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VanillaGorilla · 10-19-2012, 05:40 AM

Who?!? What you hear is the sound of the floor breaking.

Two hitters and two pitchers get in. None of the hitters on the list met the 1963 standards, so off to the leader boards the Selection Committee goes.

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The only requirement for a player to get entry, along with the requisite period of retirement, is that he has 10 years of service time in the league. Bunk Congalton has 10 yrs, 126 days.

A 3 time All-Star who played from 1929 through 1939, Congalton gets into the Hall of Fame based on his career batting average of .349. That is why he is famous, and that is why he is in the Hall of Fame.

During his career he collected 1024 hits. That's enough to be on the All-Time list, and enough to get consideration, and with 10 yrs service, adequate to get in.

Of the top 10 players in career BA, Congalton was the only player not in the Hall. Only Cobb and Shoeless Joe have better averages. A point of interest is that there is no active player that is within 30 pts of his career batting average. Even money that when 2012 rolls around he will still be third on the list.

He posted a npa OPS+ of 132 with a career line of 349/390/468.

Congalton has the lowest composite score of any Hall member, though his WAR is almost 4 times that of Hans Lorbert. Both Lorbert and Congalton are famous for a particular skill and it is that skill that gets them both in, even if they are are short when measured by the metrics in use for the standard selection process.

Black Ink: 0 (0)
Gray Ink: 22 (15)
HOFm: 26.5 (2)
HOFs: 31 (7)

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Over to the VORP/War list we find Warren Cromartie in the 29 spot on the WAR list, and the highest of anyone eligible or not already enshrined. A better known name is the highest eligible player on the VORP list, but he was what could kindly be called a HUGE defensive liability.

Warren Cromartie, on the other hand, won 7 GGs in his career which ran from 1936 through 1954.

In those 19 seasons, he collected 2679 hits and batted .290. Drafted 16th overall, he won the ROY by hitting 333/376/459.

Cromartie was twice an All-Star.

The Saberheads were aghast that the Blue Dogs went along with the Congalton selection based on such a silly metric as batting average. The Traditional guys were very pleased and did not raise a fuss over the Saberheads choice of Cromartie. They'll fight the pencil pushing numskulls over their silly opposition to a guy based on a silly notion that defense is more important than hitting in a later year.

Cromartie played in 5 WS with the Boston Braves, and won twice.

Black: 6 (0)
Gray: 90 (22)
HOFm: 65 (3)
HOFs: 32 (11)

10-19-2012, 05:40 AM	#42
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371 Blog Entries: 2	Class of 1963, Hitters: Congalton, Cromartie Who?!? What you hear is the sound of the floor breaking. Two hitters and two pitchers get in. None of the hitters on the list met the 1963 standards, so off to the leader boards the Selection Committee goes. ------------- The only requirement for a player to get entry, along with the requisite period of retirement, is that he has 10 years of service time in the league. Bunk Congalton has 10 yrs, 126 days. A 3 time All-Star who played from 1929 through 1939, Congalton gets into the Hall of Fame based on his career batting average of .349. That is why he is famous, and that is why he is in the Hall of Fame. During his career he collected 1024 hits. That's enough to be on the All-Time list, and enough to get consideration, and with 10 yrs service, adequate to get in. Of the top 10 players in career BA, Congalton was the only player not in the Hall. Only Cobb and Shoeless Joe have better averages. A point of interest is that there is no active player that is within 30 pts of his career batting average. Even money that when 2012 rolls around he will still be third on the list. He posted a npa OPS+ of 132 with a career line of 349/390/468. Congalton has the lowest composite score of any Hall member, though his WAR is almost 4 times that of Hans Lorbert. Both Lorbert and Congalton are famous for a particular skill and it is that skill that gets them both in, even if they are are short when measured by the metrics in use for the standard selection process. Black Ink: 0 (0) Gray Ink: 22 (15) HOFm: 26.5 (2) HOFs: 31 (7) -------------- Over to the VORP/War list we find Warren Cromartie in the 29 spot on the WAR list, and the highest of anyone eligible or not already enshrined. A better known name is the highest eligible player on the VORP list, but he was what could kindly be called a HUGE defensive liability. Warren Cromartie, on the other hand, won 7 GGs in his career which ran from 1936 through 1954. In those 19 seasons, he collected 2679 hits and batted .290. Drafted 16th overall, he won the ROY by hitting 333/376/459. Cromartie was twice an All-Star. The Saberheads were aghast that the Blue Dogs went along with the Congalton selection based on such a silly metric as batting average. The Traditional guys were very pleased and did not raise a fuss over the Saberheads choice of Cromartie. They'll fight the pencil pushing numskulls over their silly opposition to a guy based on a silly notion that defense is more important than hitting in a later year. Cromartie played in 5 WS with the Boston Braves, and won twice. Black: 6 (0) Gray: 90 (22) HOFm: 65 (3) HOFs: 32 (11) Last edited by VanillaGorilla; 10-19-2012 at 06:01 AM.