Tony Snow, RF
Snow was a very well-rounded player who could have had an even greater career were it not due to injuries. He had seven seasons of 20+ HR and another two with 30+. He was also good for 10-20 SB a year and average RF defense. He did spend a lot of time on the injured list but most were for a few weeks at a time. He retires in the top 5-10 range of all-time RF along with fellow inductee Moe Fay.
Initial Acquisition: Drafted 10th overall in 1957 by the Giants out of Wiregrass Ranch
MLB Awards: 1 Tomas Reed MVP, 1 ROY, 1 Youssef Raadouni GG, 3 AS, 6 SS, 2 WS, 1PMVP
Career Stats: 91855 PA, 2274 H, 322 HR, 191 SB, .357 wOBA, 135 wRC+, -11.3 ZR, 65.2 WAR, 52 JAWS
Moe Fay, RF
Fay was nearly the AL-equivalent of Snow, even sharing the same uniform number, but his career got off to a much different start. Fay was drafted in the 7th round as a possible 4th OF/4-A player but took a huge leap during the 1961 and 1962 seasons. 1960: High school senior; 1961: Rookie ball; 1962: A/A+ Ball; 1963: Opening day right fielder for the A's. He led the league in HR twice and very rarely stole a base and provided above-average defense.
Initial Acquisition: Drafted 201st overall in 1960 by the Athletics out of Tappan Zee
MLB Awards: 1 Tomas Reed MVP, 3 Youssef Raadouni GG, 4 AS, 4 SS, 1 PMVP
Career Stats: 9984 PA, 2015 H, 360 HR, 3 SB, .345 wOBA, 124 wRC+, 32.9 ZR, 58.5 WAR, 48.7 JAWS
Julian Foreman, LF
The two LF inductees this year land in the same top 5-10 range at their position as the two RF. Foreman spent his entire career with the Astros as an OBP machine. He had five straight seasons of 20+ HR and a total of seven in his career, including a late-career rebound at age 38. He also put up four seasons of 20+ SB, but only one 20/20 season.
Initial Acquisition: Drafted 3rd overall in 1958 by the Astros out of Teutopolis
MLB Awards: 5 AS, 7 SS
Career Stats: 10629 PA, 2324 H, 300 HR, 242 SB, .351 wOBA, 125 wRC+, -10.7 ZR, 57.8 WAR, 46.6 JAWS
Vince Andrews, LF
Andrews had the second-most SB for any LF outside of those who played in the first two decades of the 1900s -- only J.D. Jackson has more. Andrews did miss a few chunks of time due to injuries -- oblique strain, strained ACL, sprained ankle, strained back muscle, torn meniscus, hamstring strain, etc. But while he was healthy he provided value getting on base, being on base, and in the outfield.
Initial Acquisition: Drafted 12th overall in 1962 by the Cubs out of St Marys
MLB Awards: 2 Youssef Raadouni GG, 5 AS, 1 WS
Career Stats: 8154 PA, 1992 H, 7 HR, 372 SB, .332 wOBA, 118 wRC+, 81.1 ZR, 53.5 WAR, 45.1 JAWS
Jameon Spry, 1B
Spry is the next in the long line of misused sluggers. He had no business wearing any fielding glove but inexplicably was put at first base day after day for 12 years. He led the league 8 times in HR but put up a total of 5.5 WAR in those seasons because of his atrocious defense. He retires with the 10th most HR all-time and like six others in the top 10 in that category, he will not be elected to the Hall of Fame. Only Solomon Stubbs, Vito Fernandez, and David Findlay are in the top 10 all-time in HR and elected to the HOF.
Initial Acquisition: Drafted 660th overall in 1959 by the Dodgers out of Clayton Valley
Drafted 469th overall in 1960 by the Dodgers out of Clayton Valley
Drafted 384th overall in 1962 by the Giants out of Maryland
MLB Awards: 3 WS, 2 PMVP
Career Stats: 7897 PA, 1830 H, 412 HR, 23 SB, .332 wOBA, 115 wRC+, -246.7 ZR, 1.8 WAR, 9.7 JAWS