Boggs, Sandberg elected to MLB Hall of Fame

[GaryMrMets]

Boggs, Sandberg elected to MLB Hall of Fame

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COOPERSTOWN, New York (Ticker) -- Wade Boggs, one of the most prolific hitters of the last 25 years, and Ryne Sandberg have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

One of just 25 players to record 3,000 hits, Boggs was elected in his first year of eligibility. Since Stan Musial in 1969, no eligible member of the 3,000-hit club has failed to get in on his first try.

Sandberg made it in his third year of eligibility, surpassing the required 75 percent of the nearly 600 ballots cast by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America.

After spending his first 11 years with the Boston Red Sox, Boggs won a World Series title with the New York Yankees in 1996. He recorded his 3,000th hit with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1999, hitting a home run and kneeling down and kissing home plate as he achieved the milestone.

Boggs will go into the Hall of Fame wearing a Boston cap. With the Red Sox, Boggs won five batting titles, including hitting .368 in 1985.

Thought of mostly as a singles hitter, Boggs led the league in on-base percentage six times, intentional walks six times and hit 24 homers in 1987. A 12-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove Award winner, Boggs is the only player to hit a homer for his 3,000th hit.

Boggs could have some company during induction ceremonies as a couple of holdovers from previous ballots are poised to make a run at enshrinement. The leading candidate among those former players is second baseman Ryne Sandberg.

A 15-year veteran, Sandberg was the National League Most Valuable Player in 1984. He hit 282 homers, won nine Gold Glove Awards and made the All-Star team 10 straight seasons.

Toss in seven Silver Sluggers, a major league record 123 straight games at second base without an error and five seasons hitting at least .300.

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[rockin500]

congrats to ryno and boggs. :clap:

too bad about some of the guys like Sutter and Gossage and Dawson and Morris

[Thedatch]

what about jerry rice? he make it?

[Baseball Guru]

Knew Boggs would make it and Ryno is a pleasant suprise as he has been in our HOF since the beginning....

Congrats to both:thumbsup:

[Chisox73]

Here are the top vote getters from the Class of 2005,with inductees in BOLD.

WADE BOGGS- 474 votes- 91.9%
RYNE SANDBERG-393- 76.2%
Bruce Sutter- 344- 66.7%
Jim Rice- 307- 59.5%
Goose Gossage- 285- 55.2%
Andre Dawson- 270- 52.3%
Bert Blyleven- 211- 40.9%
Lee Smith- 200- 38.8%
Jack Morris- 172- 33.3%
Tommy John- 123- 23.85
Steve Garvey- 106- 20.5%
Alan Trammell- 87- 16.9%
Dave Parker- 65- 12.6%
Don Mattingly- 59- 11.4%
Dave Concepcion- 55- 10.7%
Dale Murphy- 54- 10.5%
Willie McGee- 26- 5.0%
Jim Abbott- 13- 2.5%
Darryl Strawberry- 6- 1.2%
Jack McDowell- 4- 0.8%
Chili Davis- 3- 0.6%
Tom Candiotti- 2- 0.4%
Jeff Montgomery- 2- 0.4%
Tony Phillips-1 -0.2%
Terry Steinbach- 1- 0.2%
Mark Langston- 0- 0%
Otis Nixon-0- 0%

[PissedPrincess]

what about jerry rice? he make it?

He may someday, but he still plays for the Seahawks.:D

[Thedatch]

He may someday, but he still plays for the Seahawks.

:eek: did i say that? whoopsie :D thanks for the correction there

definately meant Jim Rice...hehehe

[GaryMrMets]

2005 Hall of Fame Statistics

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WADE BOGGS

Regular Season
Year, Team AB R H HR RBI AVG
1982, Bos 338 51 118 5 44 .349
1983, Bos 582 100 210 5 74 .361
1984, Bos 625 109 203 6 55 .325
1985, Bos 653 107 240 8 78 .368
1986, Bos 580 107 207 8 71 .357
1987, Bos 551 108 200 24 89 .363
1988, Bos 584 128 214 5 58 .366
1989, Bos 621 113 205 3 54 .330
1990, Bos 619 89 187 6 63 .302
1991, Bos 546 93 181 8 51 .332
1992, Bos 514 62 133 7 50 .259
1993, NYY 560 83 169 2 59 .302
1994, NYY 366 61 125 11 55 .342
1995, NYY 460 76 149 5 63 .324
1996, NYY 501 80 156 2 41 .311
1997, NYY 353 55 103 4 28 .292
1998, TB 435 51 122 7 52 .280
1999, TB 292 40 88 2 29 .301
Totals 9180 1513 3010 118 1014 .328

Division Series
Year, Opp AB R H HR RBI AVG
1995, Sea 19 4 5 1 3 .263
1996, Tex 12 0 1 0 0 .083
1997, Cle 7 1 3 0 2 .429
Totals 38 5 9 1 5 .237

League Championship Series
Year, Opp AB R H HR RBI AVG
1986, Cal 30 3 7 0 2 .233
1988, Oak 13 2 5 0 3 .385
1990, Oak 16 1 7 1 1 .438
1996, Bal 15 1 2 0 0 .133
Totals 74 7 21 1 6 .284

World Series
Year, Opp AB R H HR RBI AVG
1986, NYM 31 3 9 0 3 .290
1996, Atl 11 0 3 0 2 .273
Totals 42 3 12 0 5 .286

