Hall of Merit

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2004-12-14T16:00:00-05:00

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Ranking the Hall of Merit First Basemen - Discussion

2008-05-11T22:20:00-05:00

These are the Hall of Merit first basemen to be voted on (in alphabetical order):

Dick Allen
Cap Anson
Ernie Banks (just kidding, but if Deacon White allegedly is a third baseman… :-)
Jake Beckley
Dan Brouthers
Will Clark
Roger Connor
Jimmie Foxx
Lou Gehrig
Hank Greenberg
Keith Hernandez
Harmon Killebrew
Buck Leonard
Willie McCovey
Mark McGwire
Johnny Mize
Eddie Murray
George Sisler
Joe Start
Mule Suttles
Bill Terry

The electon starts May 18 and ends Sunday on June 1 at 8 PM EDT.

Election Results: HoM Voters Think Gibson, Bench, Berra and Carter are the Finest Among Backstops!

2008-05-11T21:23:00-05:00

By unanimous decision, legendary Negro League slugger Josh Gibson was picked as the best catcher of all-time.

With strong support backing him, Cincinnatti Reds great Johnny Bench earned 94% of all possible points.

Close to Bench was New York Yankees star Yogi Berra with his impressive 90%.

Expos and Mets fan favorite Gary Carter had a fine 77% of all possible points.

RK   LY  Player           PTS  Bal   1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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 1  n/a  Josh Gibson      540   27  27                                                         
 2  n/a  Johnny Bench     506   27     21  5  1                                                
 3  n/a  Yogi Berra       488   27      5 19  3                                                
 4  n/a  Gary Carter      415   27         2 10  7  1     1  5        1                        
 5  n/a  Carlton Fisk     371   27         1  2  4  5  3  4  1  6        1                     
 6  n/a  Bill Dickey      362   27            3  1  6  6  2  3  2  2  1  1                     
 7  n/a  Gabby Hartnett   349   27               7  2  2  6  2  3  2  1  1  1                  
 8  n/a  Mickey Cochrane  348   27               2  3  6  5  5  3  2  1                        
 9  n/a  Buck Ewing       342   27      1     1  2  4  5  2  3  4     3  1              1      
10  n/a  Roy Campanella   339   27            2  2  5  4     4  1  3  5  1                     
11  n/a  Deacon White     318   27            5  2  1  1  3  2  2  5  2        2  1        1   
12  n/a  Louis Santop     259   27                        2  1  4  7  8  1  3  1               
13  n/a  Ted Simmons      212   27                              1  4  3  8  7  2  1  1         
14  n/a  Joe Torre        168   27                        1     1  1  2  2  4  5  5  2  2  1  1
15  n/a  Charlie Bennett  157   27                           1     1     5  6  3  2  3  2  3  1
16  n/a  Cal McVey        126   27                                       3  3  6  2  5  2  3  3
17  n/a  Bill Freehan     114   27                                       1  1  4  5  7  5  3  1
18  n/a  Roger Bresnahan   94   27                                       1     3  6  5  2  2  8
19  n/a  Quincy Trouppe    90   27                                       1  2  1  3  2  8  5  5
20  n/a  Biz Mackey        72   27                        1                       2  2  5  9  8
Ballots Cast: 27

Thanks to OCF and Ron Wargo for their tallying help!

Ranking the Hall of Merit by Position: Catcher Ballot

2008-04-28T12:21:00-05:00

Johnny Bench
Charlie Bennett
Yogi Berra
Roger Bresnahan
Roy Campanella
Gary Carter
Mickey Cochrane
Bill Dickey
Buck Ewing
Carlton Fisk
Bill Freehan
Josh Gibson
Gabby Hartnett
Biz Mackey
Cal McVey
Louis Santop
Ted Simmons
Joe Torre
Quincy Trouppe
Deacon White

Election to end May 11th at 8 p.m. EDT, unless another time is more convenient for John Murphy and the ballot counters.

Also remember, all eras (even the 19th Century), and the Negro Leagues are to considered fairly (meaning not conservatively), if you are unable to do this, please refrain from voting. Thanks!

Ranking the Hall of Merit Catchers - Discussion

2008-04-21T18:57:00-05:00

We’ll be going position by position, starting behind the plate:

I expect the election to begin 4/27/2008 and wrap up 5/4/2008.

EDIT: Election will end 5/11/2008 8 p.m. EDT, unless another time is found to be more convenient for John and the ballot counters.

Election Results: Most Impressive from Group 4? Rose, Johnson and Barnes!

