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Class of 1913
Jake Beckley, Jimmy Collins, Lave Cross, and Joe McGinnity have been elected to the Baseball Clubhouse Hall of Fame. Beckley spent 20 years in the big leagues as a first baseman, mostly with Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. He hit for a good average with plenty of extra-base hits, and had a good defensive reputation. Beckley was a career .308 hitter with 2930 lifetime hits. He ranks fourth on the career list with 243 triples, and tenth with 183 HBP. Collins was the greatest of early third basemen, a terrific fielder with a dangerous bat. Collins spent nearly all of his career in Boston and played in the first modern World Series in 1903. He led the NL in home runs and total bases in 1898. Collins actually got a late start in the big league, not playing in the NL until age 25. Playing into the dead-ball era, he batted .298 for his career with 1999 hits. Cross was also a terrific defensive third baseman, with a bat a notch below Collins. Cross played mostly for Philadelphia and played in the 1905 World Series for the Athletics. He spent 21 seasons in the big leagues, batting .292 with 2645 hits. McGinnity earned the nickname "Iron Man" for more than once pitching both ends of a double-header. He won more than 500 games in organized ball, 246 of them in 10 major league seasons. He led the NL in wins five times in those 10 seasons. He also led in games six times and innings four times. He posted a 246-142 record and 2.66 ERA with a 121 ERA+. Voting Results 8 ballots cast: