Bill Madlock
Bill Madlock
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 1992 KELLOGGS ALL STAR BILL MADLOCK 7  US $1.00
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 1977 Topps Baseball Cloth Stickers 25 Bill Madlock US $.99
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 1975 SSPC PUZZLEBACK 20 CARDS ALL BILL MADLOCK CUBS US $11.00
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 1976 MSA Orbakers Quality Food Ice Cream Disc Bill Madlock Cubs US $.99
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 1976 MSA Safelon Super Star Lunch Bags Disc Bill Madlock Cubs US $1.49
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 Tony Pena Bill Madlock 1984 7 11 Slurpee promos US $1.50
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 2001 UD Decade 70s 57 Bill Madlock Chicago Cubs US $.79
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 2001 UD Decade 70s 126 Bill Madlock Chicago Cubs US $.79
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 1976 MSA Towne Club Pop Centers Bill Madlock Cubs US $.99
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 26 1984 Topps Baseball Ralston Purina Bill Madlock US $.10
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 1977 MSA Chilly Willee Frozen Drinks Disc Bill Madlock Giants US $.99
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 1977 Topps 1 Batting Leaders George Brett Bill Madlock 30A US $.99
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 BILL MADLOCK 1976 HOSTESS PSA 8 NM MT HAND CUT CARD 100 G9162 US $.99
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 1976 MSA Buckmans Ice Cream Village Disc Bill Madlock Cubs US $.99
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 1983 Fleer 309 Bill Madlock Pittsburgh Pirates US $.79
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Is George Kell in the Hall of Fame because he was a "good ole boy" and Bill Madlock not in cuz he's a brotha?
Kell: 306 78 homeruns 870 RBI 2054 hits .953 fielding 3b, 1 batting title
Madlock: 305 168 860 RBI homeruns 2008 hits .949 fielding 3b, 4 batting titles
Playoffs: Madlock .308 4 HR's 12 RBI
Kell:Zero
Classic case of the good ole boy getting in and leaving out the brotha?
Look at it this way: Kell played in the 1940s, and a 'Hall of Fame' Third Baseman at the time was a player like Frank Baker and Pie Traynor. Defensive guys who didn't hit all 'that' well, but were clearly the best at their position. There WERE no power third basemen then.
In the 1950s, 60s and 70s, Eddie Mathews played third, and hit 500+ home runs; Brooks Robinson was playing then, too, and was a PHENOMENAL defensive third baseman, and STILL had 2848 career this. By the time Bill Madlock retired, Mike Schmidt and George Brett were well into their careers, as well. So, by the time Madlock is eligible for the Hall of Fame, there are FOUR third basemen whose careers he overlapped who did FAR better than he did (counting stats-wise).
Madlock is simply not in the Hall of Fame because he played at the wrong time, and the standards for 3rd Basemen had been dramatically increased.