Professional Replay Baseball League 1948 Hall of Fame Ballot

kreitena · 10-08-2008, 12:31 AM

Ethan is lazy so I am taking over the Hall of Fame ballot duties this season. This is going to be a HUGE ballot so I'm just going to list the player, their position, their ERA+/OPS+, and their best accomplishment (IMO). You can look up anything else you want by clicking on their player page. Those who do not receive 5% of the vote will drop to the Veterans Committee. If the ERA+ is "???" it means it is not listed in Cato meaning it is 107 or below.

10 vote maximum, anyone can vote. Go to it!

HITTERS (Position and Name - OPS+ - Best Accomplishment)

Old Ballot

OF Eckard Burlingame - 132 - 4 Rings

3B Julius Coltrane - 138 - 2 BOTY

OF and P Gene Lassiter - 131 - 336 HR

CF Sully McTeague - 138 - Retired 2nd in runs, 3rd in walks

OF Whitey Murphy - 136 - .360 BA

CF Milton Shifman - 145 - 3 BOTY

CF Bowler Channing - 133 - 5 Tool Player

C Eddie Deal - 123 - 7 Gold Gloves

3B Dick Deustch - 137 - Only player to win BOTY as a rookie

OF Andy Roepe - 123 - 1991 BB

New on Ballot

OF Daniel Houlihan - 139 - .365 BA, 6 time BOTY, 9 time All Star, 4 Gold Gloves, 3414 hits, 1535 RBI, 1542 runs

1B/OF John Fosdick - 131 – 6 time All Star, 2003 hits, 1152 RBI, 1267 RBI

OF Tippy Cavanaugh - 120 – 2462 hits, 1399 runs, 1081 RBI, 1277 BB

C Dub Breslin - 107 – 10 Gold Gloves

OF Mack Bolan - 157 – 3 time BOTY, 9 time All Star, .327 BA, 1445 runs, 1355 RBI

OF Arnold Colfax - 131 – 8 time All Star, 6 Gold Gloves, 3068 hits, 1504 RBI, 1799 runs

SS Brian Boru - 113 – 2971 hits, career 2B leader, 1741 RBI, 1779 runs

OF Marion Morrison - 135 – 2 time BOTY, 359 HR

OF Buster Brubaker - 130 – Died at war, .323 BA, 3196 hits, 1555 runs, 1745 RBI

SS Jesse Summers - 106 – 3087 hits, 1543 runs, 1216 RBI

OF Michael Bones - 121 - .332 BA, 3529 hits, 1773 runs, 1625 RBI, 2 time BOTY

3B Gil Greatrex - 119 – 2763 hits, 1590 runs, 1508 RBI, 1085 BB

OF Cal Dupree - 122 – ROTY and BOTY in same season, .327 BA

1B Dolph Schlitzer - 131 – 3 time WS winner

OF Guy Fontana - 122 – Career leader in HR and RBI

SS Willie Wozniak - 108 – 1522 BB, 1338 runs

2B Douglas Guthrie - 106 – .401 OBP, 3022 hits, 1712 runs, 583 SB, 1835 BB

C Baron von Heidelberg - 101 – 3 time WS winner

3B Dave Brunckhorst - 123 – 1802 runs, 1820 BB, 605 SB

1B Urban Gaylord - 117 – 288 HR, 1290 RBI, 6 Gold Gloves

PITCHERS (Name - ERA+ - Best Accomplishment)

Old Ballot

David Brent - 128 - 1922 WS MVP

Randall Flagg - 121 - 300 Wins

Tom Paladin - 124 - 320 Wins

Brewster Jennings - 108 - Most extreme stats (most games, losses, strikeouts, walks, and home runs allowed all time)