RYNE SANDBERG

Regular Season
Year Team AB R H HR RBI AVG
1981, Phi 6 2 1 0 0 .167
1982, ChC 635 103 172 7 54 .271
1983, ChC 633 94 165 8 48 .261
1984, ChC 636 114 200 19 84 .314
1985, ChC 609 113 186 26 83 .305
1986, ChC 627 68 178 14 76 .284
1987, ChC 523 81 154 16 59 .294
1988, ChC 618 77 163 19 69 .264
1989, ChC 606 104 176 30 76 .290
1990, ChC 615 116 188 40 100 .306
1991, ChC 585 104 170 26 100 .291
1992, ChC 612 100 186 26 87 .304
1993, ChC 456 67 141 9 45 .309
1994, ChC 223 36 53 5 24 .238
1996, ChC 554 85 135 25 92 .244
1997, ChC 447 54 118 12 64 .264
Totals 8385 1318 2386 282 1061 .285

Playoffs
League Championship Series
Year, Opp AB R H HR RBI AVG
1984, SD 19 3 7 0 2 .368
1989, SF 20 6 8 1 4 .400
Totals 39 9 15 1 6 .385

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[GaryMrMets]

Hall Of Fame Voting Percentages

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Players elected by the BBWAA

Ballots

Player Year Cast Votes Pct.
Tom Seaver 1992 430 425 98.84
Nolan Ryan 1999 497 491 98.79
Ty Cobb 1936 226 222 98.23
George Brett 1999 497 488 98.19
Hank Aaron 1982 415 406 97.83
Mike Schmidt 1995 460 444 96.52
Johnny Bench 1989 447 431 96.42
Steve Carlton 1994 455 436 95.82
Babe Ruth 1936 226 215 95.13
Honus Wagner 1936 226 215 95.13
Willie Mays 1979 432 409 94.68
Carl Yastrzemski 1989 447 423 94.63
Bob Feller 1962 160 150 93.75
Reggie Jackson 1993 423 396 93.62
Ted Williams 1966 302 282 93.38
Stan Musial 1969 340 317 93.24
Roberto Clemente 1973 424 393 92.69
Jim Palmer 1990 444 411 92.57
Brooks Robinson 1983 374 344 91.98
Wade Boggs 2005 516 474 91.86
Ozzie Smith 2002 433 472 91.74
Christy Mathewson 1936 226 205 90.71
Rod Carew 1991 443 401 90.52
Frank Robinson 1982 415 370 89.16
Joe DiMaggio 1955 251 223 88.84
Al Kaline 1980 385 340 88.31
Mickey Mantle 1974 365 322 88.22
Mel Ott 1951 226 197 87.17
Carl Hubbell 1947 161 140 86.96
Red Ruffing 1967 306 266 86.93
Sandy Koufax 1972 396 344 86.87
Robin Roberts 1976 388 337 86.86
Harry Heilmann 1952 234 203 86.75
Duke Snider 1980 385 333 86.49
Ted Lyons 1955 251 217 86.45
George Sisler 1939 274 235 85.77
Billy Williams 1987 413 354 85.71
Yogi Berra 1972 396 339 85.61
Eddie Murray 2003 496 423 85.28
Paul Molitor 2004 506 431 85.18
Charlie Gehringer 1949 187 159 85.03
Hank Greenberg 1956 193 164 84.97
Joe Medwick 1968 283 240 84.81
Luis Aparicio 1984 403 341 84.62
Frankie Frisch 1947 161 136 84.47
Dave Winfield 2001 515 435 84.47
Bob Gibson 1981 401 337 84.04
Luke Appling 1964 225 189 84.00
Ernie Banks 1977 383 321 83.81
Hoyt Wilhelm 1985 395 331 83.80
Juan Marichal 1983 374 313 83.69
Walter Johnson 1936 226 189 83.63
Nap Lajoie 1937 201 168 83.58
Paul Waner 1952 234 195 83.33
Dennis Eckersley 2004 506 421 83.20
Harmon Killebrew 1984 403 335 83.13
Rabbit Maranville 1954 252 209 82.94
Warren Spahn 1973 380 315 82.89
Willie Stargell 1988 427 352 82.44
Kirby Puckett 2001 515 423 82.14
Tris Speaker 1937 201 165 82.09
Joe Morgan 1990 444 363 81.76
Dazzy Vance 1955 251 205 81.67
Don Sutton 1998 473 386 81.61
Willie McCovey 1986 425 346 81.41
Rollie Fingers 1992 430 349 81.16
Grover Cleveland Alexander 1938 262 212 80.92
Phil Niekro 1997 473 380 80.34
Bill Dickey 1954 252 202 80.16
Lou Brock 1985 395 315 79.75
Carlton Fisk 2000 499 397 79.55
Mickey Cochrane 1947 161 128 79.50
Eddie Mathews 1978 379 301 79.42
Roy Campanella 1969 340 270 79.41
Jimmie Foxx 1951 226 179 79.20
Dizzy Dean 1953 264 209 79.17
Joe Cronin 1956 193 152 78.76
Bob Lemon 1976 388 305 78.61
Don Drysdale 1984 403 316 78.41
Rogers Hornsby 1942 233 182 78.11
Gary Carter 2003 496 387 78.02
Whitey Ford 1974 365 284 77.81
Eddie Collins 1939 274 213 77.74
Gabby Hartnett 1955 251 195 77.69
Herb Pennock 1948 121 94 77.69
Jackie Robinson 1962 160 124 77.50
Robin Yount 1999 497 385 77.46
Bill Terry 1954 252 195 77.38
Lou Boudreau 1970 300 232 77.33
Gaylord Perry 1991 443 342 77.20
Tony Perez 2000 499 385 77.15
Pie Traynor 1948 121 93 76.86
Lefty Grove 1947 161 123 76.40
Catfish Hunter 1987 413 315 76.27
Ryne Sandberg 2005 516 393 76.16
Cy Young 1937 201 153 76.12
Early Wynn 1972 396 301 76.01
Willie Keeler 1939 274 207 75.55
Ralph Kiner 1975 362 273 75.41
Ferguson Jenkins 1991 443 334 75.40
Al Simmons 1953 264 199 75.38

