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Historical examples of Baseball Hall of Fame position players pitching in MLB games include Ty Cobb (four innings in 1918 and one inning in 1925), [13] Jimmie Foxx (one inning in 1939), [14] [b] Stan Musial (to a single batter in 1952), [15] Tris Speaker (one inning in 1914), [16] and Ted Williams (two innings in 1940). [17]
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.
Like many original sabermetric concepts, the idea of a defensive spectrum was first introduced by Bill James in his Baseball Abstract series of books during the 1980s. [2] The basic premise of the spectrum is that positions on the right side of the spectrum are more difficult than the positions on the left side.
Position(s) Indicates the inductee's primary position or role † Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame ‡ Recipient of the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award: PA 2,000 or more plate appearances: IP 1,000 or more innings pitched: GP 250 or more games pitched: MVP Most Valuable Player Award winner: CY Cy Young Award winner: ROY Rookie of ...
Brooks Robinson is the all-time leader in career games as a third baseman, playing 2,870 games at the position; [2] [3] [4] it is the most games played at a single position by any player in major league history, and exceeded the previous record at the position by nearly 700 games.
Wes Ferrell holds the all-time Major League Baseball record for home runs hit while playing the position of pitcher. He hit 37 as a pitcher. [6] Baseball Hall of Famers Bob Lemon and Warren Spahn are tied for second with 35 career home runs apiece. [7] [8] [9] Red Ruffing, Earl Wilson, and Don Drysdale are the only other pitchers to hit at ...
In 1981, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his first ballot. [ 98 ] In 1999, he was ranked number 31 on The Sporting News ' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team .
As of 2014, the player with the highest JAWS score all-time was Babe Ruth [9] and the player with the worst JAWS score in the Baseball Hall of Fame was Tommy McCarthy. [10] As of 2023 [update] , Barry Bonds has the best JAWS score of any eligible position player not in the Hall of Fame.