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Class of 1955, Pitchers - Buffington, Pratt
Two pitchers and 4 hitters get in, this year. Lots of qualifying pitchers available, so the 5 year wait imposed now will have no effect as far as having pitchers with lower numbers getting in.
Charlie Buffington has consistently been a bankable stud in my Random Leagues. This one was no different.
From 1905 through 1924 Buffington posted a record of 314-264 with an OOTP ERA of 2.68. His ERA places him 79th on the career list. However, there are only players who started their career after Buffington's rookie season who place higher.
Buffington struck put 2263 batters while walking 1718. His pitched 38 shut outs.
Perhaps his most remarkable feat is that he started 5 WS games in 3 WS, picked up 5 wins, and pitched a complete game in each. That is the stuff of a HOFer.
Buffington enters the Hall by virtue of his HOFs number being above the Hall average.
Black Ink: 25 (3)
Gray Ink: 203 (160)
HOFm: 171 (130)
HOFs: 53 (46)
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Al Pratt retired in 1901. He replaces Randy Johnson as the inductee who waited the longest to get in, and at age 95, is the oldest player at the time of his induction. Why did it take so long? He must have been a bigger jerk then the Unit....
From 1882 through 1903 Pratt won 363 (7th) games and lost 343 (1st). He retired with 3999 strikeouts. Rumor has it that Turk Wendell is a product of his lineage.....Only Charlie Ferguson has more strikeouts.
Pratt was the first player chosen in the 1881 draft and was Rookie of the Year.
He won the Cy Young Award in 1892 going 24-13. His most notable season was in 1884 when he went 29-19 with an OOTP ERA of 1.84 and struck out what is still a single season record 423 batters in 426 2/3 innings.
He pitched in 4 WS, and won 3 titles. He posted a 4-3 mark in WS games.
All of Pratt's numbers, except HOF Monitor, exceeded the current Hall average.
Black Ink: 67
Gray Ink 292
HOFm: 154
HOFs: 57
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