The case for Jones:A graceful, mesmerizing defender, many regard Jones as the best defensive center fielder of all time -- yes, even better than Willie Mays, Paul Blair, Garry Maddox or Ken Griffey Jr. Indeed, Jones' defensive metrics applied at Baseball-Reference tower over any other ...
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
The Giants departed New York for San Francisco before the 1958 season, and by that point, each of these five Hall of Famers had been retired for at least 10 years. (The last one standing was Ott, who mashed 511 homers between 1926-47.) Of course, it was easier to have a great ...
This list focuses on Hall of Famers who played for their school's baseball program before embarking on professional careers. It excludes, for example, Larry Doby, who was a member of Virginia Union's 1942 conference champion basketball team, and Jim O'Rourke, whograduated from Yale...
1999 Bowman - [Base] #344 - CC Sabathia / Images Courtesy of COMC.com When he made his MLB debut in 2001, he was included in one of the most iconic rookie baseball sets of all time: the 2001 Topps Traded & Rookies product. That set also featured fellow Hall of Famers Albert Pujols...
Fascinating Biographies of Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees with Information That Will Never Go Out of Date This new series brings to life the men behind the statistics, all of whom are inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, who helped make major league baseball the ...
Baseball Hall of Famers 作者: Sakamy, Lois; Jarnow, Jesse; Greenberg, Robert 出版年: 2004-1定价: $ 198.32ISBN: 9780823976829豆瓣评分 目前无人评价 评价: 写笔记 写书评 加入购书单 分享到 推荐 内容简介 ··· This new series brings to life the men behind the statistics, all of whom were...
Baseball Almanacis pleased to present comprehensive Hall of Fame checklists, Hall of Fame quotes from and about Hall of Fame members, links to playing statistics for Hall of Famers, Hall of Fame ballots, and other interesting data related to hall of fame baseball players from various world wide...
Based on JAWS, a look at a players’ Hall of Fame worthiness developed by FanGraphs’ Jay Jaffe, Utley ranks 12th among second basemen, just behind Hall of Famers Frankie Frisch, Robinson and Sandberg. Pedroia and Kinsler rank 19th and 21st, respectively. Last year, in his first on the ...
Another reason some people leave clear Hall of Famers off the ballot is quite dubious. You see, a player must receive at least 5 percent of the vote to remain on the ballot for the next year. If a voter has a favorite player he is afraid might not get that 5 percent, he or she ...