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Barry Larkin Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:15:22 CST

Barry Larkin has been elected to baseball's Hall of Fame. The former Cincinnati Reds shortstop received 495 votes (86%) in balloting announced today by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, well above the necessary 430 (75%). Larkin was on the ballot for the third time after falling 75 votes short...

MLB Chief Weighs Pardon for Pete Rose

Matt Cantor — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:42:43 CDT

Pete Rose may yet have a shot at baseball’s Hall of Fame: Commissioner Bud Selig is weighing ending Rose’s lifetime ban for gambling on the sport, the New York Daily News reports. Hank Aaron, whose opinion counts heavily with Selig, told reporters over the weekend he’d like to see Rose...

Hall of Fame Voting So Predictable, a Computer Can Do it

Kevin Spak — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:37:55 CDT

The Baseball Writers of America turn out to be a predictable lot. A new computer program from a Missouri State computer science professor can accurately predict who’ll join the Hall of Fame, the Wall Street Journal reports. Given a set of 1,592 players who retired between 1950 and 2002,...

McGwire Hall Snub Bodes Ill for Bonds, Clemens

Nick McMaster — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:46:24 CST

Mark McGwire's awful showing in Hall of Fame voting—he got only 21.9% of votes this year, which is actually worse than last year and way below the required 75%—is a good sign that that fellow steroid pals Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds face long odds when they...

Henderson, Rice Headed to Cooperstown

Harry Kimball — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:00:00 CST

Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, MLB reports today. Henderson, often cited as the best leadoff hitter ever, was considered a shoe-in, and captured 94.8% of votes in his first year on the ballot. Rice, a Boston stalwart, squeaked in with...

Piazza Retires After 16 Seasons

Doug Sweeney — Wed, 21 May 2008 02:58:10 CDT

The most prolific hitting catcher of all-time is hanging up his spikes. After 16 years, Mike Piazza is calling it a career, one that saw him amass a .308 lifetime batting average and 427 homeruns; 396 of those dingers came as a catcher, which is the most all time, reports...

Closer's Canine Eats Historic Baseball

Mitch Pritchard — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:21:55 CST

The mystery location of the ball that served the final out of the 2007 World Series has been solved—it's all over Jonathan Papelbon's house, ESPN reports. "My dog ate it," said the Red Sox closer of the ball used to strike out Colorado's Seth Smith . "He jumped up one...

Ripken, Gwynn Deck the Hall

Jesse Andrews — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:31:24 CDT

Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken, Jr., were inducted to baseball's Hall of Fame today; both were notable for their remarkable consistency over careers spanning three decades, and both spent those careers with single teams. Their loyalty was repaid by circa 75,000 fans who came to see them inducted, the...

Cooperstown Won't Be Long on Bonds

Jesse Andrews — Tue, 29 May 2007 06:24:09 CDT

With 746 home runs, Giants masher and suspected steroid user Barry Bonds is just 10 away from breaking the record. The souvenirs from his run at history, however, may be staying in the family, the crotchety superstar has announced. Curators at the Hall of Fame are concerned that they will...