# SDMB Baseball Hall of Fame Vote #6: Right Fielders **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [August 12, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692 "2008-08-12T01:08:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692/1 "2008-08-12T01:08:54Z")
This is the sixth round of voting on the SDMB Baseball Hall of Fame. In this round we will be voting on right fielders. The rules remain the same as before, with one additional explanatory point: 1. Please vote for TEN right fielders who have played major league baseball in North America, not including Negro League play, for which we will have other rounds of voting. You may vote for fewer than ten if you like, but I do ask you name ten if you possibly can. If you vote for more than ten, all names past #10 are discounted. The order you place the players in makes no difference. 2. Your votes are not restricted by any restriction Cooperstown uses. You may vote for currently active players, players who have just recently retired, or players who eligibility to Cooperstown has passed. 3. The ten players who receive the most votes are immediately inducted into the Hall of Fame. 4. Although I will provide, in this post, a full list of all right fielders who are in the Hall of Fame, likely candidates, or had careers of significant length and accomplishment, **it is an open ballot and you may vote for absolutely anyone you wish. If I miss a really significant name, please make it known.** 5. Discussion is encouraged but please let some votes gather up first. Detailed discussion of this series of threads may be found here: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=477967&page=1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=477967&page=1) **Eligibility Note:** Establishing what outfielders are right fielders is a bit of a judgment call here. Due to record keeping anachronisms, it is difficult to find detailed information on what position various outfielders played for most of baseball history; Babe Ruth is credited with 2241 games as playing “outfield.” So to be honest it’s possible, despite my best efforts, that we have some right fielders here who might have played a lot of center or left. And of course, even in cases where I do know, it’s often a close call; Andre Dawson played over 1200 games in right, so here he is, but he also played over 1000 games in center. Pete Rose I always thought played most of his outfield games in right, but according to baseballreference he played mostly in left. But I think this list is reasonably spot on. If you think a great player is missing here I probably have him classified as a left or center fielder. Please let me know if I have made any egregious errors. Thanks, and happy voting! Henry Aaron Bob Allison Felipe Alou Jesse Barfield Hank Bauer Bobby Bonds Jeff Burroughs Jay Buhner Johnny Callison Jose Canseco Jack Clark Roberto Clemente Rocky Colavito Sam Crawford Gavy Cravath Kiki Cuyler Andre Dawson Dwight Evans Elmer Flick Juan Gonzalez Ken Griffey SENIOR Tony Gwynn Vladimir Guerrero Harry Heilmann Tommy Henrich Babe Herman Harry Hooper Reggie Jackson Fielder Jones Al Kaline Wee Willie Keeler King Kelly Chuck Klein Roger Maris Tommy McCarthy Wally Moses Paul O’Neill Tony Oliva Mel Ott Dave Parker Sam Rice Frank Robinson Babe Ruth Wildfire Schulte Ruben Sierra Gary Sheffield Enos Slaughter Reggie Smith Sammy Sosa Rusty Staub Darryl Strawberry Ichiro Suzuki Sam Thompson Mike Tiernan Jack Tobin Dixie Walker Larry Walker Paul Waner Dave Winfield Ross Youngs ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692/2 "2008-08-12T01:24:41Z")
I missed the last couple while away at a conference. This one is going to be right off the top of my head. Hernry Aaron Roberto Clemente Tony Gwynn Vlad Guerrero Reggie Jackson Al Kaline Frank Robinson Babe Ruth Ichiro Dave Winfield ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692/3 "2008-08-12T01:39:08Z")
Henry Aaron Bobby Bonds (my sentimental vote this round) Roberto Clemente Sam Crawford Al Kaline Willie Keeler Mel Ott Frank Robinson Babe Ruth Paul Waner I’ll vote for Mr. October in the at-large round(s). I had a hard time not voting for Babe Herman, just because. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692/4 "2008-08-12T01:58:18Z")