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[GaryMrMets]

Checking over this HOF roster, I notice that there are only 8 umpires in the HOF. If you had to select any umpires to be elected who would you select :confused:

My choices would be:
Emmett Ashford; Frank Pulli; Eric Gregg; Ron Luciano; and Steve Palermo

Baseball Hall of Fame Roster

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ELECTED BY BBWAA
Position Players
Hank Aaron, 1982
Luis Aparicio, 1984
Luke Appling, 1964
Ernie Banks, 1977
Johnny Bench, 1989
Yogi Berra, 1972
Wade Boggs, 2005
Lou Boudreau, 1970
George Brett, 1999
Lou Brock, 1985
Roy Campanella, 1969
Rod Carew, 1991
Gary Carter, 2003
Roberto Clemente, 1973
Ty Cobb, 1936
Mickey Cochrane, 1947
Eddie Collins, 1939
Joe Cronin, 1956
Bill Dickey, 1954
Joe DiMaggio, 1955
Carlton Fisk, 2000
Jimmie Foxx, 1951
Frankie Frisch, 1947
Lou Gehrig, 1939
Charlie Gehringer, 1949
Hank Greenberg, 1956
Gabby Hartnett, 1955
Harry Heilmann, 1952
Rogers Hornsby, 1942
Reggie Jackson, 1993
Al Kaline, 1980
Willie Keeler, 1939
Harmon Killebrew, 1984
Ralph Kiner, 1975
Nap Lajoie, 1937
Mickey Mantle, 1974
Rabbit Maranville, 1954
Eddie Mathews, 1978
Willie Mays, 1979
Willie McCovey, 1986
Joe Medwick, 1968
Paul Molitor, 2004
Joe Morgan, 1990
Eddie Murray, 2003
Stan Musial, 1969
Mel Ott, 1951
Tony Perez, 2000
Kirby Puckett, 2001
Brooks Robinson, 1983
Frank Robinson, 1982
Jackie Robinson, 1962
Babe Ruth, 1936
Ryne Sandberg, 2005
Mike Schmidt, 1995
Al Simmons, 1953
George Sisler, 1939
Ozzie Smith, 2002
Duke Snider, 1980
Tris Speaker, 1937
Willie Stargell, 1988
Bill Terry, 1954
Pie Traynor, 1948
Honus Wagner, 1936
Paul Waner, 1952
Billy Williams, 1987
Ted Williams, 1966
Dave Winfield, 2001
Carl Yastrzemski, 1989
Robin Yount, 1999

Pitcher
Grover Cleveland Alexander, 1938
Steve Carlton, 1994
Dizzy Dean, 1953
Don Drysdale, 1984
Dennis Eckersley, 2004
Bob Feller, 1962
Rollie Fingers, 1992
Whitey Ford, 1974
Bob Gibson, 1981
Lefty Grove, 1947
Carl Hubbell, 1947
Catfish Hunter, 1987
Ferguson Jenkins, 1991
Walter Johnson, 1936
Sandy Koufax, 1972
Bob Lemon, 1976
Ted Lyons, 1955
Juan Marichal, 1983
Christy Mathewson, 1936
Phil Niekro, 1997
Jim Palmer, 1990
Herb Pennock, 1948
Gaylord Perry, 1991
Robin Roberts, 1976
Red Ruffing, 1967
Nolan Ryan, 1999
Tom Seaver, 1992
Warren Spahn, 1973
Don Sutton, 1998
Dazzy Vance, 1955
Hoyt Wilhelm, 1985
Early Wynn, 1972
Cy Young, 1937

