There is perhaps no greater honor for a big leaguer than being inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame -- especially in the first year on the ballot. Even more remarkable than being a first-ballot Hall of Famer is a player receiving every single possible vote in his first year on...
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America Hall of Fame ballot boom was back in a big way with the announcement of a three-person Class of 2024 on Tuesday night. Masterful third baseman Adrián Beltré and decorated Twins catcher Joe Mauer both achiev
ESPN MLB experts Bradford Doolittle and David Schoenfield take a look at the candidacies of some of the leading vote-getters on the BBWAA ballot to date and weigh their Hall of Fame chances for this year -- and beyond.Players are listed in order of their current balloting percentage,v...
Roger Clemens, Álex Rodríguez, etc. Feelings fade and performance prevails. Look how many Negro Leaguers were enshrined long after people of certain beliefs faded away. Times just change. Today we know what a large percentage of plaques (Bill Mazeroski?!) don’t belong there. ...
Steve Carlton, the only pitcher to win four Cy Young awards, was overwhelmingly elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility while Don Sutton, the former Dodger and Angel pitcher who also won more than 300 games and was eligible for the f
Baker is, like many others, befuddled. So much so that despite his managerial credentials -- 2051 wins (ninth all time), three Manager of the Year awards and a higher win percentage than Hall of Famer Tony La Russa -- he is less than secure about his chances of in...
Baseball Hall of Fame History The Hall of Fame was dedicated on June 12, 1939. Stephen Carlton Clark was owner of a local hotel and sought to bring tourists to Cooperstown, which had been suffering economically when the Great Depression significantly reduced the local tourist trade and Prohibition...
4.Shockingly enough, MLBrules of play from 1876 to 1887gave players at-bat the right to request where the pitcher threw the pitches, as in high, low, or middle. The umpire would then adjust the strike zone to the request. 5.The team with the best MLB winnings percentage is the New ...
“For the Hall of Fame, you need numbers,” Melton told me then. “Dick was not around long enough to have those numbers.” On one hand, I can see where Melton was coming from. By traditional stats, Allen’s numbers are good but seem underwhelming for Cooperstown: 351 homers, .292 ...
Member MLB Hall Of Fame, 2x Triple Crown Winner, 2X AL MVP, 19x All-Star, 6x AL Batting Champion, #1 MLB All-Time Career OBP of .482, 4X AL HR Leader, 4x AL RBI Leader, 9x AL Slugging Percentage Leader, .406 BA In 1941, Career .344 Batting Average, Career .634 Slugging Average...