P L A G U E !!! Inaugural Hall of Fame Class - Who will be the 1st 5 Batters?

metsgeek · 06-03-2007, 10:07 PM

38 seasons of the PLAGUE! dynasty have passed and I just realized that I should have had the ballot for the inaugural class of the Hall of Fame back in 1936.

C'est la vie. Different reality....different events.

Unlike the actual first class which contained only 5 players, our initial class will consist of 10 players - 5 batters and 5 pitchers. Only players who have retired in 1935 or earlier will be eligible for the inaugural class. Future classes will be determined differently, without any quota.

Since the polls only allow 15 options, I'm going to post the batters and pitchers polls separately.....first off the batters. I'll be choosing the initial candidates. Top 5 get in. Vote for as many as you like
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1938 HALL OF FAME CANDIDATES
* names are linked to player pages

BABE RUTH, RF, Brooklyn Perfectos 1915-32
.354/.510/.719 - 2360 Hits, 509 2b, 77 3b, 588 HR, 1890 RBI, 2004 Runs, 2166 BB, 28 SB
Top Slugger - 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929
Gold Gloves - 1929
Pennants - 3
World Series Titles - 2
Batting Titles - 5
Career Top 25 (at retirement) - BA (4), Hits (25), 2b (12), HR (1), RBI (3), Runs (2), BB (3)

CRISTOBAL TORRIENTE, CF, Washington Monumentals 1914-32
.348/.409/.513 - 3754 Hits, 660 2b, 189 3b, 249 HR, 1988 RBI, 1938 Runs, 1164 BB, 617 SB
Top Slugger - 1919
Gold Gloves - 1915, 1916, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1931
Pennants - 4
World Series Titles - 2
Batting Titles - 3
Career Top 25 (at retirement) - BA (8), Hits (1), 2b (3), 3b (2), HR (14), RBI (2), Runs (4), SB (3)

TOMMY LEACH, 3b, New York Knights 1901-18
.278/.381/.370 - 2486 Hits, 429 2b, 129 3b, 46 HR, 1185 RBI, 1684 Runs, 1463 BB, 1020 SB
Top Slugger - NONE
Gold Gloves - NONE
Pennants - 7
World Series Titles - 4
Batting Titles - NONE
Career Top 25 (at retirement) - Hits (1), 2b (6), 3b (2), HR (22), RBI (1), Runs (1), BB (3), SB (1)

OSCAR CHARLESTON, LF, New York Knights 1917-35
.331/.423/.632 - 3150 Hits, 828 2b, 223 3b, 533 HR, 2153 RBI, 2381 Runs, 1579 BB, 787 SB
Top Slugger - 1920, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928
Gold Gloves - 1917, 1919, 1920, 1929, 1932, 1933
Pennants - 2
World Series Titles - 1
Batting Titles - NONE
Career Top 25 (at retirement) - Hits (3), 2b (1), 3b (1), HR (3), RBI (1), Runs (1), SB (5)

ROGERS HORNSBY, SS, Milwaukee Brewers 1916-32
.339/.419/.536 - 2755 Hits, 426 2b, 55 3b, 358 HR, 1657 RBI, 1653 Runs, 1183 BB, 15 SB
Top Slugger - 1924
Gold Gloves - 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1931
Pennants - 1
World Series Titles - 1
Batting Titles - 3
Career Top 25 (at retirement) - Hits (7), HR (4), RBI (7), Runs (7)

SAL NARCINO, C, Pittsburgh Pirates, 1912-30
.340/.404/.488 - 2848 Hits, 548 2b, 37 3b, 204 HR, 1520 RBI, 1386 Runs, 918 BB, 41 SB
Top Slugger - 1914, 1918
Gold Gloves - 1913, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1927
Pennants - 1
World Series Titles - 0
Batting Titles - 1
Career Top 25 (at retirement) - Hits (3), 2b (7), HR (16), RBI (7), Runs (19)

BIZ MACKEY, C, Milwaukee Brewers 1918-33
.331/.426/.428 - 2446 Hits, 328 2b, 10 3b, 124 HR, 1202 RBI, 1278 Runs, 1237 BB, 19 SB
Rookie of the Year - 1918
Top Slugger - NONE
Gold Gloves - NONE
Pennants - 1
World Series Titles - 1
Batting Titles - 1
Career Top 25 (at retirement) - Hits (21), RBI (25)