New to Ballot

J.P. Herring - 131 – 379 wins, career CG leader, 2 time POTY

Ed Schultz - 153 – 5 time POTY, 3341 K, 292 wins

Ed Rondthaler - 114 – 274 wins, great leader

Bill Blake - 131 – 2 time POTY, 312 wins

Paul Drumheller - 146 – 445 wins, 3171 K, 88 SHO, 6 time POTY, 8 time All Star

Thomas Huxley - ??? – 264 wins

Arthur Deck - 134 – 279 wins, 372 CG

Rocco Siffredi - 119 – 266 wins, 392 CG

Gary Braunbeck - 123 – 246 wins

Hiro Spiropolous - 133 – 209 wins, 2203 K

Joe Saint - 128 – 275 wins, 6 time All Star

kreitena · 10-08-2008, 12:40 AM

Murphy
Houlihan
Bolan
Colfax
Brubaker
Guthrie

Herring
Schultz
Drumheller
Blake

That was tough.

tward13 · 10-08-2008, 01:04 AM

Drumheller
Herring
Paladin
Flagg
Lassiter
Murphy
Houlihan
Colfax
Brubaker
Bones

NCBeachBum · 10-08-2008, 01:26 AM

Mack Bolan
Brian Boru
Buster Brubaker
Arnold Colfax
Dick Deutsch
Daniel Houlihan

Bill Blake
Paul Drumheller
J.P. Herring
Ed Schultz

note to self, for future reference, to save on work later: you definitely plan on voting for Bones, Brent, Burlingame, Coltrane, Deal, Guthrie, McTeague, and Shifman eventually

metsgeek · 10-08-2008, 07:25 AM

Bolan
Brubaker
Murphy
Houlihan
Fontana
Shifman

Herring
Schultz
Drumheller
Paladin

As commissioner, I should be allowed to vote for as many as I want

DamnYankees · 10-08-2008, 08:33 AM

Houlihan
Colfax
Bolan
Brubaker
Shifman
Breslin

Drumheller
Herring
Schultz
Blake

DamnYankees · 10-08-2008, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metsgeek

Bolan
Brubaker
Murphy
Houlihan
Fontana
Shifman

Herring
Schultz
Drumheller
Paladin

As commissioner, I should be allowed to vote for as many as I want

I'm stunned you voted for Fontana over Colfax.

scprideandms · 10-08-2008, 08:53 AM

Shifman
Houlihan
Breslin
Bolan
Buster Brubaker
Herring
Schulz
Drumheller

kreitena · 10-08-2008, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scprideandms

Shifman
Houlihan
Breslin
Bolan
Buster Brubaker
Herring
Schulz

No Drumheller?

scprideandms · 10-08-2008, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kreitena

No Drumheller?

Thanks for catching that, I forgot to type him in...it's fixed

legendsport · 10-08-2008, 12:11 PM

Wow - no love for Jesse Summers... Gotta fix that:

Summers
Houlihan
Bolan
Colfax
Bones
Brubaker

Herring
Schultz
Drumheller
Paladin

kreitena · 10-08-2008, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by legendsport

Wow - no love for Jesse Summers... Gotta fix that:

I wouldn't worry about Summers. It's a crowded ballot. Once we get rid of some of the chaff he will be in.

jeheinz72 · 10-08-2008, 01:16 PM

Burlingame
Murphy
Houlihan
Bolan
Colfax
Fontana

Herring
Schultz
Drumheller
Blake

Yowza.

jeheinz72 · 10-08-2008, 01:17 PM

Hard to leave Rondthaler out, being that he's such a great leader.

Carlton · 10-08-2008, 01:30 PM

Guy Fontana
Mack Bolan
Dan Houlihan
Paul Drumheller
JP Herring
Ed Schultz

That is being VERY picky...but with the way players stick around in this league...you have to be careful who you let in

TooLiveBrew · 10-08-2008, 02:22 PM

3B Dick Deustch - 137 - Only player to win BOTY as a rookie

No -- PIT's Cal Dupree did the same in 1927, but people seem to always forget about him doing so.

Ed Rondthaler - 114 – 274 wins, great leader
+
Hard to leave Rondthaler out, being that he's such a great leader.

-- I KNOW A FIX WHEN I SEE ONE!

My ballot:

Quote:

Deal
Bolan
Roepe
Fontana
Hooleyman (Houlihan)
Bones
Colfax
Brunckhorst

Drumheller
Schultz

metsgeek · 10-08-2008, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamnYankees

I'm stunned you voted for Fontana over Colfax.

