A Louisville Colonel for the first season of his career (1899), Deacon Phillippe was one of many players to be transferred to the Pittsburgh Pirates when the Colonels folded before the century's turn. In Western Pennsylvania, Phillipe played the rest of his professional career, which as it turned out to be a pretty good one.
Ed Konetchy’s Major League career began in St. Louis in 1907, and the First Baseman would show remarkable consistency in the National League.
Konetchy played for the Cardinals from 1907 to 1913, had two .300 seasons, and led the NL in Doubles in 1911 (38). He was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1914, but that stay was only one year, as he was one of the many players to bolt for the short-lived Federal League, playing one season for the Pittsburgh Rebels.
Konetchy came back to the NL, playing for Brooklyn, again providing plenty of Hits and above-average defense at First.
Konetchy was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1921 Season, and he retired afterward with 2,150 career Hits and a respectable .281 Batting Average.
Born in Jamaica and raised in the United States, Devon White had a great career where the Outfielder used his speed and defensive skills to perform at a high-end level for over a decade.
Technically not eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame as he didn’t play ten years in the Majors, Bill Hutchinson lands on this list based on the strength of three incredible years with the Chicago Colts.