ELECTED BY VETERANS COMMITTEE
Position Players
Cap Anson, 1939
Richie Ashburn, 1995
Earl Averill, 1975
Home Run Baker, 1955
Dave Bancroft, 1971
Jake Beckley, 1971
Jim Bottomley, 1974
Roger Bresnahan, 1945
Dan Brouthers, 1945
Jesse Burkett, 1946
Max Carey, 1961
Orlando Cepeda, 1999
Frank Chance, 1946
Fred Clarke, 1945
Jimmy Collins, 1945
Earle Combs, 1970
Roger Connor, 1976
Sam Crawford, 1957
Kiki Cuyler, 1968
George Davis, 1998
Ed Delahanty, 1945
Larry Doby, 1998
Bobby Doerr, 1986
Hugh Duffy, 1945
Johnny Evers, 1946
Buck Ewing, 1939
Rick Ferrell, 1984
Elmer Flick, 1963
Nellie Fox, 1997
Goose Goslin, 1968
Chick Hafey, 1971
Billy Hamilton, 1961
Billy Herman, 1975
Harry Hooper, 1971
Travis Jackson, 1982
Hugh Jennings, 1945
George Kell, 1983
Joe Kelley, 1971
George Kelly, 1973
King Kelly, 1945
Chuck Klein, 1980
Tony Lazzeri, 1991
Fred Lindstrom, 1976
Ernie Lombardi, 1986
Heinie Manush, 1964
Bill Mazeroski, 2001
Tommy McCarthy, 1946
Bid McPhee, 2000
Johnny Mize, 1981
Jim O'Rourke, 1945
Pee Wee Reese, 1984
Sam Rice, 1963
Phil Rizzuto, 1994
Edd Roush, 1962
Ray Schalk, 1955
Red Schoendienst, 1989
Joe Sewell, 1977
Enos Slaughter, 1985
Sam Thompson, 1974
Joe Tinker, 1946
Arky Vaughan, 1985
Bobby Wallace, 1953
Lloyd Waner, 1967
John Montgomery Ward, 1964
Zack Wheat, 1959
Hack Wilson, 1979
Ross Youngs, 1972

Pitchers
Chief Bender, 1953
Mordecai ``Three-Finger'' Brown, 1949
Jim Bunning, 1996
Jack Chesbro, 1946
John Clarkson, 1963
Stan Coveleski, 1969
Red Faber, 1964
Pud Galvin, 1965
Lefty Gomez, 1972
Burleigh Grimes, 1964
Jesse Haines, 1970
Waite Hoyt, 1969
Addie Joss, 1978
Tim Keefe, 1964
Rube Marquard, 1971
``Iron Man'' Joe McGinnity, 1946
Hal Newhouser, 1992
Kid Nichols, 1969
Eddie Plank, 1946
Hoss Radbourn, 1939
Eppa Rixey, 1963
Amos Rusie, 1977
Rube Waddell, 1946
Ed Walsh, 1946
Mickey Welch, 1973
Vic Willis, 1995

Managers
Walter Alston, 1983
Sparky Anderson, 2000
Leo Durocher, 1994
Ned Hanlon, 1996
Bucky Harris, 1975
Miller Huggins, 1964
Tommy Lasorda, 1997
Al Lopez, 1977
Connie Mack, 1937
Joe McCarthy, 1957
John McGraw, 1937
Bill McKechnie, 1962
Wilbert Robinson, 1945
Frank Selee, 1999
Casey Stengel, 1966
Earl Weaver, 1996

Umpires
Al Barlick, 1989
Nestor Chylak, 1999
Jocko Conlan, 1974
Tom Connolly, 1953
Billy Evans, 1973
Cal Hubbard, 1976
Bill Klem, 1953
Bill McGowan, 1992

Executives
Ed Barrow, 1953
Morgan Bulkeley, 1937
Alexander Joy Cartwrights, 1938
Henry Chadwick, 1938
Happy Chandler, 1982
Charles Comiskey, 1939
Candy Cummings, 1939
Ford Frick, 1970
Warren Giles, 1979
Clark Griffith, 1946
Will Harridge, 1972
William Hulbert, 1995
Ban Johnson, 1937
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, 1944
Lee MacPhail, 1998
Larry MacPhail, 1978
Branch Rickey, 1967
Albert Goodwill Spalding, 1939
Bill Veeck, 1991
George Weiss, 1971
George Wright, 1937
Harry Wright, 1953
Tom Yawkey, 1980

Negro Leagues
Position Players
Cool Papa Bell, 1974
Oscar Charleston, 1976
Ray Dandridge, 1987
Martin DiHigo, 1977
Josh Gibson, 1972
Monte Irvin, 1973
Judy Johnson, 1975
Buck Johnson, 1972
Pop Lloyd, 1977
Turkey Stearns, 2000
Willie Wells, 1997

Pitchers
Leon Day, 1995
Bill Foster, 1996
Rube Foster, 1981
Satchel Paige, 1971
``Bullet'' Joe Rogan, 1998
Hilton Smith, 2001
``Smokey'' Joe Williams, 1999

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[GaryMrMets]

Hall Of Fame Voting Percentages

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Players elected by the BBWAA

