Hall of Merit: Max Carey and Harry Heilmann

Never truly the elite outfielders of their times, but definitely quality players. Are they no-brainers or two more for the oufield glut?

Hall of Merit: Stan Coveleski and Carl Mays

Which one do you like better?

Hall of Merit: George Van Haltren, Hugh Duffy and Jimmy Ryan

After Sliding Billy, the three best centerfielders of the 1890s…

Hall of Merit: Oliver Marcelle

By popular demand, here’s a thread for the “spectral” third baseman…

Hall of Merit: Heinie Groh and Tommy Leach

Two players who deserves a closer look at…

Hall of Merit: 1935 Ballot

Max Carey and Carl Mays are the viable new candidates for the Hall of Merit this “year.” They also will be on the sidelines rooting for two of the carryover studs from the “year” before (Eddie Collins, John Henry Lloyd and Smokey Joe Williams) because they won’t be making it this “year.”

Other returnees include Cristobal Torriente, Heinie Groh, Stan Coveleski, Lip Pike, Jake Beckley, George Van Haltren and Rube Waddell.

Robin! To the Batcave!

Hall of Merit: The Baseball Hall of Merit Plaque Room: G-L

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For Hall of Meriters A-F, please click here.

For Hall of Meriters M-R, please click here.

For Hall of Meriters S-Z, please click here.


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Hall of Merit: 1934 Election Results: “The Georgia Peach” Steals HoM Standing Up; “The Grey Eagle” Swoops in, Too!

With a record 56 ballots submitted this year, batting legend Ty Cobb easily won the first spot for induction into the Hall of Merit in his first year of eligibility. Competing against the greatest array of first-year talent ever seen, Cobb fought them off as if they were opponents on the field and recorded the highest point total ever (1,334).

Facing a tough battle for the second spot, centerfielder extraordinaire Tris Speaker narrowly beat out Philadelphia A’s great Eddie Collins by a mere 14 points (Negro League star shortstop John Henry Lloyd was not that far off either).

Beside those newbies, Smokey Joe Williams, Cristobal Torriente and Stan Coveleski also had very impressive first-year showings (especially the first two greats).

Of the returnees, Heinie Groh easily beat out the rest and showed that his support from last year wasn’t based on “new-car smell.” :-)

The other top-ten returnees were Jake Beckley and Lip Pike.

Hall of Merit: Pelayo Chacon

Is he a HoMer or is he Donie Bush (sorry Mark :-)?

Hall of Merit: Bingo DeMoss

He doesn’t look like a HoMer to me, but maybe someone can change my mind here.