[Highlander]

Fred Clarke- Cap played a little over half his career in the Replay League, but had 7 strong years prior. He spent his whole Replay career with the Pirates and retired in 1912 at age 39.

Fred's overall numbers were-

9007 AB, 2804 H (75th), .311 BA (57th), 1481 R (88th), 381 doubles, 264 triples (2nd), 60 HR, 1182 RBI, 489 SB (57th), 71.6 WAR (79th)

Clarke's overall numbers don't reach Cobb/Ruth/Hornsby numbers, but he hits the top 100 in a number of categories. Triples were his thing and he led the league 4 times with totals of 26, 22, 21, 21. He's another guy who it's hard to decide on a "best year". He was very consistent and even when he seemed to be in a decline from his age 34-37 years, he came back at age 38 to hit .315 with a .405 OBP and 13 triples. Then, in his final year he showed he still "had it" by hitting .302 with a .436 OBP...albeit in only 106 AB.

Fred won 5 championships with the Pirates. He was a 3-time Gold Glove winner, 4-time Silver Slugger and 10-time All-Star. He was elected to the HOF in his first year, but with only 85.4% of the vote. Definitely worthy of the honor, however.