I'm going to post my rankings of NeL players in my personal HoF. I'd love some feedback from more knowledgeable folks just in case some of this doesn't jive with accepted opinion. I tried to do the best with the information I could gather or already knew.
Do the rankings match with contemporary opinion?
Are there any players/contributors I missed considered better/more important than ones I have listed?
Did I get any of the outfielders in the wrong outfield position?
Catcher
1. Josh Gibson - Homestead Grays
2. Louis Santop - Hilldale Daisies
3. Biz Mackey - Hilldale Daisies
4. Double Duty Radcliffe - Chicago American Giants
5. Quincy Trouppe - KC Monarchs
6. Bruce Petway - Chicago American Giants
First Base
1. Mule Suttles - St. Louis Stars
2. Buck Leonard - Homestead Grays
3. Ben Taylor - Indianapolis ABC's
Second Base
1. Home Run Johnson - Brooklyn Royal Giants
2. Martin Dihigo - Habana Lions
3. Frank Grant - Cuban Giants
4. Charlie Grant - Philadelphia Giants
5. Sol White - Philadelphia Giants
Shortstop
1. Pop Lloyd - Lincoln Giants
2. Perucho Cepeda - Santurce Crabbers
3. Willie Wells - St. Louis Stars
Third Base
1. Jud Wilson - Baltimore Black Sox
2. John Beckwith - Chicago Giants
3. Bill Monroe - Brooklyn Royal Giants
4. Judy Johnson - Hilldale Daisies
5. Ray Dandridge - Newark Eagles
Left Field
1. Turkey Stearnes - Detroit Stars
2. Monte Irvin - Newark Eagles | NY Giants
Center Field
1. Oscar Charleston - Pittsburgh Crawfords
2. Cool Papa Bell - Pittsburgh Crawfords
3. Cristobal Torriente - Chicago American Giants
4. Pete Hill - Chicago American Giants
5. Spot Poles - Lincoln Giants
6. Alejandro Oms - Cuban Stars East
Right Field
1. Willard Brown - KC Monarchs
2. Chino Smith - Brooklyn Royal Giants
Pitchers
1. Satchel Paige - KC Monarchs
2. Smoky Joe Williams - Homestead Grays
3. Bullet Rogan - KC Monarchs
4. Ray Brown - Homestead Grays
5. Rube Foster - Chicago American Giants
6. Bill Foster - Chicago American Giants
7. Jose Mendez - Almendares Blues
8. Dick Redding - Brooklyn Royal Giants
9. George Stovey - Cuban Giants
10. Leon Day - Newark Eagles
11. Andy Cooper - KC Monarchs
12. Hilton Smith - KC Monarchs
13. Double Duty Radcliffe - Chicago American Giants
Contributors
(in no order)
Bud Fowler
Ed Bolden
Sol White
Buck O'Neill
Alex Pompez
Cumberland Posey
J.L. Wilkinson
Do the rankings match with contemporary opinion?
Are there any players/contributors I missed considered better/more important than ones I have listed?
Did I get any of the outfielders in the wrong outfield position?
Catcher
1. Josh Gibson - Homestead Grays
2. Louis Santop - Hilldale Daisies
3. Biz Mackey - Hilldale Daisies
4. Double Duty Radcliffe - Chicago American Giants
5. Quincy Trouppe - KC Monarchs
6. Bruce Petway - Chicago American Giants
First Base
1. Mule Suttles - St. Louis Stars
2. Buck Leonard - Homestead Grays
3. Ben Taylor - Indianapolis ABC's
Second Base
1. Home Run Johnson - Brooklyn Royal Giants
2. Martin Dihigo - Habana Lions
3. Frank Grant - Cuban Giants
4. Charlie Grant - Philadelphia Giants
5. Sol White - Philadelphia Giants
Shortstop
1. Pop Lloyd - Lincoln Giants
2. Perucho Cepeda - Santurce Crabbers
3. Willie Wells - St. Louis Stars
Third Base
1. Jud Wilson - Baltimore Black Sox
2. John Beckwith - Chicago Giants
3. Bill Monroe - Brooklyn Royal Giants
4. Judy Johnson - Hilldale Daisies
5. Ray Dandridge - Newark Eagles
Left Field
1. Turkey Stearnes - Detroit Stars
2. Monte Irvin - Newark Eagles | NY Giants
Center Field
1. Oscar Charleston - Pittsburgh Crawfords
2. Cool Papa Bell - Pittsburgh Crawfords
3. Cristobal Torriente - Chicago American Giants
4. Pete Hill - Chicago American Giants
5. Spot Poles - Lincoln Giants
6. Alejandro Oms - Cuban Stars East
Right Field
1. Willard Brown - KC Monarchs
2. Chino Smith - Brooklyn Royal Giants
Pitchers
1. Satchel Paige - KC Monarchs
2. Smoky Joe Williams - Homestead Grays
3. Bullet Rogan - KC Monarchs
4. Ray Brown - Homestead Grays
5. Rube Foster - Chicago American Giants
6. Bill Foster - Chicago American Giants
7. Jose Mendez - Almendares Blues
8. Dick Redding - Brooklyn Royal Giants
9. George Stovey - Cuban Giants
10. Leon Day - Newark Eagles
11. Andy Cooper - KC Monarchs
12. Hilton Smith - KC Monarchs
13. Double Duty Radcliffe - Chicago American Giants
Contributors
(in no order)
Bud Fowler
Ed Bolden
Sol White
Buck O'Neill
Alex Pompez
Cumberland Posey
J.L. Wilkinson
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