Uncovering the Untold Legends Who Shaped Baseball Before the MLB Spotlight Shone

Uncovering the Untold Legends Who Shaped Baseball Before the MLB Spotlight Shone

Before there basically was any MLB standout whom you want to name, there was Oscar Charleston.

Some put him in the conversation for “best player ever” – baseball statistician and writer Bill James ranked him as the fourth-greatest player of all time.

The left-handed center fielder had speed, power and defensive skills. He accomplished something never done in AL/NL history: Five seasons recording at least a .350 batting average, 10 home runs and 20 stolen bases – in four consecutive seasons from 1921-24, then again in 1927.

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