Sometimes, I am baffled by HOF omissions. Another on that comes to mind is Bill Madlock. Four batting titles and a World Series Champion.
Nothing from HOF.
1. Only 3 All-Star Game appearances (related to #2). He’s got to be the only modern player with more batting titles than All-Star game appearances.
2. He must have been injured a lot. 15 years in the majors, and he only played 150+ games twice.
3. Related to #2 … He played for 15 years and barely reached the 2,000-hit mark.
4. It looks like he never got much attention for an MVP award in any season. That right there tells me he was a very quiet, invisible type of singles hitter.