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Class of 1912
Hugh Duffy and John McGraw have been elected to the BBC Hall of Fame. Duffy was an outfielder who played most of his career with the powerful Boston Beaneaters of the 1890s. He played all three outfield positions, playing mostly right field at the beginning of his career, switching to center, then finally to left. He was a highly regarded defensive outfield with a .324 career batting average. Duffy, a New Englander, had a truly outstanding season in 1894, setting a single-season record with a .440 batting average, also adding 51 doubles, 16 triples and 18 home runs to his 237 hits. He scored 160 runs and drove in 145 that season. Offense was at an all-time high, but that is an outstanding season. Duffy posted 2282 career hits, and went on to manage several teams after he finished playing, though with little success. McGraw was a third baseman with only five years of 100 games played...he stopped playing fairly early to concentrate on his managing. He posted a .334 career batting average and an astonishing .466 career on-base percentage. McGraw was part of the Baltimore Orioles dynasty of the 1890s, jumped to the American League, then jumped back to the NL for a chance to manage the New York Giants franchise. He would manage the Giants for nearly 31 years. On the field, McGraw led the league in on-base percentage three times and runs twice. Voting Results 8 ballots cast: