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Hall of Merit— A Look at Baseball's All-Time Best
Sunday, July 09, 2006
1980 Results: The Hall of Merit Class of 1980? Kaline, Santo, and Maricha!
In his first year of eligibility, “Mr. Tiger” Al Kaline won the top spot for induction fairly easily with an impressive 92% of all possible points.
Cubbie fan favorite Ron Santo also scored very favorably in also his first year on the ballot with 88% of all possible points.
Another newbie, San Francisco ace Juan Marichal, nabbed the third and final spot for induction this year with 68% of all possible points.
Rounding out the top-ten were: José Méndez, Joe Sewell, Minnie Minoso, Ralph Kiner, Jake Beckley, Hugh Duffy, and Rube Waddell.
RK LY Player PTS Bal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
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1 n/e Al Kaline 1147 51 35 6 4 1 2 1 1 1
2 n/e Ron Santo 1095 52 12 26 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 1
3 n/e Juan Marichal 852 49 1 4 17 9 1 3 4 1 1 3 2 2 1
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4 3 José Méndez 385 27 3 1 7 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 3
5 6 Joe Sewell 319 24 1 1 4 1 3 3 1 2 2 5 1
6 5 Ralph Kiner 318 27 1 2 1 1 1 2 5 1 2 2 1 3 5
7 4 Minnie Minoso 308 27 2 4 1 4 2 3 2 3 2 4
8 7 Jake Beckley 269 20 3 2 3 1 2 3 3 2 1
9 9 Hugh Duffy 265 21 1 1 4 2 3 2 2 4 1 1
10 15 Rube Waddell 260 21 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 3
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11 14 Billy Pierce 254 21 1 2 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 3
12 8 Cannonball Dick Redding 252 18 3 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1
13 12 Dobie Moore 235 18 2 2 2 4 1 2 1 3 1
14 17 Charley Jones 235 16 1 1 2 1 3 4 1 1 1 1
15 10 Nellie Fox 232 17 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
16 13 Cupid Childs 225 20 3 3 1 2 1 2 1 5 2
17 11 Ken Boyer 218 19 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 3
18 16 George Van Haltren 204 18 1 2 1 1 2 4 2 2 1 1 1
19 27 Charlie Keller 189 14 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 1
20 20 Pete Browning 188 13 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 2
21 24 Mickey Welch 186 11 1 5 1 1 1 1 1
22 21 Quincy Trouppe 172 16 1 4 2 1 1 2 1 3 1
23 23 Bob Johnson 169 13 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
24 22 Gavy Cravath 162 13 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 2
25 26 Roger Bresnahan 152 13 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
26 25 Tommy Leach 150 12 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1
27T n/e Norm Cash 147 12 2 2 1 2 1 1 3
27T 19 Edd Roush 147 12 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 1
29 n/e Orlando Cepeda 143 14 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 3
30 18 Bucky Walters 142 14 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 2
31 30 Burleigh Grimes 117 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
32 33 Wally Schang 98 8 1 1 1 3 1 1
33 28 Bob Elliott 96 8 1 1 2 2 1 1
34 29 Larry Doyle 95 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
35 32 Dizzy Dean 82 8 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
36 34 John McGraw 69 5 1 1 1 1 1
37 31 Alejandro Oms 65 5 1 1 1 1 1
38 41 Pie Traynor 58 4 1 1 1 1
39 38 Ben Taylor 56 5 1 2 1 1
40 37 Ernie Lombardi 55 5 1 1 1 1 1
41 44T Vic Willis 54 6 1 1 2 2
42 35 Tommy Bridges 51 6 2 1 2 1
43 36 Frank Howard 45 5 1 2 1 1
44 44T Carl Mays 45 4 2 1 1
45 42 Sam Rice 43 4 2 1 1
46 46 Vern Stephens 41 4 1 1 1 1
47 48 Bill Monroe 40 4 1 1 1 1
48 39 Elston Howard 39 6 1 1 4
49 52T Dutch Leonard 39 4 1 1 1 1
50 40 Jimmy Ryan 39 3 1 1 1
51 50 Ed Williamson 38 4 1 2 1
52 49 Addie Joss 38 3 1 1 1
53 43 Luis Aparicio 36 4 2 2
54 51 Rabbit Maranville 34 2 1 1
55 52T Lefty Gomez 33 3 1 1 1
56 47 Phil Rizzuto 31 3 1 2
57 54 Chuck Klein 31 2 1 1
58T 57T Frank Chance 24 2 1 1
58T n/e Al Rosen 24 2 2
60T 55 Dave Bancroft 22 2 1 1