Ballots

Player Year Cast Votes Pct.
Tom Seaver 1992 430 425 98.84
Nolan Ryan 1999 497 491 98.79
Ty Cobb 1936 226 222 98.23
George Brett 1999 497 488 98.19
Hank Aaron 1982 415 406 97.83
Mike Schmidt 1995 460 444 96.52
Johnny Bench 1989 447 431 96.42
Steve Carlton 1994 455 436 95.82
Babe Ruth 1936 226 215 95.13
Honus Wagner 1936 226 215 95.13
Willie Mays 1979 432 409 94.68
Carl Yastrzemski 1989 447 423 94.63
Bob Feller 1962 160 150 93.75
Reggie Jackson 1993 423 396 93.62
Ted Williams 1966 302 282 93.38
Stan Musial 1969 340 317 93.24
Roberto Clemente 1973 424 393 92.69
Jim Palmer 1990 444 411 92.57
Brooks Robinson 1983 374 344 91.98
Wade Boggs 2005 516 474 91.86
Ozzie Smith 2002 433 472 91.74
Christy Mathewson 1936 226 205 90.71
Rod Carew 1991 443 401 90.52
Frank Robinson 1982 415 370 89.16
Joe DiMaggio 1955 251 223 88.84
Al Kaline 1980 385 340 88.31
Mickey Mantle 1974 365 322 88.22
Mel Ott 1951 226 197 87.17
Carl Hubbell 1947 161 140 86.96
Red Ruffing 1967 306 266 86.93
Sandy Koufax 1972 396 344 86.87
Robin Roberts 1976 388 337 86.86
Harry Heilmann 1952 234 203 86.75
Duke Snider 1980 385 333 86.49
Ted Lyons 1955 251 217 86.45
George Sisler 1939 274 235 85.77
Billy Williams 1987 413 354 85.71
Yogi Berra 1972 396 339 85.61
Eddie Murray 2003 496 423 85.28
Paul Molitor 2004 506 431 85.18
Charlie Gehringer 1949 187 159 85.03
Hank Greenberg 1956 193 164 84.97
Joe Medwick 1968 283 240 84.81
Luis Aparicio 1984 403 341 84.62
Frankie Frisch 1947 161 136 84.47
Dave Winfield 2001 515 435 84.47
Bob Gibson 1981 401 337 84.04
Luke Appling 1964 225 189 84.00
Ernie Banks 1977 383 321 83.81
Hoyt Wilhelm 1985 395 331 83.80
Juan Marichal 1983 374 313 83.69
Walter Johnson 1936 226 189 83.63
Nap Lajoie 1937 201 168 83.58
Paul Waner 1952 234 195 83.33
Dennis Eckersley 2004 506 421 83.20
Harmon Killebrew 1984 403 335 83.13
Rabbit Maranville 1954 252 209 82.94
Warren Spahn 1973 380 315 82.89
Willie Stargell 1988 427 352 82.44
Kirby Puckett 2001 515 423 82.14
Tris Speaker 1937 201 165 82.09
Joe Morgan 1990 444 363 81.76
Dazzy Vance 1955 251 205 81.67
Don Sutton 1998 473 386 81.61
Willie McCovey 1986 425 346 81.41
Rollie Fingers 1992 430 349 81.16
Grover Cleveland Alexander 1938 262 212 80.92
Phil Niekro 1997 473 380 80.34
Bill Dickey 1954 252 202 80.16
Lou Brock 1985 395 315 79.75
Carlton Fisk 2000 499 397 79.55
Mickey Cochrane 1947 161 128 79.50
Eddie Mathews 1978 379 301 79.42
Roy Campanella 1969 340 270 79.41
Jimmie Foxx 1951 226 179 79.20
Dizzy Dean 1953 264 209 79.17
Joe Cronin 1956 193 152 78.76
Bob Lemon 1976 388 305 78.61
Don Drysdale 1984 403 316 78.41
Rogers Hornsby 1942 233 182 78.11
Gary Carter 2003 496 387 78.02
Whitey Ford 1974 365 284 77.81
Eddie Collins 1939 274 213 77.74
Gabby Hartnett 1955 251 195 77.69
Herb Pennock 1948 121 94 77.69
Jackie Robinson 1962 160 124 77.50
Robin Yount 1999 497 385 77.46
Bill Terry 1954 252 195 77.38
Lou Boudreau 1970 300 232 77.33
Gaylord Perry 1991 443 342 77.20
Tony Perez 2000 499 385 77.15
Pie Traynor 1948 121 93 76.86
Lefty Grove 1947 161 123 76.40
Catfish Hunter 1987 413 315 76.27
Ryne Sandberg 2005 516 393 76.16
Cy Young 1937 201 153 76.12
Early Wynn 1972 396 301 76.01
Willie Keeler 1939 274 207 75.55
Ralph Kiner 1975 362 273 75.41
Ferguson Jenkins 1991 443 334 75.40
Al Simmons 1953 264 199 75.38

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[GaryMrMets]

Hall of Fame First Year Eligible Inductees

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Hank Aaron, of, 1982
Ernie Banks, ss-1b, 1977
Johnny Bench, c, 1989
Wade Boggs, 3b. 2005
George Brett, 3b, 1999
Lou Brock, of, 1985
Rod Carew, 2b-1b, 1991
Steve Carlton, p, 1994
Ty Cobb, of, 1936
Dennis Eckersley, p, 2004
Bob Feller, p, 1962
Bob Gibson, p, 1981
Reggie Jackson, of, 1993
Walter Johnson, p, 1936
Al Kaline, of, 1980
Sandy Koufax, p, 1971
Mickey Mantle, of-1b, 1974
Christy Mathewson, p, 1936
Willie Mays, of, 1979
Willie McCovey, 1b, 1986
Paul Molitor, inf-dh, 2004
Joe Morgan, 2b, 1990
Eddie Murray, 1b, 2003
Stan Musial, of-1b, 1969
Jim Palmer, p, 1990
Kirby Puckett, of, 2001
Brooks Robinson, 3b, 1983
Frank Robinson, of-dh, 1982
Jackie Robinson, if, 1962
Babe Ruth, of-p, 1936
Nolan Ryan, p, 1999
Mike Schmidt, 3b, 1995
Tom Seaver, p, 1992
Ozzie Smith, ss, 2002
Warren Spahn, p, 1973
Willie Stargell, of-1b, 1988
Honus Wagner, ss, 1936
Ted Williams, of, 1966
Dave Winfield, of, 2001
Carl Yastrzemski, of-1b, 1989
Robin Yount, if-of, 1999

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[GaryMrMets]

Baseball Hall of Fame Year-by-Year Inductees

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Year-by-year inductees to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame (BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career):

1936 - BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner.