Henry Aaron Ichiro Suzuki Vladimir Guerrero Tony Gwynn Reggie Jackson Babe Ruth Al Kaline Frank Robinson Roberto Clemente Dave Winfield Wanted to add Larry Walker, just couldn’t do it. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692/5 "2008-08-12T02:00:36Z")
Hmm why are we going with right fielders first, and not left? In any event: The Babe (underrated as an athlete) Hammerin’ Hank (one of the most consistent ballplayers ever-never really had an off-year until he was 41) Frank Robinson (neither did this guy-1963 maybe) Mel Ott (proof that you can own a great hitting park and still be great yourself) Tony Gwynn (yeah mostly average but was a good defender and baserunner) Reggie! (unfairly knocked for the K’s) Roberto Clemente (quite a bit of the myth has some truth to it) Paul Waner (took big advantage of his huge home park-check out all the doubles and triples) Sam Crawford (played 2nd banana to Ty Cobb, which makes him kind of underrated) Al Kaline (never really developed from his age 20 season, but it was good enough of a baseline to get him in) [My Sad Sack vote probably would have gone to Bobby Bonds, but that would mean either of the Two Tigers would have to be bumped, which I really couldn’t do) Hmm who is the best RFer of the current generation? Nobody stands out-Manny hasn’t played RF in almost ten years. Magglio Ordonez? Won’t come within sniffing distance of the Hall. [Edit Oh yeah, forgot Vladdie, he might have a shot, and in a couple of more years he may be at 9-10 on my list. Ichiro gets an Incomplete until he gets old enough for me to properly evaluate him-Japan time included] ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692/6 "2008-08-12T02:18:18Z")
**Babe Ruth** _(I mentioned I don’t pay a lot of attention to OPS+ but 207? Holy crap!)_ **Henry Aaron Roberto Clemente Frank Robinson Mel Ott Sam Crawford** \*The first 6 were easy. \* \*\*Harry Heilmann Paul Waner Reggie Jackson \*\* _Low average but great power, good speed and incredible run production with a good chunk of his career in a pitcher’s era. Also that whole Mr. October thing._ \*\*Tony Gwynn \*\* \*was actually better at being Wee Willie was than Wee Willie and I decided to only support one of the two and I would rather have Reggie than etiher and he was my ninth choice. \* ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692/7 "2008-08-12T03:03:57Z")
Henry Aaron Bobby Bonds Roberto Clemente Dwight Evans Tony Gwynn Reggie Jackson Mel Ott Frank Robinson Babe Ruth Dave Winfield ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692/8 "2008-08-12T03:16:24Z")
It would have made more sense to choose 30 outfielders instead of splitting them by position. Henry Aaron Bobby Bonds Roberto Clemente Ken Griffey SENIOR Tony Gwynn Reggie Jackson Al Kaline Mel Ott Frank Robinson Babe Ruth ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692/9 "2008-08-12T03:25:26Z")
Babe Ruth - Ate lots of hot dogs! Hank Aaron - so good some goofy white guy came out to run with him. Frank Robinson - MVP both leagues. Sam Crawford - Even Ty Cobb liked him Chuck Klein - Stats probably inflated by the park. But, great stats while in Philly. Even a triple crown. And, reportedly a great defensive player. Roberto Clemente - Great player that died too young. Tony Gwynn - A hit machine. Great pitcher studier. Mel Ott - Lots of homers Dave Winfield - Watch out pigeons! Paul Waner - I look up a bunch of guys to see who I think deserves top ten honors. In the process I found this great piece of trivia about Waner from [this baseball page](http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/wanerpa01.php) > [@](#): > > Waner was a legendary drinker. According to hisbrother Lloyd, “Paul thought you played best when you relaxed, anddrinking was a good way to relax.” When Pirates management asked Wanerto give up drinking in 1938 because Pittsburgh considered themselvescontenders for the pennant, he agreed and hit only .280. This markedthe only year in his Pirates career that he failed to hit .300 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692/10 "2008-08-12T03:28:31Z")