Gotta keep you on your toes.....Fontana's the closest thing that we've had to Ruth (until Grimaldi, of course). IMHO Colfax isn't as much of an icon as Fontana, and I'm voting for icons first. I personally can't believe more people haven't voted for Shifman. He dominated during the deadball era.

metsgeek · 10-08-2008, 07:29 PM

....and Whitey Murphy: One of only 3 people to bat over .400

DamnYankees · 10-08-2008, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metsgeek

Gotta keep you on your toes.....Fontana's the closest thing that we've had to Ruth (until Grimaldi, of course). IMHO Colfax isn't as much of an icon as Fontana, and I'm voting for icons first. I personally can't believe more people haven't voted for Shifman. He dominated during the deadball era.

Fontana is the closest thing to Ruth? I just have to say that's an insult to Ruth. Ruth's OBP was literally 150 points higher than Fontana's. The OPS+ comparison is 207 to 122.

I just really dislike Fontana - he was nothing more than Dave Kingman, 50 years earlier.

kreitena · 10-08-2008, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamnYankees

Fontana is the closest thing to Ruth? I just have to say that's an insult to Ruth. Ruth's OBP was literally 150 points higher than Fontana's. The OPS+ comparison is 207 to 122.

I just really dislike Fontana - he was nothing more than Dave Kingman, 50 years earlier.

You only hate Fontana because I couldn't pry him from the Braves after he was drafted.

10-08-2008, 12:31 AM	#1
kreitena Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 302	Professional Replay Baseball League 1948 Hall of Fame Ballot Ethan is lazy so I am taking over the Hall of Fame ballot duties this season. This is going to be a HUGE ballot so I'm just going to list the player, their position, their ERA+/OPS+, and their best accomplishment (IMO). You can look up anything else you want by clicking on their player page. Those who do not receive 5% of the vote will drop to the Veterans Committee. If the ERA+ is "???" it means it is not listed in Cato meaning it is 107 or below. 10 vote maximum, anyone can vote. Go to it! HITTERS (Position and Name - OPS+ - Best Accomplishment) Old Ballot OF Eckard Burlingame - 132 - 4 Rings 3B Julius Coltrane - 138 - 2 BOTY OF and P Gene Lassiter - 131 - 336 HR CF Sully McTeague - 138 - Retired 2nd in runs, 3rd in walks OF Whitey Murphy - 136 - .360 BA CF Milton Shifman - 145 - 3 BOTY CF Bowler Channing - 133 - 5 Tool Player C Eddie Deal - 123 - 7 Gold Gloves 3B Dick Deustch - 137 - Only player to win BOTY as a rookie OF Andy Roepe - 123 - 1991 BB New on Ballot OF Daniel Houlihan - 139 - .365 BA, 6 time BOTY, 9 time All Star, 4 Gold Gloves, 3414 hits, 1535 RBI, 1542 runs 1B/OF John Fosdick - 131 – 6 time All Star, 2003 hits, 1152 RBI, 1267 RBI OF Tippy Cavanaugh - 120 – 2462 hits, 1399 runs, 1081 RBI, 1277 BB C Dub Breslin - 107 – 10 Gold Gloves OF Mack Bolan - 157 – 3 time BOTY, 9 time All Star, .327 BA, 1445 runs, 1355 RBI OF Arnold Colfax - 131 – 8 time All Star, 6 Gold Gloves, 3068 hits, 1504 RBI, 1799 runs SS Brian Boru - 113 – 2971 hits, career 2B leader, 1741 RBI, 1779 runs OF Marion Morrison - 135 – 2 time BOTY, 359 HR OF Buster Brubaker - 130 – Died at war, .323 BA, 3196 hits, 1555 runs, 1745 RBI SS Jesse Summers - 106 – 3087 hits, 1543 runs, 1216 RBI OF Michael Bones - 121 - .332 BA, 3529 hits, 1773 runs, 1625 RBI, 2 time BOTY 3B Gil Greatrex - 119 – 2763 hits, 1590 runs, 1508 RBI, 1085 BB OF Cal Dupree - 122 – ROTY and BOTY in same season, .327 BA 1B Dolph Schlitzer - 131 – 3 time WS winner OF Guy Fontana - 122 – Career leader in HR and RBI SS Willie Wozniak - 108 – 1522 BB, 1338 runs 2B Douglas Guthrie - 106 – .401 OBP, 3022 hits, 1712 runs, 583 SB, 1835 BB C Baron von Heidelberg - 101 – 3 time WS winner 3B Dave Brunckhorst - 123 – 1802 runs, 1820 BB, 605 SB 1B Urban Gaylord - 117 – 288 HR, 1290 RBI, 6 Gold Gloves PITCHERS (Name - ERA+ - Best Accomplishment) Old Ballot David Brent - 128 - 1922 WS MVP Randall Flagg - 121 - 300 Wins Tom Paladin - 124 - 320 Wins Brewster Jennings - 108 - Most extreme stats (most games, losses, strikeouts, walks, and home runs allowed all time) New to Ballot J.P. Herring - 131 – 379 wins, career CG leader, 2 time POTY Ed Schultz - 153 – 5 time POTY, 3341 K, 292 wins Ed Rondthaler - 114 – 274 wins, great leader Bill Blake - 131 – 2 time POTY, 312 wins Paul Drumheller - 146 – 445 wins, 3171 K, 88 SHO, 6 time POTY, 8 time All Star Thomas Huxley - ??? – 264 wins Arthur Deck - 134 – 279 wins, 372 CG Rocco Siffredi - 119 – 266 wins, 392 CG Gary Braunbeck - 123 – 246 wins Hiro Spiropolous - 133 – 209 wins, 2203 K Joe Saint - 128 – 275 wins, 6 time All Star __________________ PBRL - Chicago Cubs TWB - Los Angeles Dodgers Last edited by kreitena; 10-08-2008 at 12:48 AM.

