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. 

Berger had a spectacular rookie season in 1930, where the Outfielder batted .310 and blasted 38 Home Runs, which would be his career-high.  His power dipped below the 20 HR mark in the next two years, but he batted over .300 in his first four seasons.  

When the Majors debuted their All-Star Game in 1933, Berger was a part of the first four.  In those four seasons, Berger would have at least 25 Home Runs, and in 1935, he won the Home Run Title (34) and the RBI Title (139), and he was sixth in MVP voting.  Berger also finished third for the MVP in 1933. 

Berger's skills eroded in 1937, and he was injured for the second half of his career.  He was traded to the New York Giants during the '37 season and would finish his career with Cincinnati and Philadelphia (NL).

He retired with a lifetime Batting Average of .300 with 242 Home Runs.

Tony Phillips never made an All-Star team, and he only had one year in which he received MVP votes (16^th in 1995).  Yet, here we have a player worth talking about among some of those worth a Hall of Fame look.

What Phillips did well was get on base.  He twice led the league in Walks (1993 & 1996), and he was a key contributor in Oakland's 1989 World Series win.  Phillips accumulated 2,023 career Hits with 160 Home Runs and was also a league-leader in Runs Scored in 1992.  Defensively, he was versatile, able to play in the Outfield, Second, or Third, and do so at a more-than-average level.

Phillips retired with a career bWAR of 50.9, a number that actually eclipses many Baseball Hall of Famers.  Phillips was never a star, but he provided value for years, and if you want to classify him as a utility player (as many publications have), he was one of the best.

From the deadball era, Jesse Tannehill is one of the unsung pitchers from that time.

After appearing in five games for the Cincinnati Reds in 1894, he returned for good in 1897 with the Pittsburgh Pirates.  The southpaw played for Pittsburgh for five seasons, winning at least 20 Games in four of them.  In 1901, he "only" recorded the "W" 18 times, and he won the ERA Title (2.18).  He was also the National League leader in FIP twice as a Pirate. 

Tannehill later joined the Boston Americans, where he would have two 20-Win years.  After a stint with the Washington Senators and one more with the Reds, he retired in 1911 with 197 Wins against 117 Losses.

Bob Friend played most of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1951-63), where he quietly had one of the better decades of the National League's Pitchers.

Friend cracked the Majors in 1951, but it was not until 1955 that he proved himself as a bona fide Starting Pitcher.  While his record was only 14-9, he led the NL in ERA (2.83) and bWAR for Pitchers (6.0).  Over the next three seasons, Friend was a workhorse leasing the league in Games Started in the first three years and Innings Pitched in the first two.  The three-time All-Star had his most decorated season in 1958, where he led the NL in Wins (22) and finished third for the Cy Young and sixth for the MVP.  Two years later, Friend was a large part of the Pirates’ surprise World Series win over the New York Yankees.

Friend played for Pittsburgh until 1965 and made brief stops with both New York teams before retiring in 1966.  He would have a losing record of 197-230, but was still highly regarded.

Despite his accomplishments, Friend was left off the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot when he was first eligible in 1972.