Hank Aaron Roberto Clemente Tony Gwynn Harry Heilmann Reggie Jackson Al Kaline Mel Ott Frank Robinson Babe Ruth Paul Waner I really wanted to put Dave Winfield in there, but there’s a limit of ten, and the competition is mighty good. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692/11 "2008-08-12T03:38:04Z")
George Herman Ruth Henry Aaron Mel Ott Frank Robinson Roberto Clemente Dwight Evans Paul Waner Willie Keeler Tony Gwynn Sam Rice ---
**Author:** ![Parthol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Parthol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parthol)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692/12 "2008-08-12T03:53:45Z")
Babe Ruth … Hank Aaron Frank Robinson Mel Ott Sam Crawford Reggie Jackson Al Kaline Paul Waner Roberto Clemente Tony Gwynn (A rarity – significantly overrated, but still great. An on-base machine for over 10,000 plate appearances) Close, but lacking in cigars: Harry Heilmann, Gary Sheffield, Chuck Klein ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692/13 "2008-08-12T04:11:35Z")
My picks: Henry Aaron Babe Ruth Roberto Clemente Frank Robinson Wee Willie Keeler Paul Waner Mel Ott Reggie Jackson Tony Gwynn Dave Winfield ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692/14 "2008-08-12T04:45:33Z")
1. Bonds 2. Ruth 3. Kaline 4. Clemente 5.Crawford 5. Guerrero 6. AAron 7. Gwynn 9 Ott ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692/15 "2008-08-12T04:46:42Z")
Number 10 wont come out. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692/16 "2008-08-12T04:58:57Z")
ichiro suzuki No 10. He is just too good to leave off. He could have 4000 hits if he played here his whole career. ---
**Author:** ![Windwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692/17 "2008-08-12T05:30:31Z")
A bit difficult after the first few picks: **George Herman “Babe” Ruth** - His life seemed to have been a mess, but this guy was just playing on a different planet than everyone else. … … **Hank Aaron** - He kept up a great standard of play for so long, it’s quite remarkable. Being the all-time HR king really suited him. **Frank Robinson** - One of the great all-time sluggers. **Mel Ott** - Almost a perfect offensive package, great OBP, great slugging, great walk/strikeout ratio. **Vladimir Guerrero** - OPS+ 147, even in the offensive hyper-age. Seems to have a joy of playing that I just love to watch. **Harry Heilmann** - OPS+ 148, featuring a lovely .410 OBP. A tough man to strike out, as well. **Paul Waner** - I admit I’m a bit biased by the stories I’ve read about Big & Little Poison, but OBP .404 and OPS+ 134 show that there’s something to the tales. **Reggie Jackson** - His OBP is a bit low for this list, but there’s no denying he was one of the few pre-eminent sluggers of his fairly low offense era. **Sam Crawford** - He’s just numbers to me, but OPS+ 144 is really nice, and he seemed to have decent speed on the basepaths. I’m not too familiar with that era, but he seems like a good representative. **Tony Gwynn** - This last slot was between Clemente, Kaline and Gwynn; they all have similar OPS+, but I’m such an OBP whore that Gwynn gets the slot. He also has the (unfair) advantage of being the only one of the three I’ve seen play. Great arm, as well. Sorry Roberto and Al. Tough ballot. I really would have liked to vote for Ichiro, as he’s probably my favorite player to watch, but the numbers just don’t add up. He’s fairly one-dimensional, and his OBP isn’t even all that spectacular. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692/18 "2008-08-12T06:44:06Z")
Wow. I don’t want to cut anyone. Much different than the las t round Henry Aaron Roberto Clemente Andre Dawson Tony Gwynn Babe Herman Reggie Jackson Roger Maris Mel Ott Frank Robinson Babe Ruth ---
**Author:** ![Windwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692/19 "2008-08-12T09:30:17Z")
Just a question to put out there: How many of you are considering defense at all for this position? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692/20 "2008-08-12T11:04:54Z")
Henry Aaron Rocky Colavito Harry Heilmann Reggie Jackson Mel Ott Frank Robinson Babe Ruth Gary Sheffield Enos Slaughter Sammy Sosa [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-6-right-fielders/459692.md?page=2)