TRIS SPEAKER, RF, St. Louis Maroons 1907-28
.326/.451/.507 - 3438 Hits, 827 2b, 147 3b, 261 HR, 1793 RBI, 2243 Runs, 1036 BB, 34 SB
Top Slugger - 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918
Gold Gloves - 1909, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1923
Pennants - 4
World Series Titles - 2
Batting Titles - 6
Career Top 25 (at retirement) - Hits (1), 2b (1), 3b (2), HR (8), RBI (1), Runs (1)

ARNOLD COLFAX, 3B, New York Highlanders 1918-33
.312/.405/.596 - 2518 Hits, 483 2b, 33 3b, 581 HR, 1794 RBI, 1721 Runs, 1295 BB, 4 SB
Rookie of the Year - 1918
Top Slugger - 1928, 1930
Gold Gloves - NONE
Pennants - 1
World Series Titles - 1
Batting Titles - NONE
Career Top 25 (at retirement) - Hits (14), 2b (15), HR (2), RBI (5), Runs (5)

ALEJANDRO OMS, RF, Washington Monumentals 1915-32
.310/.402/.422 - 2757 Hits, 504 2b, 97 3b, 97 HR, 1443 RBI, 1550 Runs, 1393 BB, 519 SB
Top Slugger - NONE
Gold Gloves - 1917, 1930, 1931
Pennants - 4
World Series Titles - 2
Batting Titles - NONE
Career Top 25 (at retirement) - Hits (6), 2b (13), 3b (24), RBI (10), Runs (12), BB (13)

canadiancreed · 06-03-2007, 10:12 PM

Holy cripes thats' a lot of talent to choose from!

Babe Ruth
CRISTOBAL TORRIENTE
Oscar Charleston
Roger Horsnby
Sal Narcino
Tris Speaker
Arnold Colfax

metsgeek · 06-03-2007, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by canadiancreed

Holy cripes thats' a lot of talent to choose from!

Babe Ruth
CRISTOBAL TORRIENTE
Oscar Charleston
Roger Horsnby
Sal Narcino
Tris Speaker
Arnold Colfax

creed, unlike the TWB polls, you need to actually vote above. Feel free to post them here as well, but I'm only counting the votes that go in up top.

LFC1892 · 06-03-2007, 10:25 PM

Voted....

canadiancreed · 06-03-2007, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metsgeek

creed, unlike the TWB polls, you need to actually vote above. Feel free to post them here as well, but I'm only counting the votes that go in up top.

Well ****tastic, at the time there was no poll so...

metsgeek · 06-03-2007, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by canadiancreed

Well ****tastic, at the time there was no poll so...

I saw it posted before you posted....whatever. If you haven't voted, you can still post your picks up there.

rocknfire7 · 06-03-2007, 10:46 PM

voted!

beltre13 · 06-04-2007, 12:25 AM

Voted

This was a tough decision, I might have been too leanate with my votes.

metsgeek · 06-04-2007, 07:24 PM

4 guys are pulling ahead, but there's a neck-and-neck race for the final batters spot. Keep them votes coming!

metsgeek · 06-04-2007, 10:20 PM

The PITCHERS poll has been posted

Mucho Macho · 06-04-2007, 11:30 PM

Damn, I nearly voted for all of them

metsgeek · 06-05-2007, 09:04 AM

Colfax is making a comeback!

metsgeek · 06-05-2007, 05:12 PM

It looks like we've had 36 people vote so far....pretty great turn out, better than most of the presidential elections. Just like IRL

2 people actually did not vote for Ruth, believe it or not. Charleston and Speaker are getting a lot of support as well, with Torriente right behind them. The battle for spot number 5 has been pretty insane. 2.5 days to go. Keep those votes coming in!!

kreitena · 06-05-2007, 05:20 PM

I just got to say that I can't wait until PBRL HOF voting starts.

metsgeek · 06-06-2007, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kreitena

I just got to say that I can't wait until PBRL HOF voting starts.

