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[QUOTE="pfister1, post: 110869, member: 285"]
Does he deserve to be elected? Seems like a lot of people have reviewed his candidacy and passed. Wasn't elected by the baseball writers, or the original veterans committee, now finally elected by the Golden Era committee that replaced the old veterans committee.

I haven't looked at his stats in comparison to others of his era, I probably should. I find it very difficult to look at stats from that era and assign much meaning to them now that standards have become so inflated as a result of the steroids era and smaller balls parks of more recent years.

One thing I did note is that his Cubs teams never made an appearance in the post season despite playing with 2 other HOFers in the everyday lineup over a period of 11 years between 1960 and 1971. During that period Santo, Ernie Banks and Billy Williams were all fixtures with the Cubs. Santo was the last to come to the big leagues not getting there until 1960 and Banks retired after the 1971 season. You can also add HOF pitcher Ferguson Jenkins to that team during a portion of the run beginning in 1966.

Seems like a lot of talent for no post season appearances.
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