1937 - BBWAA: Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker, Cy Young. VC: Morgan Bulkeley, Ban Johnson, Connie Mack, John McGraw, George Wright.

1938 - BBWAA: Grover Cleveland Alexander. VC: Alexander Joy Cartwright, Henry Chadwick.

1939 - BBWAA: Eddie Collins, Lou Gehrig, Willie Keeler, George Sisler. VC: Cap Anson, Charles Comiskey, Candy Cummings, Buck Ewing, Hoss Radbourn, Albert Goodwill Spalding.
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1940 - None.

1941 - None.

1942 - BBWAA: Rogers Hornsby.

1943 - None.

1944 - VC: Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis.

1945 - VC: Roger Bresnahan, Dan Brouthers, Fred Clarke, Jimmy Collins, Ed Delahanty, Hugh Duffy, Hugh Jennings, King Kelly, Jim O'Rourke, Wilbert Robinson.

1946 - VC: Jesse Burkett, Frank Chance, Jack Chesbro, Johnny Evers, Clark Griffith, Tommy McCarthy, Joe McGinnity, Eddie Plank, Joe Tinker, Rube Waddell, Ed Walsh.

1947 - BBWAA: Mickey Cochrane, Frankie Frisch, Lefty Grove, Carl Hubbell.

1948 - BBWAA: Herb Pennock, Pie Traynor.

1949 - BBWAA: Charlie Gehringer. VC: Mordecai ``Three Finger'' Brown, Kid Nichols.
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1950 - None.

1951 - BBWAA: Jimmie Foxx, Mel Ott, Harry Heilmann, Paul Waner.

1952 - None.

1953 - BBWAA: Dizzy Dean, Al Simmons. VC: Ed Barrow, Chief Bender, Tom Connolly, Bill Klem, Bobby Wallace, Harry Wright.

1954 - BBWAA: Bill Dickey, Rabbit Maranville, Bill Terry.

1955 - BBWAA: Joe DiMaggio, Gabby Hartnett, Ted Lyons, Dazzy Vance. VC: Home Run Baker, Ray Schalk.

1956 - BBWAA: Joe Cronin, Hank Greenberg.

1957 - VC: Sam Crawford, Joe McCarthy.

1958 - None.

1959 - VC: Zack Wheat.
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1960 - None.

1961 - VC: Max Carey, Billy Hamilton.

1962 - BBWAA: Bob Feller, Jackie Robinson. VC: Bill McKechnie, Edd Roush.

1963 - VC: John Clarkson, Elmer Flick, Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey.

1964 - BBWAA: Luke Appling. VC: Red Faber, Burleigh Grimes, Miller Huggins, Tim Keefe, Heinie Manush, John Montgomery Ward.

1965 - VC: Pud Galvin.

1966 - BBWAA: Ted Williams. VC: Casey Stengel.

1967 - BBWAA: Red Ruffing. VC: Branch Rickey, Lloyd Waner.

1968 - BBWAA: Joe Medwick. VC: Kiki Cuyler, Goose Goslin.

1969 - BBWAA: Roy Campanella, Stan Musial. VC: Stan Coveleski, Waite Hoyt.
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1970 - BBWAA: Lou Boudreau. VC: Earle Combs, Ford Frick, Jesse Haines.

1971 - VC: Dave Bancroft, Jake Beckley, Chick Hafey, Harry Hooper, Joe Kelley, Rube Marquard, George Weiss. NL: Satchel Paige.

1972 - BBWAA: Yogi Berra, Sandy Koufax, Early Wynn. VC: Lefty Gomez, Will Harridge, Ross Youngs. NL: Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard.

1973 - BBWAA: Roberto Clemente, Warren Spahn. VC: Billy Evans, George Kelly, Mickey Welch. NL: Monte Irvin.

1974 - BBWAA: Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle. VC: Jim Bottomley, Jocko Conlan, Sam Thompson. NL: Cool Papa Bell.

1975 - BBWAA: Ralph Kiner. VC: Earl Averill, Bucky Harris, Billy Herman. NL: Judy Johnson.

1976 - BBWAA: Bob Lemon, Robin Roberts. VC: Roger Connor, Cal Hubbard, Fred Lindstrom. NL: Oscar Charleston.

1977 - BBWAA: Ernie Banks. VC: Al Lopez, Amos Rusie, Joe Sewell. NL: Martin DiHigo, Pop Lloyd.

1978 - BBWAA: Eddie Mathews. VC: Addie Joss, Larry MacPhail.

1979 - BBWAA: Willie Mays. VC: Warren Giles, Hack Wilson.
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1980 - BBWAA: Al Kaline, Duke Snider. VC: Chuck Klein, Tom Yawkey.

