>> credited by many for saving the franchise from relocation <<
Speaking ill of the dead?
>> one of the best to never make the Hall of Fame. <<
The #1 criteria for the Hall is playing a long, long career. Tack six mediocre seasons (say, .250-hitting and 15 home runs per season) and he’d’ve made it first ballot... as if any baseball teams really needed a .250/15/80 hitter at first base. But end your career within a couple of seasons of cooling off... and you can forget about it.
No doubt he was the one who you wanted AB with the game on the line. Reminded me of Jack Clark.