10 Obscure Baseball Hall Of Fame Hitters Who Should Not Be Forgotten

1. Dan Brouthers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QTnjb59sKU Who He Was: Played 1879 to 1896, plus a one game return in 1904. Played with the Troy Trojans, Buffalo Bisons, Detroit Wolverines, Boston Beaneaters, Boston Reds, Brooklyn Grooms, Baltimore Orioles, Louisville Colonels, Philadelphia Phillies, and New York Giants One of the 19th century€™s greatest sluggers, €œBig Dan€ Brouthers put up hitting numbers that would be impressive by today€™s standards and are even more amazing when we take into consideration that seasons were shorter then and Brouthers only played in more than 130 games once. His career totals included 1523 runs scored, 2296 hits, 460 doubles, 205 triples, 106 home runs (4th for 19th century players), 1296 RBI, and an average of .342. He was also a competent base stealer, with at least 256 steals, though records from the era are incomplete. His single season statistics are also worthy of notice, as he led his league in average five times, slugging percentage seven times, runs scored and runs batted in twice each, hits and doubles three times each, triples once, and home runs twice. At 6€™2€ and 207 pounds, Brouthers was well above average size for a ballplayer of that early era. His bulk and his powerful bat made him a truly fearsome opponent for pitchers of the time.