2065.04 Hall of Fame: The Case for Lineu Aldo

[Bob Breum]

Lineu Aldo played second base. There are 14 second basemen in the Hall. As you can see, Aldo would rank seventh among them based on WAR:

Rank	Name	2B	3B	HR	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS+	WAR	JAWS	Black Ink	Gray Ink	Stds	Monitor
1	Charles Puckett	577	77	695	478	0.313	0.416	0.539	155	176.9	128.0	74	340	89	403
2	Douglas Newhouse	293	47	447	916	0.281	0.405	0.453	129	105.8	80.6	34	126	71	197
3	Dong-po Thum	684	182	262	837	0.302	0.365	0.461	121	105.5	82.1	21	177	70	301
4	Daniel Pepper	635	72	502	152	0.290	0.353	0.504	127	93.0	70.4	3	85	70	173
5	Ángel Zalapa	613	24	724	13	0.268	0.343	0.488	116	90.8	67.4	0	46	68	142
6	Brian Clough	540	136	123	369	0.309	0.394	0.422	125	82.8	61.9	21	140	66	145
7	LINEU ALDO	748	174	432	659	0.293	0.333	0.527	126	75.4	57.7	9	83	71	160
8	Lance Pere	315	53	400	78	0.291	0.392	0.483	131	72.5	57.0	0	49	62	60
9	Valeri Kharlamov	554	62	261	260	0.279	0.355	0.426	109	69.6	57.3	0	53	50	94
10	Donald Noboru	425	46	161	25	0.325	0.390	0.465	124	67.4	56.0	4	50	51	119
11	Bernard Maselli	455	54	190	32	0.315	0.378	0.467	122	66.0	53.0	0	38	48	68
12	Rob Van Winkle	449	158	190	608	0.312	0.372	0.487	118	64.9	53.7	2	80	58	132
13	Mons Raider	315	51	40	1297	0.300	0.415	0.380	113	55.8	48.7	26	92	49	150
14	Eric Martin	416	74	25	364	0.299	0.386	0.387	104	55.7	47.3	7	69	43	106
15	Ernie Stauffer	451	54	247	45	0.300	0.336	0.447	105	52.7	43.1	0	57	45	103

Among all BBA players, Aldo ranks 11th all-time with 748 doubles, 8th all-time with 174 triples, and 36th all-time with 659 stolen bases.

He was a nine-time All-Star. He was Rookie of the Year in 2041 with 37 home runs and 38 stolen bases, showcasing his unique blend of speed and power. He had a 30-30 season in 2047 (33 HR / 34 SB) and just missed in 2044 (29 HR / 33 SB). Over his career he logged thirteen 20-20 seasons. He led the BBA in doubles (53) in 2044. He led the BBA in triples three times: 2044 (16), 2051 (12), and 2053 (11). He led the BBA in stolen bases twice: 2052 (38) and 2056 (36).

[Dington]

Don’t think I originally voted for him since I remember him mostly as a 1B, but he got my vote this year. Well decorated veteran.

[RonCo]

Silly trivia bits...

748 doubles. Puts him #11 on the All-time list. 174 triples is #8 all-time.