Third basemen 18.1 Poll

Pick 4, poll will run through 2/13 @ 9pm PT. Top 4 go through pending ERA distribution across SP, C, 3B , SS

Last First Year Franchse Position Cards currently in ATG - $$ Cards in ATG - Years in Career / AVE OBP SLG OPS OPS+ AB+BB SB 2B 3B HR RBI BAL DEF / WAR Other Qualifications

KEY - BC=Better Card than what's in ATG, MBC=Much Better Card, MMBC=Much Much Better Card, LL=Led League SS=Silver Slugger, GG=Gold Glove

Bailey Bob 1970 MON 3B LF/1B 2cards - (71)$1.61,(78)$.57 - 17yrs / 287 407 596 1004 167 424 5 19 3 28 84 1L 3b-4e23/1b-4e15/LF-4(+1)15 / 4.4 MBC
Boyer Ken 1961 STL 3B 2cards - (62)$4.73,(64)$5.61 - 15yrs / 329 397 533 930 136 657 6 26 11 24 95 1L 3b-1e24 / 8.0 MVP7 BC GG
Brooks Hubie 1981 NYM 3B RF/LF/SS 0cards - 15yrs / 307 345 411 756 116 381 9 21 2 4 38 3e37 / 2.6 ROY3
Brown* Bobby W. 1948 NYY 3B SS 2B LF/RF 1card - (50)$.87 - 8yrs / 300 383 405 788 111 411 19 5 3 48 3R 4e27 / 1.7 BC
Cross Lave 1902 ATH 3B 1card - (04)$2.14 - 21yrs / 342 374 440 814 122 586 25 39 8 0 108 E 3b-2e33 / 4.4 BC
Gaetti Gary 1986 MIN 3B SS/2B/LF 1card - (83)$1.73 - 20yrs / 287 347 518 865 131 648 14 34 34 108 4L 2e22 / 5.8 MVP16 MBC GG
Harper Tommy 1970 MIL 3B LF/RF 2cards - (63)$1.08,(71)$1.51 - 15yrs / 296 377 522 899 146 681 38 35 31 82 1R 4e31 / 7.4 MVP6 MMBC
Hebner* Richie 1972 PIT 3B 2cards - (75)$.73,(77)$2.38 - 18yrs / 300 378 508 886 153 546 24 4 19 72 5L 3b-3e15 / 5.3
Jacoby Brook 1987 CLV 3B 1B 1card - (85)$1.71 - 11yrs / 300 387 541 928 143 615 26 4 32 69 69 4R 3b-4e25/1b-4e25 / 4.2 BC
Lavagetto Cookie 1939 DOD 3B 1card - (38)$2.43 - 10yrs / 300 387 416 802 111 665 14 28 5 10 87 E 2e24 / 3.4 MVP29
Lewis* Buddy 1940 WAS RF 3B 1card - (38)$1.00 - 11yrs / 317 393 443 836 123 674 15 38 10 6 63 4e32 / 3.5
Melton Bill 1971 CHW 3B 1card - (69)$1.82 - 10yrs / 269 352 492 844 134 604 3 18 2 33 86 2R 3b-3e18 / 5.6 MVP13 BC
Parrish Larry 1979 MON 3B 1card - (80)$1.95 - 15yrs / 307 357 551 909 146 585 5 39 2 30 82 2L 3b-2e25 / 4.6 MVP4 MBC
Soderholm Eric 1977 CHW 3B 1card - (74)$1.98 - 9yrs / 280 350 500 850 129 507 20 3 25 67 3L 3b-2e11 / 4.4 best BC
Stripp Joe 1931 CIN 3B 1B 0cards - 11yrs / 324 359 415 774 114 447 5 26 2 3 42 1L 3e25 / 2.4
Thompson* Hank 1953 GIA 3B RF/2B/LF 1card - (54)$4.07 - 9yrs / 302 400 567 969 146 448 6 15 8 24 74 4R 3e21 / 4.7 MVP24 BC
Toporcer* Specs 1924 STL 3B SS 2B 0card - 8yrs / 313 362 409 771 108 209 2 10 3 1 24 5R 4e12 / 1.3
Traynor Pie 1923 PIT 3B SS 2cards - (27)$5.12 (25)$5.78 - 17yrs / 338 377 489 866 125 650 28 19 19 12 101 E 1e26 / 4.5 BC
Ward* Pete 1964 CHW 3B 1card - (65)$.72 - 9yrs / 282 348 473 821 821 595 1 28 3 23 94 5R 3b-3e23 / 6.3 MVP6
Zimmerman Heinie 1912 CHC 3B 1B 1card - (14)$.97 - 13yrs 372 418 571 989 170 595 23 41 14 14 104 1L 3b-3e43/1b-4e27 / 7.0 MVP6 MMBC LL hits 207, AVE, SLG, OPS, 2B, HR, RBI

If you have read Glory of their Times then you know that the story of specs Toporcer is a sad one...should be represented... I did like the suggestion of Brett 76 in one of the posts... traynor 1923 led league with 19 triples... in hindsight would have chosen Tommy Harper, like Larry Parrish 1979...expos never get enough love.

While it's probably too late for this vote for Bill Melton, Rosie failed to note that in 1971 Melton led the A.L. in home runs, being the first player in White Sox history to do so. But the story doesn't end there. Melton hit two home runs in the second to last game of the 1971 season to tie future HOFer Reggie Jackson and Norm Cash for the A.L. home run lead. In the last game of the season, rookie Sox manager Chuck Tanner batted Melton lead off to get him more at bats in his attempt to overtake Jackson and Cash. Melton responded with a home run in his second at bat to edge Jackson and Cash for the home run crown, 33-32! It was probably the only time in his MLB career that Melton batted lead off.

Melton injured his back in November, 1971, rupturing a couple of discs in an off season roofing accident, and tried to play through it in the 1972 season, but was eventually put on the DL, missing the rest of the season. There was no arthroscopic surgery back then, and Melton, knowing that back surgery would end his career, opted for disc shrinkage treatments that weren't yet FDA approved, so he received treatment in Canada. Although he was able to resume playing big league baseball, his power never returned and his fielding suffered. You can hear Melton tell the story at the link below:

http://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/video/ ... ton-part-2

I happen to think that the 1971 card is a much better card than Melton's $1.82 mil 1969 card and that he would be a good power option at 3B, especially in caps of $100 mil or less.

We should have nominated Gaetti's 88 card. It's a 1e10 and hits righties better than the 86 card.