60T 59 Ed Cicotte 22 2 1 1
60T 57T Dizzy Trout 22 2 1 1
63 56 Tony Mullane 17 2 1 1
64 63 Jack Quinn 17 1 1
65 60 Fielder Jones 16 1 1
66T 68T Sam Leever 13 1 1
66T 65 Red Schoendienst 13 1 1
68 66T Artie Wilson 11 1 1
69 71T Fred Dunlap 10 1 1
70T 61 Wilbur Cooper 9 1 1
70T 66T Dom DiMaggio 9 1 1
70T 64 Herman Long 9 1 1
70T 74 Bobby Veach 9 1 1
74T 75T Hack Wilson 8 1 1
74T 68T Gil Hodges 8 1 1
76 71T Wally Berger 7 1 1
77 80T Hilton Smith 6 1 1
Dropped Out: Buzz Arlett(71T), Bus Clarkson(68T), Luke Easter(62), Bobby Estalella(77T),
Bill Mazeroski(77T), Billy Nash(80T), Virgil Trucks(77T), Sol White(75T).
Ballots Cast: 52
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Stewart's reputation as the folksy kind-old-dad kind of guy, a role he obviously played a lot, really does overlook how brilliantly he played characters hanging onto hope and sanity by a thread, and how convincingly he played tough guys in various Westerns. He was a hell of a good actor, deserving of more than the stuttering impersonation he normally gets.
I thought Jimmy was great in Liberty Valance (also starring Dr. Chaleeko favorite Lee Marvin, see also The Wild One with the great quote: "Johnny, come out here so I can beat the living Christmas out of ya!"). He gets whupped by Marvin, saved by Wayne, and then rides the ambiguity of his situation to fame/fortune. His performance has a strong sense of how much his character is flummoxed by the situation, depending so much upon the adulation that comes from something he didn't do. Good old moral ambiguity: works every time on me.
John Wayne (not Gacy) = well, er, ah, gimme a minute I'll think of sumthin'
Jimmy Stewart = Vertigo! (To be confused with Mel Brooks' High Anxiety, which is much funnier.)
Depends who you're asking. If you're asking the cineaste elite, he's overrated. If you ask the average American male he's an icon.
I'd certainly belong to any 'cineaste elite' and I think he's underrated as an actor. As an icon, I don't think his rating can be argued with. Whether he's an icon for good or evil is certainly up for debate, but it largely depends on your political POV which doesn't have a lot to do with his actual films or acting skills. His status as an icon overshadows his actual skill as an actor, as well as the fact that he's a totally different style of actor than the presently dominant method style (DeNiro, Hoffman, et al.)
John Wayne is generally underrated as an actor even by his most drooling fans, who tend to adulate him as an icon and as a personality. But strictly looking at his work on screen, he certainly made a ton of junk, but in those times when he was working with a serious director with a serious script, he was a very fine actor. The Searchers is one example, and so is True Grit. He had both depth and humor that he was rarely called upon to deliver, but he demonstrated it under the right circumstances.
But that movie had some of the greatest one liners in Hollywood history
Oh, Mr. President, we seem to be alone. I, I'm not complaining for a social reason; it's just, I think it'd be a pity if these gentlemen missed any of this, and...
and my favorite
Either I'm dead right, or I'm crazy!
Would you care to put that to a vote, senator
I'd add The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, Stagecoach, Flying Leathernecks, The Cowboys, Rio Bravo, Red River, Dark Command and even The Quiet Man to the list of great Wayne performances.
The Quiet Man is my favorite John Wayne film, but the Shootist is #2 (They Were Expendable is my favorite war film of his).
BTW, at the end of North to Alaska (not a bad film, BTW), you can see the Duke's toupee fly off in a fight with Ernie Kovacs. It's only for a second so keep your eyes peeled (he actually doesn't wear it on purpose at the end of the Wings of Eagles, which is a boring flick, BTW).
Me too, talk about a great movie, wow. Probably my favorite Christmas movie ever.
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