Class of 1907

Class of 1907

Tony Mullane was a handsome fellow known as "The Apollo of the Box" and known for his ability to draw women to the ballpark to see him pitch. He was also talented, as reflected in a 284-220 career record and 3.05 ERA with a 118 ERA+ for 13 seasons of major league pitching. Mullane pitched most of his career for Cincinnati and won 30 games in five consecutive seasons. He was also a decent hitter with a .243 career average.

Dave Orr was a true slugger, a big man who could hit the ball a long way. Orr played only 8 seasons, and one of them a partial year, as he was felled by a stroke after the close of the 1890 competitions. He left a career average of .342 and a .502 slugging mark, winning a batting title in 1884 and leading the league in slugging twice.

Voting Results

9 ballots cast:
(enough votes for election)
8 Tony Mullane
7 Dave Orr
(Not enough votes for election)
6 Charlie Bennett, Cupid Childs, Tip O'Neill
5 Ezra Sutton
4 Ross Barnes, Fred Dunlap
3 Fred Carroll, Jim McCormick, Hardie Richardson, Joe Start
2 Tommy Bond, Charley Jones, Bill Lange, Levi Meyerle, Wilbert Robinson
1 Ted Breitenstein, Steve Brodie, Jack Clements, Matt Kilroy, Bobby Mathews, Ed McKean, Jake Stenzel, Mike Tiernan, Curt Welch, Gus Weyhing, Ed Williamson.