Ellis Burks compiled a much better career than you might be initially aware of.
Wally Berger was one of the better sluggers of the National League in the first half of the 1930s, and the Boston Braves were lucky to have him.
Tony Phillips never made an All-Star team, and he only had one year where he received votes for an MVP (16th in 1995). Yet, here we have a player worth talking about among some of those worth a Hall of Fame look.
From the deadball era, Jesse Tannehill is one of the unsung pitchers from that time.