Amen to that...12 seasons to go before we start, though

kreitena · 06-06-2007, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metsgeek

Amen to that...12 seasons to go before we start, though

Shouldn't take more then 6-8 months. I'll be around.

metsgeek · 06-08-2007, 08:40 PM

Announcing the 5 batters in the inaugural draft class:

BABE RUTH
TRIS SPEAKER
CRISTOBAL TORRIENTE
OSCAR CHARLESTON
ROGERS HORNSBY

06-03-2007, 10:07 PM	#1
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	P L A G U E !!! Inaugural Hall of Fame Class - Who will be the 1st 5 Batters? 38 seasons of the PLAGUE! dynasty have passed and I just realized that I should have had the ballot for the inaugural class of the Hall of Fame back in 1936. C'est la vie. Different reality....different events. Unlike the actual first class which contained only 5 players, our initial class will consist of 10 players - 5 batters and 5 pitchers. Only players who have retired in 1935 or earlier will be eligible for the inaugural class. Future classes will be determined differently, without any quota. Since the polls only allow 15 options, I'm going to post the batters and pitchers polls separately.....first off the batters. I'll be choosing the initial candidates. Top 5 get in. Vote for as many as you like ****************************************** 1938 HALL OF FAME CANDIDATES** * names are linked to player pages BABE RUTH, RF, Brooklyn Perfectos 1915-32 .354/.510/.719 - 2360 Hits, 509 2b, 77 3b, 588 HR, 1890 RBI, 2004 Runs, 2166 BB, 28 SB Top Slugger - 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929 Gold Gloves - 1929 Pennants - 3 World Series Titles - 2 Batting Titles - 5 Career Top 25 (at retirement) - BA (4), Hits (25), 2b (12), HR (1), RBI (3), Runs (2), BB (3) CRISTOBAL TORRIENTE, CF, Washington Monumentals 1914-32 .348/.409/.513 - 3754 Hits, 660 2b, 189 3b, 249 HR, 1988 RBI, 1938 Runs, 1164 BB, 617 SB Top Slugger - 1919 Gold Gloves - 1915, 1916, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1931 Pennants - 4 World Series Titles - 2 Batting Titles - 3 Career Top 25 (at retirement) - BA (8), Hits (1), 2b (3), 3b (2), HR (14), RBI (2), Runs (4), SB (3) TOMMY LEACH, 3b, New York Knights 1901-18 .278/.381/.370 - 2486 Hits, 429 2b, 129 3b, 46 HR, 1185 RBI, 1684 Runs, 1463 BB, 1020 SB Top Slugger - NONE Gold Gloves - NONE Pennants - 7 World Series Titles - 4 Batting Titles - NONE Career Top 25 (at retirement) - Hits (1), 2b (6), 3b (2), HR (22), RBI (1), Runs (1), BB (3), SB (1) OSCAR CHARLESTON, LF, New York Knights 1917-35 .331/.423/.632 - 3150 Hits, 828 2b, 223 3b, 533 HR, 2153 RBI, 2381 Runs, 1579 BB, 787 SB Top Slugger - 1920, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928 Gold Gloves - 1917, 1919, 1920, 1929, 1932, 1933 Pennants - 2 World Series Titles - 1 Batting Titles - NONE Career Top 25 (at retirement) - Hits (3), 2b (1), 3b (1), HR (3), RBI (1), Runs (1), SB (5) ROGERS HORNSBY, SS, Milwaukee Brewers 1916-32 .339/.419/.536 - 2755 Hits, 426 2b, 55 3b, 358 HR, 1657 RBI, 1653 Runs, 1183 BB, 15 SB Top Slugger - 1924 Gold Gloves - 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1931 Pennants - 1 World Series Titles - 1 Batting Titles - 3 Career Top 25 (at retirement) - Hits (7), HR (4), RBI (7), Runs (7) SAL NARCINO, C, Pittsburgh Pirates, 1912-30 .340/.404/.488 - 2848 Hits, 548 2b, 37 3b, 204 HR, 1520 RBI, 1386 Runs, 918 BB, 41 SB Top Slugger - 1914, 1918 Gold Gloves - 1913, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1927 Pennants - 1 World Series Titles - 0 Batting Titles - 1 Career Top 25 (at retirement) - Hits (3), 2b (7), HR (16), RBI (7), Runs (19) BIZ MACKEY, C, Milwaukee Brewers 1918-33 .331/.426/.428 - 2446 Hits, 328 2b, 10 3b, 124 HR, 1202 RBI, 1278 Runs, 1237 BB, 19 SB Rookie of the Year - 1918 Top Slugger - NONE Gold Gloves - NONE Pennants - 1 World Series Titles - 1 Batting Titles - 1 Career Top 25 (at retirement) - Hits (21), RBI (25) TRIS SPEAKER, RF, St. Louis Maroons 1907-28 .326/.451/.507 - 3438 Hits, 827 2b, 147 3b, 261 HR, 1793 RBI, 2243 Runs, 1036 BB, 34 SB Top Slugger - 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918 Gold Gloves - 1909, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1923 Pennants - 4 World Series Titles - 2 Batting Titles - 6 Career Top 25 (at retirement) - Hits (1), 2b (1), 3b (2), HR (8), RBI (1), Runs (1) ARNOLD COLFAX, 3B, New York Highlanders 1918-33 .312/.405/.596 - 2518 Hits, 483 2b, 33 3b, 581 HR, 1794 RBI, 1721 Runs, 1295 BB, 4 SB Rookie of the Year - 1918 Top Slugger - 1928, 1930 Gold Gloves - NONE Pennants - 1 World Series Titles - 1 Batting Titles - NONE Career Top 25 (at retirement) - Hits (14), 2b (15), HR (2), RBI (5), Runs (5) ALEJANDRO OMS, RF, Washington Monumentals 1915-32 .310/.402/.422 - 2757 Hits, 504 2b, 97 3b, 97 HR, 1443 RBI, 1550 Runs, 1393 BB, 519 SB Top Slugger - NONE Gold Gloves - 1917, 1930, 1931 Pennants - 4 World Series Titles - 2 Batting Titles - NONE Career Top 25 (at retirement) - Hits (6), 2b (13), 3b (24), RBI (10), Runs (12), BB (13) __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 06-03-2007 at 10:38 PM.

