1935-Lou Gehrig First Baseman In Cooperstown? Yes (Inducted in 1939 by Special Election) Best Season-1934 Career WAR-113.7, 8001 AB, 2721 H, 493 HR, .340 BA, 1888 R, 1995 RBI, 102 SB, .447 OBP, .632 SLG, 1.080 OPS, 179 OPS+ Where do you start with Henry Louis “Lou” or “The Iron Horse” or “Biscuit Pants” or “Buster” or “Laruppin’” or “Crown Prince of Swat” or “Columbia” Gehrig? You could start with all of those nicknames though I’ve only heard “The Iron Horse” before. Or his 2,130 consecutive games played, a record that stood for over 50 years. He also played in seven World Series for the Yank ..read more

1934-Al Simmons Outfielder In Cooperstown? Yes (Inducted in 1953) Best Season-1929 Career WAR-68.3, 8759 AB, 2927 H, 307 HR, .334 BA, 1507 R, 1828 RBI, 88 SB, .380 OBP, .535 SLG, .915 OPS, 133 OPS+ I like playing the game Retro Bowl, a football video game, and it’s not difficult to win. So what I do is lead a team to a Super Bowl victory and then switch to a terrible team and then lead that one to a championship and so on and so on. Well, Connie Mack, the longtime manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, used to do the same thing, but in real life. He would build up the Athletics to be a great ..read more

1. Babe Ruth (Rank in 1932: 4) 2. Ty Cobb (1) 3. Walter Johnson (2) 4. Cy Young (3) 5. Tris Speaker (5) 6. Eddie Collins (6) 7. Honus Wagner (7) 8. Rogers Hornsby (8) 9. Grover Alexander (9) 10. Cap Anson (10) Active Player Rank: Frankie Frisch (24), Bullet Rogan (35), Oscar Charleston (47), Turkey Stearnes (51 ..read more

1933-Turkey Stearnes Centerfielder In Cooperstown? Yes (Inducted in 2000 by Veteran’s Committee) Best Season-1925 Career WAR-49.5, 3807 AB, 1326 H, 187 HR, .348 BA, 917 R, 1009 RBI, 130 SB, .417 OBP, .616 SLG, 1.032 OPS, 177 OPS+ Norman Thomas “Turkey” Stearnes was born on May 8, 1901 in Nashville. The five-foot-11, 175 pound lefty was one of the great power hitters of the Negro Leagues. Most of his homers came with his time with the Detroit Stars, where he played nine seasons at Mack Park, which had a short right field porch, of which the slugging southpaw took advantage. In 1925, he slashed ..read more

1932-Oscar Charleston Centerfielder and First Baseman In Cooperstown? Yes (Inducted in 1976 by Negro League Committee) Best Season-1920 Career WAR-48.1, 3317 AB, 1210 H, 143 HR, .365 BA, 854 R, 853 RBI, 210 SB, .449 OBP, .615 SLG, 1.064 OPS, 184 OPS+ The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it’s a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. -Terence Mann ..read more

1. Ty Cobb (Rank in 1930: 1) 2. Walter Johnson (2) 3. Cy Young (3) 4. Babe Ruth (5) 5. Tris Speaker (4) 6. Eddie Collins (6) 7. Honus Wagner (7) 8. Rogers Hornsby (9) 9. Grover Alexander (8) 10. Cap Anson (10) Active Player Rank: Frankie Frisch (26), Bullet Rogan (35), Eppa Rixey (41), Joe Sewell (46 ..read more

1931-Joe Sewell Shortstop and Third Baseman In Cooperstown? Yes (Inducted in 1977 by Veteran’s Committee) Best Season-1923 Career WAR-54.7, 7132 AB, 2226 H, 49 HR, .312 BA, 1141 R, 1054 RBI, 74 SB, .391 OBP, .413 SLG, .804 OPS, 109 OPS+ Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd, Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack, I don’t care if I ever get back. So let’s root, root, root for the home team If they don’t win it’s a shame. For it’s one, two, three strikes, you’re out, At the old ball game. You know those famous lyrics, but they would have to be rewritten for Joseph Wheeler “Joe ..read more

1. Ty Cobb (Rank in 1929: 1) 2. Walter Johnson (2) 3. Cy Young (3) 4 Tris Speaker (4) 5. Babe Ruth (7) 6. Eddie Collins (5) 7. Honus Wagner (6) 8. Grover Alexander (8) 9. Rogers Hornsby (9) 10. Cap Anson (10) Active Player Rank: Bullet Rogan (34), Frankie Frisch (37), Eppa Rixey (41 ..read more

1. Ty Cobb (Rank in 1928: 1) 2. Walter Johnson (2) 3. Cy Young (3) 4 Tris Speaker (4) 5. Eddie Collins (5) 6. Honus Wagner (6) 7. Babe Ruth (8) 8. Grover Alexander (8) 9. Rogers Hornsby (10) 10. Cap Anson (9) Active Player Rank: Bullet Rogan (36, Eppa Rixey (41 ..read more

1929-Bullet Rogan Outfielder, Pitcher and Second Baseman In Cooperstown? Yes (Inducted in 1998 by Veteran’s Committee) Best Season-1925 Career WAR-61.4 120-52, 2.65 ERA, 214 G, 157 GS, 16 SV, 1500 IP, 918 K, 1.157 WHIP Charles Wilber “Bullet” Rogan was born on July 28, 1893 in Oklahoma City. The five-foot-seven, 160 pound righty was a Negro League player who was Shohei Ohtani long before Shohei was born. He was a starting pitcher for the Kansas City Monarchs for nine years and when he wasn’t on the mound, he played in the field, sometimes in the infield, sometimes in the outfield. Despite his ..read more