2008-03-24T23:28:00-05:00

All-time hit leader Pete Rose was easily judged as the cream of the crop among this group with a sterling 97% of all possible points.

Legendary Negro League shortstop Home Run Johnson earned an impressive 80%, while National Association star Ross Barnes had 78%.

RK   LY  Player            PTS    Bal   1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14   15
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 1  n/e  Pete Rose         222     19  16  2        1                                
 2  n/e  Home Run Johnson  183     19   1  6  3  7  1           1                    
 3  n/e  Ross Barnes       178     19      3  9  3  2  1     1                       
 4  n/e  Joe Jackson       160     19   2  5  2  2  2     3  1     1     1           
 5  n/e  Cal McVey         140     19      1  3  3  2  3  5        1  1              
 6  n/e  John Beckwith     136     19      2  1  2  4  1  5  1  3                    
 7  n/e  Dickie Pearce     108     19            1  3  7     2  2  2     2           
 8  n/e  Dobie Moore        84     19         1  1  1  2  2  1  2  3  3  3           
 9  n/e  Quincey Trouppe    76     19               2  2  2  1  3  2  4  3           
10  n/e  Lip Pike           75     19               1  2     3  4  5  3  1           
11  n/e  Dick Lundy         72     19                  1  1  7  2  3  2  3           
12  n/e  Alejandro Oms      48     19                     1  2  2  2  6  6           
Ballots Cast: 19

Thanks to OCF and Ron Wargo for all of their help with the tally!

Ballot Thread: Hall of Merit Players Not in the Hall of Fame: Group 4 (NA, NeL and Banned Players)

2008-03-09T22:31:00-05:00

The candidates In alphabetical order:

Ross Barnes (1898)
John Beckwith (1957)
Joe Jackson (1927)
Grant Johnson (1925)
Dick Lundy (2008)
Cal McVey (1912)
Dobie Moore (1991)
Alejandro Oms (2006)
Dickey Pearce (1931)
Lip Pike (1940)
Pete Rose (1993)
Quincy Trouppe (1995)

The election ends on March 24 at 8 PM.

Election Results: Group 3 Favorites are 19th Century Studs Dahlen, White and Hines!

2008-03-03T00:42:00-05:00

Underrated turn-of the-last-century shortstop Bill Dahlen achieved a terrific 95% of all possible points, while outstanding 19th-century catcher/thirdbaseman Deacon White followed him closely with an almost equally impressive 94%.

NA and NL star Paul Hines also impressed with 89%.

Excellent fielding shortstop Jack Glasscock nabbed 75%.

Player PTS Bal
Bill Dahlen 461 23
Deacon White 454 23
Paul Hines 431 23
Jack Glasscock 363 23
George Gore 331 23
Joe Start 299 23
Ezra Sutton 294 23
Heinie Groh 265 23
Hardy Richardson 244 23
Bob Caruthers 224 23
Charlie Bennett 223 23
Sherry Magee 216 23
Stan Hack 214 23
Joe Gordon 206 23
Jimmy Sheckard 190 23
Charlie Keller 183 23
Harry Stovey 164 23
Cupid Childs 158 23
Wes Ferrell 156 23
Charley Jones 126 23
Pete Browning 111 23
Ballots Cast: 23

As always, thanks go to OCF and Ron for helping me with the tally! It was a monster pain in the butt this time.

Ranking Hall of Merit Players Not in the Hall of Fame: Group 4 (NA, NeL and Banned Players)

2008-02-24T23:07:00-05:00

These candidates are beyond the purview of either the BBWAA or the Veterans Committee. They either had most or all of their careers before the start of the National League, played in the Negro Leagues or were banned from Cooperstown.

In alphabetical order:

Ballot Thread: Players Not in the Hall of Fame: Group 3 (career started before 1943)

2008-02-17T20:25:00-05:00

Group 3 is currently under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Committee. These players’ careers started before 1943

In alphabetical order (year of election in parenthesis):

Charlie Bennett (1921)
Pete Browning (2005)
Bob Caruthers (1930)
Cupid Childs (1988)
Bill Dahlen (1915)
Wes Ferrell (1964)
Jack Glasscock (1904)
Joe Gordon (1976)
George Gore (1898)
Heinie Groh (1938)
Stan Hack (1958)
Paul Hines (1898)
Charley Jones (2003)
Charlie Keller (1996)
Sherry Magee (1926)
Hardy Richardson (1905)
Jimmy Sheckard (1930)
Joe Start (1912)
Harry Stovey (1916)
Ezra Sutton (1908)
Deacon White (1898)

The election ends next Sunday at 8 PM EST.