Hall of Fame 1949 Ballot Thread (Old-Timers Committee)

[petrel]

In 1949, the Old-Timers Committee considered candidates from the pre-1924 era. Instead of meeting formally, the Committee cast ballots by mail.

On February 14, 1948, Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown died. His death led to the Old-Timers Committee reconsidering his career.

(Note: in real life, the OTC nominated Kid Nichols as well, but the Baseball Mogul voters have already voted him into the Baseball Mogul Hall of Fame by direct ballot. -- Pet)

[RickD]

Yes put him in. Just read his fascinating bio on Wikipedia.

[HoustonGM]

Without a doubt. 5 consecutive seasons with a sub-2 ERA was impressive even for his time. One of the best sustained peaks of a pitcher ever.

[RickD]

Not to mention he did that with 3 fingers!

[HoustonGM]

Not to mention he did that with 3 fingers!
That might actually be part of the reason WHY he was so good ;)

[Red Sox Fan 734]

yup he should be in

[dps]

should be in

[asianinvasion]

yes

[petrel]

Even though voting is still enabled, I'm going to close this ballot. It looks like we have a new Hall of Famer.

The 1950 ballot should be out soon.

--Pet

Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown (St Louis NL 1903, Chicago NL 1904-13, St. Louis FL 1914, Brooklyn FL 1914, Chicago FL 1915, Chicago NL 1916): Despite injuries to his right hand that left him with a stump of an index finger, and despite a late major league debut, Brown would finish with a 2.06 career ERA, the third best in history. Physically fit, he would also relieve frequently (finishing with 48 lifetime saves) and pitching in the minors for over a decade after his retirement. In his many matchups against great Giants pitcher Christy Mathewson, the two would split 26 decisions.