Minnie Minoso and Ron Santo are the only players from that list I'd put in. Minoso was incredibly impressive from his debut at age 28 on. He was kept out of the leauge because of the color barrier for probably 6 or 7 productive seasons. He still managed almost 2000 hits, 1000 runs, 1000 RBI, 200 steals. He was in the top ten in BA, SLG, OBA, R, H, TB, 2B, 3B, RBI, BB, etc, many, many times. In the
New Historical Abstract Bill James makes a compelling case that Minoso was one of the top centerfielders of all time, and lists all time leaders from age 28 on; Minoso is featured prominently on many.
Santo hit for power, walked, and hit for decent averages despite playing in Dead Ball Era II - the 1960s. He was a great defensive player, too.
I'll also put in my favorite "who the heck is that" nominee, who apparently is out of luck as far as the Hall goes, for good, since the recent rule changes: Harry Stovey. A OF/1B in the early years of the game. Look at his numbers on baseball-reference.com (
Click Here ). Especially concentrate on the 'Among League Leaders" section. He lead his league in slugging three times, runs four times, total bases three times, doubles once, triples four times, homers five times, RBI once, stolen bases twice, and extra base hits five times. 90% of current HOFers can't match Stovey in leading the league in various things.