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On January 22, 1976, Lemon was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. It was the twelfth ballot on which he had appeared. He received 78.6% of the vote. [55] On August 8, one day before his induction ceremony, Lemon said, "It's a great thrill.
The plaque gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame Ty Cobb's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, honors individuals who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport, and is the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, displaying baseball-related artifacts and exhibits.
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time.
Among pitchers whose entire careers were in the post-1920 live-ball era, Warren Spahn [5] has the most wins with 363. Only 24 pitchers have accumulated 300 or more wins in their careers. [6] Roger Clemens [7] is the only pitcher with 300 wins or more not elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Recording 300 career wins has been seen as a guaranteed admission to the Baseball Hall of Fame. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] All pitchers with 300 wins have been elected to the Hall of Fame [ 13 ] except for Clemens, who received only half of the vote total needed for induction in his first appearance on the Hall of Fame ballot in 2013 [ 14 ] and lost ...
Boudreau was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970 with 77.33% of the vote. That same year, his uniform number 5 was retired by the Cleveland Indians (he wore number 4 with the Red Sox). In 1973, the city of Cleveland renamed a street bordering Cleveland Municipal Stadium after Boudreau. [ 10 ]
In addition to leading the American League in wins six times in his career and winning three triple crowns, Walter Johnson was one of the five charter members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. [172] Joe Wood's 34 wins in 1912 were a career-high. [173] Roger Clemens won the most American League games in 1986 & 1987 for the Red Sox and 1997 & 1998 ...
This is a list of Major League Baseball (MLB) players to have accumulated a value of 50 or more career Wins Above Replacement (WAR) using the Baseball Reference calculation. [a] As of the conclusion of the 2024 Major League Baseball season, 320 players have reached a WAR value of 50.0 or higher, as detailed on this list.