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Merkle923 · 07-17-2015, 11:23 PM

If the Hall of Fame had a wing for short career superstars, Roscoe Barnes might be the first player inducted. In six full seasons - five with Boston of the NA and then one with Chicago in the first year of the NL, Barnes had four .400 seasons (three of .429 or higher), won three batting titles, had an OPS+ of 185 during his span in Boston, and one of 235 in Chicago in 1876, and amassed a WAR of 24.8

Barnes' success was largely due to the "fair-foul hit." He would chop down on a pitched ball at such an angle that the ball would land fair, then bounce foul - which under the rules of the time, was a fair ball.

07-17-2015, 11:23 PM	#25708
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,185	Ross Barnes 1871 If the Hall of Fame had a wing for short career superstars, Roscoe Barnes might be the first player inducted. In six full seasons - five with Boston of the NA and then one with Chicago in the first year of the NL, Barnes had four .400 seasons (three of .429 or higher), won three batting titles, had an OPS+ of 185 during his span in Boston, and one of 235 in Chicago in 1876, and amassed a WAR of 24.8 Barnes' success was largely due to the "fair-foul hit." He would chop down on a pitched ball at such an angle that the ball would land fair, then bounce foul - which under the rules of the time, was a fair ball. Last edited by Merkle923; 08-01-2017 at 11:06 PM.