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VanillaGorilla · 11-02-2012, 10:50 PM

2 RL HOFers join this HOF in this class. In an odd oddity of oddness, 2 hitters get in alphabetically with a Kelly as happened in last year's pitching class. These two just happened to play on the same team here, also.

Two entrants come from the leader boards, but neither is a floor breaker. The floor is so low that I don't see many, if any, additional floor breakers the rest of the way.

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King Kelly was the 6th player taken in 1948 by the Brooklyn Dodgers. He retired in 1966. A 7 time All-Star and 3 time GG winner at catcher, Kelly had 2555 hits in his career. He also hit 256 HRs and stole 306 bases.

In his rookie season he went 6 for 7 in a game against the Braves. That was the first half of a doubleheader. In the night cap he went 5 for 5...12 for 13 on the day!

In his only WS appearance he, along with fellow classmate Chuck Klein, defeated a Chicago Wite Sox team that was playing in its first of four consecutive WS. There will be players from that Chicago team that will be hearing from the Hall in later years.

Kelly posted a career line of 281/346/441 for a npa OPS+ of 117.

Kelly's Gray Ink and HOFm/s numbers all exceed the Hall average.

Black Ink: 23 (23)
Gray Ink: 208 (221)
HOFm: 177.5 (64)
HOFs: 57 (45)

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The aforementioned Chuck Klein joins his teammate at the induction ceremony.

Klein enters the Hall 8th on the All-Time slg% leader board. He was 9th last year, but an active player slipped back.

Klein slugged .534 for his career. A BA of .296 and an OBP of .353 gives him a legendary npa OPS+ of 143. He slugged a career high of .620 for a career best OPS of 1.032.

As in RL, Klein clustered some amazing seasons in a short span. In 1959 he won the MVP, taking 2/3 of the triple crown (.330 ave, 116 RBI) while hitting a 4th best 39 HRs. He also scored a league best 113 runs.

The 4th pick in 1954, Klein didn't play 100 games in a season after 1963.

In this short play period he collected 1259 hits and 248 HRs in 1312 games.

Black: 21 (60)
Gray: 72 (166)
HOFm: 76 (194)
HOFs: 25 (48)

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Tony Phillips retired in 1907. His 67 year wait for the call from the Hall is the longest of any hitter. Perhaps he wasn't a very nice guy.....

Phillips was the highest eligible player on the WAR leader board.

Phillips was a second rd draft pick, but failed to sign in 1889. Taken in the first rd in 1890, he signed with the Cleveland Spiders.

He collected 2217 hits while posting a slash line of 291/373/388 that was good for a npa OPS+ of 121.

A 6 time GG winner and 5 time AS, Phillips won the 1895 MVP when he scored 115 runs and hit for a .364 average.

Playing his entire career in Cleveland meant he never played in a WS.

Black: 10 (7)
Gray: 116 (42)
HOFm: 80.5 (26)
HOFs: 42 (32)

11-02-2012, 10:50 PM	#65
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371 Blog Entries: 2	Class of 1974, Hitters: Kelly, Klein, Phillips 2 RL HOFers join this HOF in this class. In an odd oddity of oddness, 2 hitters get in alphabetically with a Kelly as happened in last year's pitching class. These two just happened to play on the same team here, also. Two entrants come from the leader boards, but neither is a floor breaker. The floor is so low that I don't see many, if any, additional floor breakers the rest of the way. -------------- King Kelly was the 6th player taken in 1948 by the Brooklyn Dodgers. He retired in 1966. A 7 time All-Star and 3 time GG winner at catcher, Kelly had 2555 hits in his career. He also hit 256 HRs and stole 306 bases. In his rookie season he went 6 for 7 in a game against the Braves. That was the first half of a doubleheader. In the night cap he went 5 for 5...12 for 13 on the day! In his only WS appearance he, along with fellow classmate Chuck Klein, defeated a Chicago Wite Sox team that was playing in its first of four consecutive WS. There will be players from that Chicago team that will be hearing from the Hall in later years. Kelly posted a career line of 281/346/441 for a npa OPS+ of 117. Kelly's Gray Ink and HOFm/s numbers all exceed the Hall average. Black Ink: 23 (23) Gray Ink: 208 (221) HOFm: 177.5 (64) HOFs: 57 (45) ------------------ The aforementioned Chuck Klein joins his teammate at the induction ceremony. Klein enters the Hall 8th on the All-Time slg% leader board. He was 9th last year, but an active player slipped back. Klein slugged .534 for his career. A BA of .296 and an OBP of .353 gives him a legendary npa OPS+ of 143. He slugged a career high of .620 for a career best OPS of 1.032. As in RL, Klein clustered some amazing seasons in a short span. In 1959 he won the MVP, taking 2/3 of the triple crown (.330 ave, 116 RBI) while hitting a 4th best 39 HRs. He also scored a league best 113 runs. The 4th pick in 1954, Klein didn't play 100 games in a season after 1963. In this short play period he collected 1259 hits and 248 HRs in 1312 games. Black: 21 (60) Gray: 72 (166) HOFm: 76 (194) HOFs: 25 (48) ------------ Tony Phillips retired in 1907. His 67 year wait for the call from the Hall is the longest of any hitter. Perhaps he wasn't a very nice guy..... Phillips was the highest eligible player on the WAR leader board. Phillips was a second rd draft pick, but failed to sign in 1889. Taken in the first rd in 1890, he signed with the Cleveland Spiders. He collected 2217 hits while posting a slash line of 291/373/388 that was good for a npa OPS+ of 121. A 6 time GG winner and 5 time AS, Phillips won the 1895 MVP when he scored 115 runs and hit for a .364 average. Playing his entire career in Cleveland meant he never played in a WS. Black: 10 (7) Gray: 116 (42) HOFm: 80.5 (26) HOFs: 42 (32)