He is a great value, excellent contact and hit rates. 1894 was a big time hitter's year which is impacted by normalizaton, but Jack Doyle is a great value

Thanks, I love these type of players.
 
I may try a 1891 Hugh Duffy and a 1899 Sam Mertes.

Mertes http://whatifsports.com/mlb-l/playerprofile.asp?ID=30750898&pl=0&type=1

Duffy http://whatifsports.com/mlb-l/playerprofile.asp?ID=30750897&pl=0&type=1

Not sure how they will work out, but these seem ok to try.

Here are a couple more great finds.  In  addition to the line below through the first 63 games ($80 MM OL), Hub Collins has 34 SB/43 SBA (on track for 80+ SB).  He has 7 + plays, no -. at SS  Also a very respectable OF'er.  To credit my source material, he was first recommended on the message boards by the almost equally awesome Boogerlips.
 

Hub Collins '88 (R)

SS^

5

98

279

255

0

33

34

.333

.391

.435

5.13M

And look what amycox67 came up with.  Hope you don't mind my dipping into your roster, Amy.  Evans ($5.6 MM) has an unreal .405 BA/.482 OBP through 117 games, 12 + plays, no - plays and a .995 FPC.  I'm a believer.

Evans, Steve

1914

L

109

398

73

161

34

7

13

100

59

35

4

8

8

.405

.482

.623

1.105

8

where do we find the plus and minus plays?

fielding/extended in the 'team statistics' page, or you can just click on a player and it will be in his 'regualr season statistics'

The difference between Jack and the other players mentioned, is that Jack is a defensive stud, good for 30 or more + plays.

Here are a couple of my recent results for the 1894 Jack Doyle.


Hitting heavy $120mm themel league, playing home games at Dodger Stadium - season complete
145 games, 132 starts, 25+/1- with a .994 F%
548 AB, 95 runs, 192 hits, 34 doubles, 6 triples, 4 HR, 108 RBI, 36 bb vs. only 6 k's. .350/.390/.456 with a .846 OPS.

$80mm open league at Dodger Stadium - season complete
136 games, 135 starts, 24+/0- with a .992 F%
551 AB, 84 runs, 191 hits, 31 doubles, 0 triples, 3 HR, 81 RBI, 43 bb vs. only 3 k's. .347//.396/.419 for a .815 OPS

great find Amy, the fun of playing the SIM are finding these kinds of guys.  Thanks for sharing.

Three great finds.  I use them all the time.

Jack Doyle, through 37 games (thanks to Zubinsum)

Jack Doyle '94 (R)

1B*

5

90

156

144

1

25

9

.368

.397

.438

4.50M

.995 FPCT, 9 + plays, 0 - plays

Steve Evans, through 76 games (thanks to Amy Cox)

Steve Evans '14 (L)

1B^

3

92

338

306

14

65

12

.376

.426

.624

5.62M

.994 FPCT, 13 + plays, 0 - plays

Hub Collins, through 76 games (thanks to Boogerlips)

Hub Collins '88 (R)

SS^

1

98

335

306

3

46

37

.350

.403

.477

5.13M

.939 FPCT, 12 + plays, 0 - plays

I've got your Shiny Rock in Exhibition Stadium in this league, which I rarely use.  Good for doubles, triples and HR's +2/+2/+1/+1 without being overly brutal on pitchers (1.07).  But I use Shiny Rock in most of my ballparks, and my favorites are Riverfront, which is a good pitcher's park (0.90) that still allows my sluggers to hit one out (+1/+1), AT&T (great triples park) and Yankee Stadium III (for my Babe Ruth teams, of course).

I have one that I like. Honestly, his stats have never been outstanding, but when I play this guy, my teams do well. 1917 Buck Weaver, SS. His D is stellar, all the time, but his hitting has always been a little on the light side.