1981 - BBWAA: Bob Gibson. VC: Rube Foster, Johny Mize.

1982 - BBWAA: Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson. VC: Happy Chandler, Travis Jackson.

1983 - BBWAA: Juan Marichal, Brooks Robinson. VC: Walter Alston, George Kell.

1984 - BBWAA: Luis Aparicio, Don Drysdale, Harmon Killebrew. VC: Rick Ferrell, Pee Wee Reese.

1985 - BBWAA: Lou Brock, Hoyt Wilhelm. VC: Enos Slaughter, Arky Vaughan.

1986 - BBWAA: Willie McCovey. VC: Bobby Doerr, Ernie Lombardi.

1987 - BBWAA: Catfish Hunter, Billy Williams. NL: Ray Dandridge.

1988 - BBWAA: Willie Stargell.

1989 - BBWAA: Johnny Bench, Carl Yastrzemski. VC: Al Barlick, Red Schoendienst.
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1990 - BBWAA: Joe Morgan, Jim Palmer.

1991 - BBWAA: Rod Carew, Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry. VC: Tony Lazzeri, Bill Veeck.

1992 - BBWAA: Rollie Fingers, Tom Seaver. VC: Bill McGowan, Hal Newhouser.

1993 - BBWAA: Reggie Jackson.

1994 - BBWAA: Steve Carlton. VC: Leo Durocher, Phil Rizzuto.

1995 - BBWAA: Mike Schmidt. VC: Richie Ashburn, William Hulbert, Vic Willis. NL: Leon Day.

1996 - VC: Jim Bunning, Ned Hanlon, Earl Weaver. NL: Bill Foster.

1997 - BBWAA: Phil Niekro. VC: Nellie Fox, Tommy Lasorda. NL: Willie Wells.

1998 - BBWAA: Don Sutton. VC: George Davis, Larry Doby, Lee MacPhail.
NL: ``Bullet'' Joe Rogan.

1999 - BBWAA: George Brett, Nolan Ryan, Robin Yount. VC: Orlando Cepeda, Nestor Chylak, Frank Selee. NL: ``Smokey'' Joe Williams.
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2000 - BBWAA: Carlton Fisk, Tony Perez. VC: Sparky Anderson, Bid McPhee. NL: Turkey Stearnes.

2001 - BBWAA: Kirby Puckett, Dave Winfield. VC: Bill Mazeroski. NL: Hilton Smith.

2002 - BBWAA: Ozzie Smith.

2003 - BBWAA: Gary Carter, Eddie Murray.

2004 - BBWAA: Dennis Eckersley, Paul Molitor.

2005 - BBWAA: Wade Boggs, Ryne Sandberg

01/04/05 14:21 EST

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[yagsy]

Glad for Ryno, Boggs was inevitable.

I doubt that Jim Rice will ever be voted by the writers.

[rockin500]

maybe this will mean joe morgan can shut up now in regards to him always slamming sandberg. :)

[Thedatch]

Jerry Rice hasn't retired yet, still playing for the Seahawks. :D

You must mean Jim Ed Rice. I doubt he'll get in by the writers, more than likely by the Veterans Committee.

you're a litle behind yags, princess corrected me already :) but thanks for caring :thumbsup:

[I Are Baboon]

HOORAY for Boggsie. :)

Congrats to Ryne Sandberg, too.

[Panzram]

Tony Phillips got a vote? :rotf: Congrats to Wade and Ryne.

[Baseball Guru]

maybe this will mean joe morgan can shut up now in regards to him always slamming sandberg. :)


Yeah right;)

[imgreat95]

what i find to be the most disturbing is that 42 people actually DIDNT vote for Boggs....

AND 26 people actually voted for Willie Mcgee...13 people for Jim Abbott..

does the HOF have a requirement that you have to have watched any baseball in order to be allowed to vote?

[yagsy]

you're a litle behind yags, princess corrected me already :) but thanks for caring :thumbsup:

:laff: I know, I tried editing on time but I guess you saw it. :laff:

[Baseball Guru]

does the HOF have a requirement that you have to have watched any baseball in order to be allowed to vote?



Obviously not! :nope:

[Timberwolf]

Congrats to both of them.

[PissedPrincess]

Eff Boggs. :angry:

[rockin500]

what i find to be the most disturbing is that 42 people actually DIDNT vote for Boggs....



actually, that isnt too disturbing. I'm actually surprised more people didnt vote him in, based on previoius years. He was viewed as selfish and put his hitting stats above the team.

[imgreat95]

actually, that isnt too disturbing. I'm actually surprised more people didnt vote him in, based on previoius years. He was viewed as selfish and put his hitting stats above the team.


OK, so what are the reasons not to vote for this guy again? Those 42 conscientious Boggs objectors sure needed to work hard to find them.


How do you not vote for a man who hit .352 for a whole freaking decade in the 1980s -- the highest average by any hitter in any decade since the '20s?


How do you not vote for one of the four players in history to bat .300 in every one of his first 10 seasons? (The others: Ted Williams, Al Simmons, Paul Waner.)


How do you not vote for the only man since Wee Willie Keeler to rip off seven straight 200-hit seasons?


How do you not vote for a man who won five batting titles, made 12 straight all-star teams, started six of those All Star Games in a row (more than any third baseman in history), batted .350 or better in four straight seasons, scored 100 runs in seven straight seasons and thumped 30 doubles in nine straight seasons?


