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Hall of Merit — A Look at Baseball's All-Time Best Monday, November 22, 2021Mock 2022 Hall of Fame Early Baseball / Golden Era Ballot ResultsFor the Early Baseball Ballot, BBTF would elect “Bad” Bill Dahlen, Grant “Home Run” Johnson and “Cannonball” Dick Redding. Player Percent Player Percent |
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1. DL from MN Posted: November 22, 2021 at 10:31 AM (#6053959)If he were still alive I'd been in full support of his election as a celebration of NGL baseball as a whole. Now? I feel like his support comes from the fact that he's more well known than any other Negro League player.
I won't reprint my arguments here - but I will say that in my view, besides being a decent player, O'Neil earned more than enough pioneer credit to push him over the line. He was the first Black coach in MLB history (which, in itself, is a pretty big deal); worked as an MLB scout for 36 years; went 326-213 as a Negro Leagues manager; and served as the face and voice of the Negro Leagues for multiple generations, including mine. Both the broad representation of Negro Leaguers in the Hall and the the effort to systematize Negro League statistics were propelled by his multi-decade advocacy.
Meaning no disrespect to their memories, folks like George Wright and Candy Cummings are in the Hall of Fame for lesser contributions than O'Neil's.
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