Thinking about starting a Most Influential Players PC, looking for input.

[Crewfan82]

So I am thinking about taking a break from building my Gallardo collection, and had the idea of building a small HOF PC around the most influential players of all time. I am thinking influential to not only baseball, but America.

Obviously, Jackie Robinson is the first to come to mind. Who else do you consider to have had a big impact on the direction of the game, the country, or both? Interested to hear comments.

 

[Topnotchsy]

I love the idea. I've been doing something kind of similar, collecting items for events that combine baseball
and something else (like WWII). Your is a little different. I think these would fit:

Babe Ruth for what he did for the game.

Lou Gehrig and Roberto Clemente for the humanity and humanitarian sides.

Moe Berg was a US spy.

You can get some great ***** League players autos for cheap. Buck O'Neil is a great starting place.

 

[RNCoyote]

Curt Flood

 

[Juan Gris]

Babe Ruth not only brought true power hitting to the game but he helped America believe in baseball after the 1919 World Series scandal.

 

[gracecollector]

Cap Anson - helped save National League from folding during Player's revolt by not defecting, player most responsible for drawing of the color line

Al Spalding - established National League

Hank Greenberg - first Jewish superstar

Mickey Mantle - icon of collecting

Casey Stengel - master Manager

Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson - embodiment of ***** League greatness

 

[sheetskout]

Jim Abbott
Chief Bender - invented the slider (good luck on this one)
Hideo Nomo

 

[jbhofmann]

L

 

[Nate Colbert 17]

Ron Bloomberg - 1st DH

 

[hive17]

Ted Williams for being the measuring stick not only for hitting, but for his 2 military tours.

https://www.mca-marines.org/leatherneck/remembering-ted-williams-marine-fighter-pilot

John Glenn while we're at it (wingman of Teddy Ballgame).

 

[Crewfan82]

Thanks for all the great ideas guys. Going to start searching this weekend

 

[lambert58]

Tommy John