Interestingly, from 1905-1913, one of these four men backstopped the National League representative in the World Series.
Of the four, only Roger Bresnahan has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown (a quick read on Wikipedia has a quote from Bill James suggesting that his election was a mistake).
But the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame wasn't about to forget about George Gibson. He was inducted post-humously, in 1987, along with Fergie Jenkins, Rockey Nelson and Russ Ford. The image included in this post is the cover of the program from Gibson's induction. I picked it up recently and it's in very good condition. I was hesitant to scan any of this inside because I didn't want to crack the spine -- the contents are mostly ads, with a one-page bio of each player. Gibson's page contains the same information that is on his plaque at the hall...which you can see if you're ever in St. Mary's. Seriously, it's not a huge museum, but if you're ever in the area it's worth the visit. If you have some time right now, actually, it's worth visiting their site to check out what they've got going on, including their plans for a new, bigger, museum.
If Bresy is in, Gibby should be in. Can you say, 'let's lobby the Veterans committee.'
ReplyDeleteHa, yep. Let's start the petition. Two signatures should be enough, right?
DeleteOn the note of Bresnahan, his wikipedia page quotes Bill James as saying that he has "no damn business being there". Am curious now to hear the for/against arguments, as they are likely the ones to be used for/against ol' Gibby.