I will try to avoid any sort of rant here about the fact that Bud won't let Pete in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Instead, I will let Pete's MLB records paint the picture as to why he should be not just in my Guy Hall of Fame, but the MLB Hall of Fame:
- All-time Major League record for most career hits-4,256
- All-time Major League record for most games played-3,562
- All-time Major League record for most at bats-14,053
- All-time Major League record for most singles-3,315
- All-time Major League record for most total bases by a switch hitter-5,752
- All-time Major League record for most seasons of 200 or more hits-10
- All-time Major League record for most consecutive seasons of 100 or more hits-23
- All-time Major League record for most seasons with 600 or more at bats-17
- All-time Major League record for most seasons with 150 or more games played--17
- All-time Major League record for most seasons with 100 or more games played-23
- Only player in Major League history to play more than 500 games at five different Positions-1B (939) 2B (628) 3B (634) LF (671) RF (595)
- Major League record for playing in the most winning games-1,972
- All-time National League record for most years played-24
- All-time National League record for most consecutive years played-24
- All-time National League record for most career runs-2,165
- All-time National League record for most career doubles-746
- All-time National League record for most games with 5 or more hits-10
- Modern National League record for longest consecutive game hitting streak-44
- Modern National League Record for most consecutive game hitting streaks of 20 or more games--7
That's okay, I'm not afraid to put him in my Guy Hall of Fame.
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