06-03-2007, 10:12 PM	#2
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	Holy cripes thats' a lot of talent to choose from! Babe Ruth CRISTOBAL TORRIENTE Oscar Charleston Roger Horsnby Sal Narcino Tris Speaker Arnold Colfax __________________ PT21 PT22 Last edited by canadiancreed; 06-03-2007 at 10:14 PM.

06-04-2007, 07:24 PM	#9
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	4 guys are pulling ahead, but there's a neck-and-neck race for the final batters spot. Keep them votes coming! __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

06-04-2007, 10:20 PM	#10
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	The PITCHERS poll has been posted __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

06-04-2007, 11:30 PM	#11
Mucho Macho Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 73	Damn, I nearly voted for all of them __________________ "Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted everyday and published...like those of a baseball player." - Unknown

View Poll Results: Which batters should be in the inaugural Hall of Fame Class? Vote for as many as you like.
BABE RUTH	38	95.00%
CRISTOBAL TORRIENTE	31	77.50%
TOMMY LEACH	8	20.00%
OSCAR CHARLESTON	34	85.00%
ROGERS HORNSBY	24	60.00%
SAL NARCINO	19	47.50%
BIZ MACKEY	2	5.00%
TRIS SPEAKER	36	90.00%
ARNOLD COLFAX	21	52.50%
ALEJANDRO OMS	2	5.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 40. You may not vote on this poll

06-03-2007, 10:25 PM	#4
LFC1892 All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Global Posts: 963	Voted....

06-03-2007, 10:46 PM	#7
rocknfire7 Banned Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,907 Infractions: 0/2 (4)	voted!

06-04-2007, 12:25 AM	#8
beltre13 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: newport news virginia Posts: 101	Voted This was a tough decision, I might have been too leanate with my votes.

06-05-2007, 09:04 AM	#12
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	Colfax is making a comeback! __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

06-05-2007, 05:12 PM	#13
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	It looks like we've had 36 people vote so far....pretty great turn out, better than most of the presidential elections. Just like IRL 2 people actually did not vote for Ruth, believe it or not. Charleston and Speaker are getting a lot of support as well, with Torriente right behind them. The battle for spot number 5 has been pretty insane. 2.5 days to go. Keep those votes coming in!! __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

06-05-2007, 05:20 PM	#14
kreitena Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 302	I just got to say that I can't wait until PBRL HOF voting starts. __________________ PBRL - Chicago Cubs TWB - Los Angeles Dodgers

06-08-2007, 08:40 PM	#17
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	Announcing the 5 batters in the inaugural draft class: BABE RUTH TRIS SPEAKER CRISTOBAL TORRIENTE OSCAR CHARLESTON ROGERS HORNSBY __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!