We don't care how many hits he sprayed to the opposite field. Or how many doubles he clanked off the Green Monster. Or how many of those hits came in Fenway, period. Wade Boggs was one of the great hit machines of all time.


But that's not all. He was also one of the great on-base machines of all time.


Boggs had the same career on-base percentage (.415) as Stan Musial. He led his league in OBP five years in a row -- a streak topped only by Rogers Hornsby. He even led the AL in intentional walks six straight seasons -- which tells us all we need to know about how much teams enjoyed pitching to him.


But the feat that defined the precision of both Boggs' swing and his batting eye was this: He had four straight seasons with 200 hits AND 100 walks (the longest streak in history). Which means he did that as many times in a row as all the other players in baseball have done it in the last half-century combined.


So some people may have other ideas. But Wade Boggs was such a slam-dunk candidate to this voter, it took about 1.8 seconds to decide to check his box.

[rockin500]

We don't care how many hits he sprayed to the opposite field. Or how many doubles he clanked off the Green Monster.

but that DOES matter to some. that and he put himself before his team. not saying its right, but that should be in the equation somewhere. (albeit a small portion)

[imgreat95]

why would hits to the opposite field detract from anything at all??

[rockin500]

because he was being a glorified singles hitter instead of going for a little power once in awhile. a guy at first base, dumping it in front of the outfielder usually doesnt advance a guy more than one base.

[imgreat95]

so?? it still gets man on base, and opens up the possibility to score runs. That is what baseball is all about. Who cares about power?

[RockieBill]

Boggs was definitely a slam-dunk, but Bill Simmons has a great column <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/050104a">HERE</a>, haha - my favorite part:
Boggs never resonated with fans like other Boston stars of that era. You never went to Fenway thinking, "Boy, I get to see Boggs today, somebody pinch me." You never watched a Red Sox-Royals game and thought to yourself, "I'm glad we have Boggs instead of Brett." Even the sight of the Chicken Man wearing a Yankees cap didn't spawn 1/100th of the bitterness Clemens faced. We just didn't give a crap, at least until we saw an emotional Boggs riding that horse after the 1996 World Series. Then we wanted to punch him in the face.
Here's the picture, as he says, "for any Red Sox fans that still like Boggs."

<img src="http://www.addictsports.com/baseball/attachment.php?attachmentid=2372"></img>

What amazes me is that 6 people voted for Strawberry - WTF is up with that????!!??

[rockin500]

so?? it still gets man on base, and opens up the possibility to score runs. That is what baseball is all about. Who cares about power?
when you are trying to score runs with two outs, power is more important than a single with a guy at first base.

[imgreat95]

I guess my problem with that argument, Ray... and i am not saying it cant be a valid one, is that if Boggs were to have played the same style of game back in the dead ball era or even in the 30s and 40s, he would have been considered one of the best in the game. BUT, since he played in the "juiced ball" era, everyone expected him to hit homers. To me, a double, be it off of the Green Monster or not, is still a double. Maybe Boggs was just playing to the ballpark he played in? Or maybe he was TRYING to hit for power, just couldnt get it up over the damn green thing.

[rockin500]

i have no problem with the doubles part off the wall. HEll, the wall is there, might as well use it. its just dinking the singles in front of a fielder that some people dont care for.

[imgreat95]

ya know what though, if he had walked every one of those times, would people have had a problem with it?

Correct me if I am wrong, but wouldnt just about anyone consider a guy who got on base on average almost 2 times PER GAME and consider him to be one of the greastest players ever no matter how he got there?

[Baseball Guru]

I totally agree with Shon on this...

If he played back in the dead ball era he would be celebrated for doing what you are supposed to do, gets hits and on base...

Boggs was NEVER a power hitter as he had 1 year he hit 24 homeruns and never had another year where he hit over 11....

Does the fact that Susuki this year didnt hit for power but did set the hits record? I dont think so... The fact is that Boggs mostly hit 1-3 in the lineup and got on base for the big hitters after him... Ask Baylor, Rice, Armas, O'Neil, Bernie Williams or Tino Martinez how valuable of a player Boggs was....

Boggs is one of the greatest "pure hitters" that I have ever seen... Only 3 times in 18 seasons did he NOT hit over .300...

Did you you know he is in the top 34 ALL-TIME in the following catagories:
Batting Average
On Base %
Hits
Doubles
Walks
Times on base
Sac Flies (take one for the team ;) )
Intentional Walks

[PissedPrincess]

Exactly RB. Eff Boggs. :angry:

[Thedatch]

Exactly RB. Eff Boggs. :angry:

why dont you like Boggs Princess? just wondering...

[rockin500]

why dont you like Boggs Princess? just wondering...
he kinda left on bad terms with the sox....

[Thedatch]

he kinda left on bad terms with the sox....

oh, ok...he was before my time, so :)

[PissedPrincess]

Boggs played 11 years with us. When he left, and became a Yank, he said he wanted to erase all the years he spent as a Red Sox. He trashed everyone.

EVEN WORSE, the MOFO waltzes into town after we win the WS, jumps on a parade boat, and yada..yada..he loves the Sox now.

F*CK him. Phony. :angry:

[ksushi]

Is he going to the hall as a yankee?