Hall of Famer number four??

Well, not quite. Pete Rose played like a hall of famer, but because of his, um, extracurricular activities, he hasn’t been reinstated to the game.

But Charlie Hustle had a fine season. He won the World Series MVP, Finished fifth in the MVP voting, was second to teammate Joe Morgan in OBP, and led the league in runs scored. Oh, and he also led the league with 47 doubles. So let’s take a look at the tale of the tape.

Runs 112
Home Runs 7
RBIs 74
Average .317
OBP .406
SLG% .432
Runs Created 113
OPS+ 132
Batting Runs Above Replacement 60
Fielding Runs Above Replacement 13
Equalized Average .306
Wins Above Replacement Player 8.0

Howard Johnson hit 12 homers in 1984, and that’s the only blemish when comparing the stats. But we all know Pete wasn’t a homerun hitter.

So another easy one With the win, the Reds now have what I consider an insurmountable lead. For whatever reason, Brian has decided to press on, and further humiliate himself. And he’s even balking about picking up Diamond Mind to put the matter to rest. You can convince him to buy the simulation by helping me with our little fund raiser. The details are here.

Scoredcard – 1975 Reds 4, 1984 Tigers 0

You can read Brian’s analysis of Howard Johnson at Tigerblog when he finds the time to defend himself.

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