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VanillaGorilla · 09-26-2012, 04:09 AM

Four players, two hitters and two pitchers enter, this year.

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Eddie Collins retired after the 1945 season and fell victim to the 1 year wait period instituted for 1946. He gets in on the first ballot, easily.

3rd in career hits (3860), 3rd in runs scored (2048), 3rd in WAR & VORP, and the most games played by anyone at any position (3131) and the most walks (1865).

He did this all as a second baseman, where he holds 10 positional batting records, including RBI (1508). He kicked Joe Morgan off that page in all categories except for CS. Collins was caught 502 times, Morgan 800. Morgan did have 880 SB, but Collins' 771 places him 3rd on that list with a better % than Lajoie or Morgan who are ahead of him.

His 80 score on the Hall of Fame Standards is better than anyone hitter's in the Hall.

In three world series he hit .377, stole 11 bases, and won twice.

A 4 time MVP and 8 time All Star, Collins won three consecutive batting titles from 1925 - 1827.

In 1926 he posted league and career bests with a line of 412/487/576. Playing from 1923-1945 he posted a career BA of .334, 6th best all-time.

Black Ink 57 (19)
Gray Ink 246 (271)
HOFm 418 (250)
HOFs 80 (72)

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Bill Dahlen played his entire career (1924 - 1941) with the Phillies. He won 3 GGs and anchored two WS winners and another pennant winner.

His HOFs number broke the Hall average, and that is how he gets in.

He is the career leader at SS in runs (1547), TB (3916) and doubles (521). With 1469, he is also the career leader there in DPs.

Dahlen collected 2685 hits while batting .285 for his career.

In RL, Dahlen can be argued as deserving of the Hall. When 8 of the 10 most similar players are in, he deserves some barstool consideration. No matter, though, he is in this one. Welcome! Though Collins is not on his list, Dahlen is 10th most similar player to his classmate.

Black 15 (4)
Gray 123 (96)
HOFm 131.5 (94)
HOFs 54 (48)

ADD: Dahlen was not selected by the OOTP default standards.

09-26-2012, 04:09 AM	#21
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371 Blog Entries: 2	Class of 1947, Hitters: Collins, Dahlen Four players, two hitters and two pitchers enter, this year. -------------- Eddie Collins retired after the 1945 season and fell victim to the 1 year wait period instituted for 1946. He gets in on the first ballot, easily. 3rd in career hits (3860), 3rd in runs scored (2048), 3rd in WAR & VORP, and the most games played by anyone at any position (3131) and the most walks (1865). He did this all as a second baseman, where he holds 10 positional batting records, including RBI (1508). He kicked Joe Morgan off that page in all categories except for CS. Collins was caught 502 times, Morgan 800. Morgan did have 880 SB, but Collins' 771 places him 3rd on that list with a better % than Lajoie or Morgan who are ahead of him. His 80 score on the Hall of Fame Standards is better than anyone hitter's in the Hall. In three world series he hit .377, stole 11 bases, and won twice. A 4 time MVP and 8 time All Star, Collins won three consecutive batting titles from 1925 - 1827. In 1926 he posted league and career bests with a line of 412/487/576. Playing from 1923-1945 he posted a career BA of .334, 6th best all-time. Black Ink 57 (19) Gray Ink 246 (271) HOFm 418 (250) HOFs 80 (72) ----------------------- Bill Dahlen played his entire career (1924 - 1941) with the Phillies. He won 3 GGs and anchored two WS winners and another pennant winner. His HOFs number broke the Hall average, and that is how he gets in. He is the career leader at SS in runs (1547), TB (3916) and doubles (521). With 1469, he is also the career leader there in DPs. Dahlen collected 2685 hits while batting .285 for his career. In RL, Dahlen can be argued as deserving of the Hall. When 8 of the 10 most similar players are in, he deserves some barstool consideration. No matter, though, he is in this one. Welcome! Though Collins is not on his list, Dahlen is 10th most similar player to his classmate. Black 15 (4) Gray 123 (96) HOFm 131.5 (94) HOFs 54 (48) ADD: Dahlen was not selected by the OOTP default standards. Last edited by VanillaGorilla; 09-26-2012 at 12:08 PM.