Cooperstown Chronicles - Kiki Cuyler
Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
1879 Games
7161 At Bats
.321 Batting Average
.474 Slugging %
.860 OPS
2299 Hits
1305 Runs
394 Doubles
157 Triples
128 HRs
1065 RBIs
676 Walks
328 SBs
Eight .300 Seasons
Five 100+ Run Seasons
Three 200+ Hit Seasons
Five 30+ Double Seasons
Five 10+ Triple Seasons
Three 100+ RBI Seasons
Six 30+ SB Seasons
World Series: 3 World Series, 1 Ring, 16 Games, 64 At Bats, 18 Hits (.281), 9 Runs, 5 Doubles, 1 Triple, 2 HRs, 12 RBIs, 2 Walks, 1 SB
Awards
1934 All-Star
MVP Votes in 4 Seasons
Top Ten Finishes
Batting Average - 5 Times
On-Base % - 5 Times
Slugging % - Twice
OPS - 3 Times
Games - 4 Times (Led league in 1925, 1926 & 1930)
At Bats - 4 Times
Runs - 5 Times (Led league in 1925 & 1926)
Hits - 6 Times
Doubles - 5 Times (Led league in 1934)
Triples - 6 Times (Led league in 1925)
Home Runs - Twice
RBIs - 5 Times
Walks - 3 Times
SBs - 10 Times (Led league in 1926, 1928, 1929 & 1930)
Extra-Base Hits - 5 Times
Hit by Pitch - 10 Times (Led league in 1925 & 1930)
Hall of Fame Yardsticks:
| Black Ink | Batting - 20 (107), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 137 (119), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 118 (119), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 46 (96), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
When I saw his average of .321 I figured it would be a slam dunk, but his induction is actually borderline questionable based on his statistics. He had a solid run from 1924 to 1932 and a couple of other good years in 1934 and 1936. He had a signature season in 1930 when he hit .355 with 155 Runs and 134 RBIs. He had signature moment in the second game of the 1925 World Series when he hit a game-winning Home Run and series-winning Double off of Walter Johnson. It’s close, but despite not reaching the majority of the HOF yardsticks, I’ll say he deserved to be inducted.
References
Baseball-reference.com
Past Chronicles
Dick Allen
Roberto Alomar
Richie Ashburn*
Earl Averill*
Harold Baines
Dan Bancroft*
Jake Beckley*
Albert Belle
Jim Bottomley*
Pete Browning
Jim Bunning *
Bert Byleven
Joe Carter
Orlando Cepeda*
Rocky Colavito
Earle Combs*
Dave Concepcion
David Cone
Roger Connor*
Larry Corcoran
Stan Coveleski*
Mike Cuellar
Bill Dahlen
George Davis*
Andre Dawson
Larry Doby*
Bobby Doerr*
Jimmie Dykes (Player/Manager)
Dwight Evans
Rick Ferrell*
Wes Ferrell
Chuck Finley
Steve Finley
Nellie Fox*
John Franco
Gary Gaetti
Steve Garvey
Lefty Gomez*
Luis Gonzalez
Dwight Gooden
Joe Gordon
Mark Grace
Bobby Grich
Charlie Grimm (Player/Manager)
Ron Guidry
Chick Hafey*
Jesse Haines*
Billy Herman*
Keith Hernandez
Orel Hershiser
Whitey Herzog (Manager)
Gil Hodges
Ralph Houk (Manager)
Waite Hoyt*
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Travis Jackson*
Tommy John
Bob Johnson
Addie Joss*
Jim Kaat
George Kell*
Joe Kelley*
George Kelly*
Tom Kelly (Manager)
Chuck Klein*
Jerry Koosman
Bill James & Pete Palmer
Barry Larkin
Tony Lazzeri*
Freddie Lindstrom*
Mickey Lolich
Ernie Lombardi*
Fred Lynn
Sherry Magee
Roger Maris
Rube Marquard*
Billy Martin (Player/Manager)
Dennis Martinez
Edgar Martinez
Bobby Matthews
Don Mattingly
Gene Mauch (Manager)
Carl Mays
Bill Mazeroski*
Fred McGriff
Mark McGwire
Bid McPhee
Johnny Mize*
Paul Molitor*
Jack Morris
Tony Mullane
Dale Murphy
Graig Nettles
Hal Newhouser*
Lefty O’Doul
Tony Oliva
Al Oliver
Buck O’Neill & Minnie Minoso
Dave Parker
Wes Parker
Lance Parrish
Vada Pinson
Boog Powell
Tim Raines
Willie Randolph
Pee Wee Reese*
Allie Reynolds
Jim Rice
Phil Rizzuto*
Brooks Robinson*
Pete Ro$e
Amos Rusie*
Jimmy Ryan
Ron Santo
Curt Schilling
Red Schoendienst* (Player/Manager)
Ted Simmons
Enos Slaughter*
Lee Smith
Rusty Staub
Vern Stephens
Dave Stieb
Mel Stottlemyre
Harry Stovey
Sam Thompson
Luís Tiant
Joe Torre
Alan Trammell
George Van Haltren
Arky Vaughan*
Mo Vaughn
Bobby Veach
Mickey Vernon
Frank Viola
Bucky Walters
Mickey Welch*
Lou Whitaker
Deacon White
Bernie Williams
Vic Willis*
Maury Wills
Hack Wilson*
Ross Youngs*
Veterans Committee Ballot
* Signifies actual Hall of Famers