10-08-2008, 12:40 AM	#2
kreitena Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 302	Murphy Houlihan Bolan Colfax Brubaker Guthrie Herring Schultz Drumheller Blake That was tough. __________________ PBRL - Chicago Cubs TWB - Los Angeles Dodgers

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NCBeachBum All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Topsail Island, NC, USA Posts: 1,049	Mack Bolan Brian Boru Buster Brubaker Arnold Colfax Dick Deutsch Daniel Houlihan Bill Blake Paul Drumheller J.P. Herring Ed Schultz note to self, for future reference, to save on work later: you definitely plan on voting for Bones, Brent, Burlingame, Coltrane, Deal, Guthrie, McTeague, and Shifman eventually __________________ And ain't that a shame, shame, shame Shame, shame, the way you do Oh, it's a shame, shame, shame Shame, shame on you Last edited by NCBeachBum; 10-08-2008 at 01:27 AM.

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metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	Bolan Brubaker Murphy Houlihan Fontana Shifman Herring Schultz Drumheller Paladin As commissioner, I should be allowed to vote for as many as I want __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

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DamnYankees All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,644	Houlihan Colfax Bolan Brubaker Shifman Breslin Drumheller Herring Schultz Blake Last edited by DamnYankees; 10-09-2008 at 06:22 PM.

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tward13 All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,957	Drumheller Herring Paladin Flagg Lassiter Murphy Houlihan Colfax Brubaker Bones

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legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,867	Wow - no love for Jesse Summers... Gotta fix that: Summers Houlihan Bolan Colfax Bones Brubaker Herring Schultz Drumheller Paladin __________________ Hexed & Countered on YouTube Figment League - A fictional history of baseball - Want to join in the fun? Shoot me a PM! Read the story of the Barrell Family - A Figment Baseball tale The Figment Sports Universe - More Fake Sports Than You Can Shake a Stick At!

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Carlton Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3,765	Guy Fontana Mack Bolan Dan Houlihan Paul Drumheller JP Herring Ed Schultz That is being VERY picky...but with the way players stick around in this league...you have to be careful who you let in __________________ "I am at that stage of my life where I keep myself out of arguments. I am 100% self sufficient spiritually, emotionally & financially. Even if you say 1+1=5, you are ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. Enjoy!"

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metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	....and Whitey Murphy: One of only 3 people to bat over .400 __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!