Santo elected to HOF

[tycobb420]

http://baseballhall.org/news/press-releases/ron-santo-elected-national-baseball-hall-fame-golden-era-committee

About friggin time. Too bad he is dead.

 

[biggunsbob]

He should have been in years ago i agree with you..

 

[kalinecountry]

biggunsbob[/color]]He should have been in years ago i agree with you..

posthumously just over a year late.
Deserved a few years ago.

 

[kalinecountry]

http://baseballhall.org/news/press-releases/ron-santo-elected-national-baseball-hall-fame-golden-era-committee
Ron Santo Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by Golden Era Committee.
from baseballhall.org

Includes the vote for all players on the ballot.

 

[Rebbiv]

Career At Wrigley

.298 BAVG .385 SLG .529 SLG .914 OPS

Career Away

.257 BAVG .342 SLG .406 SLG .748 OPS


This above else, was the obstacle that kept him from the hall. Yazstremski, Rice, Boggs and Puckett also had huge home splits.

Yazstremski .904 OPS vs .779 OPS (3,000 hits)

Rice .920 OPS vs .782 OPS

Boggs .934 OPS vs .781 OPS (3,000 hits) .991 OPS in Fenway

Puckett .909 OPS vs .761 OPS

 

[tycobb420]

Career At Wrigley

.298 BAVG .385 SLG .529 SLG .914 OPS

Career Away

.257 BAVG .342 SLG .406 SLG .748 OPS


This above else, was the obstacle that kept him from the hall. Yazstremski, Rice, Boggs and Puckett also had huge home splits.

Yazstremski .904 OPS vs .779 OPS (3,000 hits)

Rice .920 OPS vs .782 OPS

Boggs .934 OPS vs .781 OPS (3,000 hits) .991 OPS in Fenway

Puckett .909 OPS vs .761 OPS

Boggs career could be split in two. From 1982-1991, he hit under .325 once. From 1992-1999, he hit over .325 once (.324 in 1995 to be fair).

Santos splits did not keep him out of the Hall. It was being compared to Brooks Robinson and Mike Schmidt.

 

[hellifino]

didn't know Al was on the committee. 2 thumbs up.