10 Obscure Baseball Hall Of Fame Hitters Who Should Not Be Forgotten
7. Cap Anson
Who He Was: Played 1871 to 1897 for the Rockford Forest Citys, Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Stocking, and Chicago Colts Beginning his career in the same year as Deacon White, Adrian Constantine Cap Anson carries with him into history a terrible reputation as a racist who played a prominent part in establishing the segregation of the sport. But despite what he may have thought or done off the field, there can be no doubt that Anson was among the greatest players of the 19th century. In an amazing 27 year career, Anson became the first member of the 3000 hit club, and one of the first four batters to hit over 20 home runs in a season (though it should be mentioned that all four of those players were members of the White Stockings and in that era the ground rules of each ballpark were set by the teams manager. Anson was the manager and adjusted the rules in a way that allowed so many homers to be hit by his team). His RBI total of 2075 puts him in third place all-time, after only Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth. He led the National League in RBI an impressive eight times and was a four time batting champion. His other stats include a .334 average, 582 doubles, and 1999 runs.
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