In another baseball trivia thread someone posted Alvin Dark as an answer. Made me think about Dark. As a die hard Dodger fan in Brooklyn I was all about Pee Wee. In the City the argument was always about Pee Wee vs Phil. They received the bulk of the press & publicity. And they are both in the Hall of Fame.
In retrospect, I believe that Dark should have made it into the Hall before them. Probably had the edge on both of them as a player. They all played about the same no of years, 13 & 14. Pee Wee hit .269, Phil hit .273 & Alvin hit .289. Plus Dark hit with more power. And as were the other two, he was an excellent shortstop. He was rookie of the year in 1948 with the Boston Braves hitting .324, the year the Braves lost in the Series to the Indians in 7. He was the starting NL All Star shortstop in '51,'52 & '54. And he was the long time captain of the Giants. And he was a money ballplayer, hitting in the over .400 in both series in which he played '51 & '54. He was just a hellava ballplayer. In addition he had a long & basically successful run as a Big League manager.
In retrospect, I believe that Dark should have made it into the Hall before them. Probably had the edge on both of them as a player. They all played about the same no of years, 13 & 14. Pee Wee hit .269, Phil hit .273 & Alvin hit .289. Plus Dark hit with more power. And as were the other two, he was an excellent shortstop. He was rookie of the year in 1948 with the Boston Braves hitting .324, the year the Braves lost in the Series to the Indians in 7. He was the starting NL All Star shortstop in '51,'52 & '54. And he was the long time captain of the Giants. And he was a money ballplayer, hitting in the over .400 in both series in which he played '51 & '54. He was just a hellava ballplayer. In addition he had a long & basically successful run as a Big League manager.