Just a quick survey, noting those players honored by the BBWAA or the VHOF, with the object of identifying which candidates you would be likely to toss if you were trying to select the top 100 players of all time.
Note that the BBWAA and the VHOF draw from different pools of players.
First, the short list - the players inducted by VHOF, but not currently honored in Cooperstown.
Bert Blyleven
Goose Gossage
Mark McGwire
Ron Santo
Bill Dahlen
Rickey Henderson
Tim Raines
McGwire and Henderson are locks, of course, but the BBWAA hasn't gotten a chance yet.
Here are the choices of the BBWAA that haven't made the cut at VHOF:
Willie Keeler
George Sisler
Frankie Frisch
Herb Pennock
Pie Traynor
Dizzy Dean
Al Simmons
Rabbit Maranville
Bill Terry
Ted Lyons
Dazzy Vance
Joe Cronin
Red Ruffing
Joe Medwick
Lou Boudreau
Early Wynn
Bob Lemon
Robin Roberts
Brooks Robinson
Luis Aparicio
Don Drysdale
Lou Brock
Catfish Hunter
Billy Williams
Rollie Fingers
Don Sutton
Tony Perez
Kirby Puckett
Ryne Sandberg
January 27, 2005 11:11 PM
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