most All-Time), a .343 lifetime average (6th Best All-Time), 1112 RBI (7th Most All-Time), 1558 runs (Most All-Time), 703 stolen bases (2nd Most All-Time), 350 triples (6th Most All-Time) and 3 hitting streaks over 20 games. Raymond Gindler, SP Cap: Browns Vote: 81.3% Teams: Milwaukee A.L. 1901, St. Louis A.L. 1902-1916 Plaque: Gindler was, without question, the best pitcher of baseball's first generation. He dominated the American League, particularly in its first decade when he won 4 POY Awards. He finished with the most wins of all time and clearly would have added more, perhaps surpassing 300, if he had not suffered a series of damaging arm injuries from 1913 to 1915. He finished his career with a 274-177 record (Most Wins All-Time), 2.21 ERA (2nd Best All-Time), 432 complete games (2nd Most All-Time), 75 shutouts (Most All-Time) and 1977 strikeouts (5th Most All-Time). He recorded those numbers despite pitching less than 20 games every season since 1913. At the time of his injuries, he had the best career marks in wins, ERA, strikeouts, complete games and shutouts before being passed in a few categories prior to retirement. He led the AL in ERA 7 times from 1901 to 1911 and he led the league in WHIP every season over that 12 season period. He won three pennants with the Browns organization - which were known as the Milwaukee Brewers in 1901 - and he pitched no-hitters in 1905 and 1907. John Falise, RF Cap: Phillies Vote: 75.0% Teams: Philadelphia N.L. 1910-1932 Plaque: "Pops" was the last great slugger to play in both the "deadball" era and the new livelier era. Before playing most of 1932 as a backup outfielder and bench coach, he was the all-time leader in career homeruns. He finished his career with a .302 average, 3152 hits (6th All-Time), 544 doubles (3rd All-Time), 464 triples (Most All-Time), 236 homeruns (2nd All-Time), 1693 RBI (Most All-Time) and 1661 runs scored (3rd All-Time). He won three straight BOY Awards from 1925-27. He led the NL in homeruns and RBI from 1926-28. He set a short-lived NL record for homeruns with 26 in 1928. He also won 5 World Series with the Phillies. *Note that all rankings (i.e. 2nd All-Time) were at the time of the players retirement. What happened after they retired does not reflect on their plaque.