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There are currently over
250 players enshrined in the Baseball Hall Of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
Yet there are quite a few guys that stick out in my mind as potential
hall-of-famers. Now I wouldn't say that all 101 of these guys should be
in there but I do say they are indeed worthy of consideration ahead of
everyone else among those who played in the '50s or later and have
retired. Some of these players have actually had good support in the
past and have even been close to getting elected.
Some of the guys on the
list are not in the Hall of Fame yet since they retired recently and
haven't come up on a ballot yet. In that case I asterisked the name and
then mentioned in the adjoining column the year they will first be
eligible. I only put those players on here if I felt they weren't going
to get in on the first ballot anyway. That is why Yankees Jeter and
Rivera aren't on here. I believe they are shoo-ins.
There were some other
great ballplayers that were close to making my list, but I wanted to
keep it at 101 just like my other extremely awesome lists located
elsewhere on the site. In a similar vein the very
amazing audio music clips section is 1001 songs strong. So there, I am
providing continuity for you my wonderful visitor and isn't that such a
nice thing in this world of upheaval and turmoil?
Among the guys who didn't
quite make it on the list might be some of your personal favorites who
you might include if you made up your own such list. Anyway, it's just
my personal list and not meant to be a definitive one. That's what
makes baseball so great. Folks debate and argue about this stuff all
the time everywhere especially at the barrooms. Not to mention at pubs,
taverns, saloons, speakeasies, lounges, alehouses, beer gardens,
rathskellers,and cantinas. Just not bistros. Annoying
self-absorbed people are too busy there staring at their stupid
I-phones or gabbing away about whatever.....but I'm not bitter.....
Guys that came super close
(to making my list, not the hall of fame) were Mel Stottlemyre, Dewey
Evans, Rusty Staub, Bill Buckner, John Olerud, Steve Finley, and Mickey
Vernon among others. Had to make the cut someplace. After them I was
also a big fan of David Justice, Mike Sweeney, Danny Tartabull, Dean
Palmer, even Ryan Howard though he struck out a ton, but since I did
want to keep the list at 101 they do not appear. Kinduva bummer
but...It is what it is. If you have compiled a near hall-of-famer list
yourself it would be
cool to know close or far off we are (themisakman@yahoo.com). Now take
a trip down memory lane and ENJOY!
Note: Players are grouped by position and then within that position they are listed chronologically from debut year.
1B
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OF
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RP
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| Gill Hodges |
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Dom Dimaggio |
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Roy Face
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| Ted Kluszewski |
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Del Ennis
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John Franco
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Boog Powell
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Carl Furillo
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Billy Wagner
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Dick Allen
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Vic Wertz
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Lee May
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Minnie Minoso
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SP
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Steve Garvey
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Harvey Kuenn
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Billy Pierce
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Keith Hernandez
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Rocky Colavito
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Lew Burdette
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Mark McGwire
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Frank Howard
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Vern Law
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Rafael Palmeiro
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Vada Pinson
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Mike Cuellar
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Don Mattingly
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Tony Oliva
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Jim Kaat
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Tino Martinez
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Pete Rose
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Dave McNally
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Carlos Delgado
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Al Oliver
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Tommy John
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Todd Helton*
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Elig. 2019
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Dave Parker
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Mickey Lolich
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Paul Konerko*
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Elig. 2020
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Dale Murphy
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Luis Tiant
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Mark Teixeira*
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Elig. 2022
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George Bell
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Dennis Leonard
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Adrian Gonzalez
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Elig. 2023
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Joe Carter
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Ron Guidry |
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Barry Bonds |
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Dave Stewart |
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2B
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Fred McGriff
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Orel Hershiser
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| Junior (Jim)
Gilliam |
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Gary Sheffield
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Roger Clemens
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Willie Randolph
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Albert (Joey)
Belle |
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Jamie Moyer |
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| Lou Whitaker
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Juan Gonzalez |
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Jack McDowell |
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| Jeff Kent
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Sammy Sosa |
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Kevin Brown |
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Larry Walker |
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Curt Schilling
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SS
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Moises Alou |
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Andy Pettitte* |
Elig. 2019
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| Marty Marion
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Bernie
Williams |
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Johan Santana |
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| Johnny Pesky
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Jim Edmonds |
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| Maury Wills
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Manny Ramirez |
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Dave Concepcion
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Garret
Anderson |
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| Julio Franco
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Johnny Damon |
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| Omar Vizquel
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Jermaine Dye |
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| Alex Rodriguez*
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Elig. 2022
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Andruw Jones |
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| Miguel Tejada*
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Bobby Abreu* |
Elig. 2020
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| Jimmy Rollins*
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Elig. 2022
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Maggio Ordonez
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| Michael Young*
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Elig. 2019
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Carlos Beltran |
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Lance Berkman* |
Elig. 2019
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3B
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Carlos Lee |
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| Frank Malzone |
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| Ken Boyer
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| Matt Williams
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| Scott Rolen
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| Aramis Ramirez*
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Elig. 2021
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C
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| Joe Torre
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(As player)
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| Thurman Munson
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| Ted Simmons
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| Jorge Posada |
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| Victor Martinez
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Elig. 2023
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| Joe Mauer
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Elig. 2023
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| DH
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| Edgar Martinez |
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| David Ortiz* |
Elig. 2022 |
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