| Stan Musial- Nominated June 4, 2001 by Nathan Gilhaus OF,1B-St. Louis Cardinals: 1941-1963. No real choice to be made here. .331 career average, 475 homers, one of the top doubles hitters of all time and a fine triple hitter as well. A class individual and the owner of a catchy nickname. Great skill with the harmonica. Status: Inducted (1st Member) June 4, 2001 |
| Ozzie Smith- Nominated June 4, 2001 by Nathan Gilhaus SS- San Diego Padres: 1978-1981, St. Louis Cardinals: 1982-1996 Hitting wasn't Hall of Fame caliber, just average. One of the better base stealers of his time, however, on a team whose running game was vital. Thus, his offensive abilities were sufficient to allow his defense to put him in my Hall of Fame. He was the best defensive shortstop of his time and arguably one of the greatest defensive players ever. Not a top-flight Hall of Famer by any means, but his "wizardry" with the glove puts him over the top. Status: Inducted (2nd Member) June 4, 2001 |
| Dwight Evans- Nominated October 6, 2001 by hmrsf OF/1B- Boston Red Sox: 1972-1989, Baltimore Orioles: 1991 Interesting dilemna. His career stats aren't bad. He hit over 30 homers three times, over 20 eleven times, 4 seasons of 100 RBI or better, and one season with a .300+ average. You know what? When I started writing this, I thought that wasn't good enough. I noticed that he had only a .270 career average and that he wasn't really impressive at the plate until his 10th season or so. But then I noticed his 8 gold gloves. The man had an excellent arm and a sure glove. I'd have to say that he's extremely underrated, and his defense gives him the extra boost he needs. Status: Inducted (3rd Member) November 15, 2001 |
| Rogers Hornsby- Nominated November 14, 2001 by Tim Connelly 2B/SS/3B (OF & 1B in trace amounts)- St. Louis Cardinals: 1915-1926, 1933; New York Giants: 1927; Boston Braves: 1928; Chicago Cubs: 1929-1932; St. Louis Browns: 1933-1937 Manager- St. Louis Cardinals: 1925-1926; New York Giants: 1927 Boston Braves: 1928; Chicago Cubs: 1930-1932; St. Louis Browns: 1933-1937, 1952; Chicago Cubs: 1952-1953 Wow, that's a mouthful! There's not really a doubt here. He led the league in batting 7 times, slugging 9 times, hits 4 times, doubles 4 times, triples twice, HRs twice, runs scored 5 times, RBI 4 times, and walks 3 times. He is 2nd all-time in Batting Average, won the Triple Crown in 1922 and '25, and has a career slugging percentage in the top 10 all-time at .577. Had 3 seasons with an average of over .400 and holds the modern record for single season batting average with .424 in 1924. AVERAGED over .400 for 5 seasons between 1921-1925. Won a World Series as player-manager in 1926, but was rather undistinguished as a manager on the whole. Good speed, but not great, and an average fielder. MORE |