[Mick]

Freehan was only on the HOF ballot one year and received only two votes.  I suspect he may receive further consideration at some point by the Veterans Committee.  

As has been documented numerous times over the years, the Hall is tough on catchers.  Which raises the inevitable question in this part of the country - has Buster done enough to warrant HOF consideration or does he need another ring to solidify his  candidacy?

I think he needs two more solid years and another world series after this one.

BTW, read an odd bit of trivia the other day, speaking of great players playing on # of WS champs: Babe Ruth "only" played on four WS champions with the Yankees, and were in the WS less than half of his 15 seasons.  The Yanks were 4-3 in the WS during that time (wins over NYG, PIT, StL, CHI; losses to NYG(2x) and StL.

I would have thought Ruth's NYY WS wins would have been more.  He played on three WS champions with the Red Sox out of 6 seasons, a far higher percentage.

Other odd Ruth trivia -- he pitched 323 innings in 1916 without giving up an HR.  Even Cy Young gave up 0 HRs in just one season, and that was with about half the innings pitched.  Walter Johnson did it in 1916 as well.

Does Greg Minton still own the live ball era streak of 269 innings without giving up an HR?

[Mick]

Freehan was only on the HOF ballot one year and received only two votes.  I suspect he may receive further consideration at some point by the Veterans Committee.  

As has been documented numerous times over the years, the Hall is tough on catchers.  Which raises the inevitable question in this part of the country - has Buster done enough to warrant HOF consideration or does he need another ring to solidify his  candidacy?

I think he needs two more solid years and another world series after this one.

BTW, read an odd bit of trivia the other day, speaking of great players playing on # of WS champs: Babe Ruth "only" played on four WS champions with the Yankees, and were in the WS less than half of his 15 seasons.  The Yanks were 4-3 in the WS during that time (wins over NYG, PIT, StL, CHI; losses to NYG(2x) and StL.

I would have thought Ruth's NYY WS wins would have been more.  He played on three WS champions with the Red Sox out of 6 seasons, a far higher percentage.

Other odd Ruth trivia -- he pitched 323 innings in 1916 without giving up an HR.  Even Cy Young gave up 0 HRs in just one season, and that was with about half the innings pitched.  Walter Johnson did it in 1916 as well.

Does Greg Minton still own the live ball era streak of 269 innings without giving up an HR?