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Dale Murphy was selected with the 14th pick in the 2038 draft by the Phillies.

He broke into the league by batting .292 with 24 HR and 72 RBI as a 19 year-old rookie catcher in 2039.

In 2040, and still playing catcher, he hit 29 HRs and helped power the Phillies, along with HOF teammate Jose Canseco, to a WS win.

In 2046 he left Phillie to take the big bucks in the Bronx. He paid them back by winning the MVP with a slash line of 332/423/676 for a npa OPS+ of 186, postin league bests in OBP and slg. His 57 HR and 134 R were also league best. He finished 3rd in the batting race and his 136 RBI were 4th best in the league. He also had a league high 87 walks on the season.

OK, I gave the Indians a bit of grief in the Wayne Gross posting, so I have to be fair, here, and praise their incredible grasp of the obvious that signing Dale Murphy was a good thing. They inked him to a 4 year deal prior to the 2048 season.

In 2048, Murphy, Nap Lajoie, and Smokey Burgess brought the WS trophy to the shores of Lake Erie. Murphy led the team with 39 HR and 107 runs scored.

For his career Murphy smashed 574 HR (27th, one more than Billy Williams) and collected 1583 RBI (36th) and scored 1437 runs (34th). His career slash line of 274/347/529 gives him a npa OPS+ of 128.

Dale Murphy retired following the 2062 season ranking 65th on the career hit list with 2308.

A 6 time All Star, Murphy won 2 GGs as an OFer and enters the HOF at the age of 46 as a CFer.

Black Ink: 13 (31)
Gray Ink: 115 (147)
HOFm: 165.5 (116)
HOFs: 56 (34)

Gorilla Composite: 3.5 (3.6)

Using the standards in place here, an applying them to RL, Dale Murphy should be in Cooperstown.

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Harry Heilmann was chosen with second overall pick in the 2029 draft by the Reds.


Harry Heilmann could easily be entering his third OOTP HOF. Instead, this is his second. He was shot down by the Saberheads repeatedly in a previous run through when a borderline decision was made by the committee. He was considered a statue in the OF and that kept him from being enshrined, there.

In this incarnation, Heilmann took matters into his own hands and as a Rookie, not only did he win the batting title with a .333 avearge, but he also won the Gold Glove...in Centerfield. THAT is shocking.

Helimann here, as in previous leagues, is offensive force.

For his career he slashed 326/387/551 (20th/80th/*)for a npa OPS+ of 151. He collected 552 doubles (18th, 2 fewer than Hank Aaron), 59 triples (t-60th, Mike Trout), and 329 HR amongst his 2402 career hits (47th, three more than Harry Lumley). He ranks 72nd on the career OPS list.

In 2036 he won his second batting title by hitting .371 and he also hit a career high 45 HRs that season, driving in a career high 135 and scoring a career high 114 runs. He also hit a career high, and league leading, 46 doubles as he earned the league MVP.

Heilman played in 5 post seasons, but never in a fall Classic.

He tallied 1267 career RBI (89th) and scored 1246 times (81st, one fewer than Pablo Sandoval). He retired in 2053.

Heilmann appeared in 9 All Star games and enters the HOF as a RFer at the age of 55.

Black Ink: 10 (21)
Gray Ink: 103 (244)
HOFm: 155 (188)
HOFs: 58 (57)

Gorilla Composite: 3.3 (4.8)

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John Romano was selected by the Marlins with the 8th pick in the 2041 draft.

Romano ranks 5th amongst catchers with 1742 games caught, twice winning the Gold Glove.

Romano played through 2059 and retired in 2060. In his career he hit 482 HR, collected 1161 RBI and scored 1120 runs while slashing 286/392/533 for a npa OPS+ of 141. He drew 1043 walks which is one walk behind Hank Aaron on the All Time List, placing him 44th.

Except for an injury shortened 2050 season, Romano hit at least 20 HR every year from his rookie 2042 season through 2056. 5 times he batted over .300 and 5 times he had an OBP over .400.

In 2044 he hit .305 with 34 HR and 107 RBI as he was part of a stacked WS winning Marlins squad that included HOFers Bobby Bonilla, Jim Gentile, Jim Whitney and Randy Johnson.

His best season came in 2048 when he slashed 320/428/659 for a npa OPS+ 179. He posted career highs in slg%, OPS+, HR (47) RBI (119) and runs (104) and walked a career high 90 times.

In 2051 he batted .290 with 30 HR in 118 games backstopping the cross state Rays to a WS title. Romano is the player from this squad to enter the HOF.

A 4 time All Star, Romano enters the HOF at the age of 47.

Ranked the 64th best catcher in RL, by JAWS, OOTP just seems to love John Romano.

Black Ink: 0
Gray Ink: 67
HOFm: 137
HOFs: 59

Gorilla Composite: 2.6

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Harry Heilmann and John Romano enter their second OOTP HOF.

Eddie Williams, Wayne Gross, and Dale Murphy are entering their first OOTP HOF.

Harry Heilmann is the 29th RL HOFer here, out of 87 inductees.