Hall of Merit— A Look at Baseball's All-Time Best
Sunday, October 15, 2006
1988 Ballot Discussion
1988 (October 30)—elect 2
WS W3 Rookie Name-Pos (Died)
370 101.3 1963 Willie Stargell-LF/1B (2001)
325 86.4 1967 Reggie Smith-CF/RF
256 97.1 1964 Luis Tiant-P
277 71.9 1969 Bobby Murcer-RF/CF*
225 56.6 1967 Lee May-1B
161 58.9 1967 Sparky Lyle-RP
199 44.2 1970 John Mayberry-1B
162 55.2 1967 Mark Belanger-SS (1998)
173 43.0 1968 Joe Rudi-LF
130 48.8 1968 Stan Bahnsen-P
138 42.5 1968 Del Unser-CF
125 46.8 1969 Bill Lee-P
139 39.7 1974 Ron LeFlore-CF
141 34.3 1971 Willie Montanez-1B
110 41.6 ... Read More...
John (You Can Call Me Grandma) Murphy
Posted: October 15, 2006 at 07:57 PM | 319 comment(s)
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Monday, October 09, 2006
1987 Ballot
Prominent new candidates: Bobby Bonds, Sal Bando, and Mike Marshall.
Top-ten returnees: Ralph Kiner, Billy Pierce, Minnie Minoso, Ken Boyer, Cupid Childs, Nellie Fox, Cannonball Dick Redding, and Jimmy Wynn.
John (You Can Call Me Grandma) Murphy
Posted: October 09, 2006 at 11:52 AM | 129 comment(s)
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Thursday, October 05, 2006
Monday, October 02, 2006
1987 Ballot Discussion
1987 (October 16)—elect 3
WS W3 Rookie Name-Pos (Died)
302 88.1 1968 Bobby Bonds-RF (2003)
283 78.3 1967 Sal Bando-3B
178 68.1 1964 Rick Wise-P*
146 61.7 1967 Mike Marshall-RP
150 48.1 1968 Fred Patek-SS
146 47.3 1969 Larry Hisle-CF/LF*
143 44.3 1972 Bill North-CF
135 35.4 1969 Pat Kelly-RF (2005)
121 46.5 1969 Dick Drago-P
116 44.6 1969 Dave Roberts-P
118 42.2 1971 Rennie Stennett-2B
Players Passing Away in 1986
HoMers
Age Elected
85 1949 Ted Lyons-P
80 1966 Red Ruffing-P
75 1953 Hank ... Read More...
John (You Can Call Me Grandma) Murphy
Posted: October 02, 2006 at 10:14 PM | 178 comment(s)
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Sunday, October 01, 2006
1986 Results: McCovey and Waddell Pass Through the Hall of Merit Turnstiles!
In his first year of eligibility, legendary slugger Willie McCovey earned an extremely healthy 96% of all possible points to become the first inductee in ‘86 for the Hall of Merit.
Demolishing Clark Griffith’s record by eleven years, Philadelphia A’s ace Rube Waddell finally was rewarded with a spot in the HoM on his 71st try. He gained 38% of all possible points.
Rounding out the top-ten were: Ralph Kiner (will he finally make it in ‘87), Billy Pierce (another who may make it next election), ... Read More...
John (You Can Call Me Grandma) Murphy
Posted: October 01, 2006 at 10:48 PM | 72 comment(s)
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Monday, September 25, 2006
1986 Ballot
New candidates: Willie McCovey, Willie Horton, and Jose Cardenal.
Top-ten returnees: Billy Pierce, Rube Waddell, Ralph Kiner, Minnie Minoso, Cupid Childs, Ken Boyer, and Dobie Moore.
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Posted: September 25, 2006 at 12:09 PM | 143 comment(s)
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Monday, September 18, 2006
1985 Results: Backloggers Méndez, Freehan, and Sewell Finally Move Into the Hall of Merit!
After 54 ballots (the second longest wait after Clark Griffith and the longest for a Negro Leaguer), Cuban pitching ace José Méndez was elected to the Hall of Merit with 47% of all possible points. He is now our 26th Negro League selection.
In his fourth year of eligibility, Tiger star Bill Freehan took the second spot this “year” for immortality with 43% of all possible points.
Like Méndez, supreme contact hitter Joe Sewell also had to wait a long time before finally being elected (47 ... Read More...
John (You Can Call Me Grandma) Murphy
Posted: September 18, 2006 at 08:40 PM | 80 comment(s)
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1986 Ballot Discussion
1986 (October 2)—elect 2
WS W3 Rookie Name-Pos (Died)
408 101.2 1959 Willie McCovey-1B
233 53.2 1964 Willie Horton-LF
212 57.0 1965 Jose Cardenal-CF/RF
183 58.7 1965 Paul Blair-CF
165 55.3 1970 Dave Cash-2B
157 53.3 1969 Manny Sanguillen-C
146 55.9 1967 John Hiller-RP
141 42.7 1966 Bud Harrelson-SS
142 40.6 1965 Ken Henderson-CF/LF
147 31.7 1970 Ralph Garr-LF
114 46.5 1968 Marty Pattin-P
117 32.9 1970 Bernie Carbo-RF/LF
106 35.6 1973 JR Richard-P
Players Passing Away in 1985
HoMers
Age ... Read More...
John (You Can Call Me Grandma) Murphy
Posted: September 18, 2006 at 08:31 PM | 331 comment(s)
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Sunday, September 17, 2006
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Monday, September 11, 2006
1985 Ballot
Prominent new candidates: Lou Brock, Roy White, Mickey Lolich, Thurman Munson and Catfish Hunter.
Top-ten returnees: José Méndez, Bill Freehan, Joe Sewell , Ralph Kiner, Minnie Minoso, Billy Pierce, Rube Waddell, and Cupid Childs.
John (You Can Call Me Grandma) Murphy
Posted: September 11, 2006 at 11:59 AM | 154 comment(s)
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