For any baseball fanatic, a trip to Cooperstown can take on the aura of a holy pilgrimage. Yet many fans are unaware of what goes into the selection of players to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Part I of this volume offers a chronology of Hall of Fame voting from 1936 to the present. Part II provides information about the awards won (Cy Young, MVP, Rookie), honors (Sporting News All-Star selections), and other career details (longevity, benchmark statistical achievements) that tend to sway voters. And Part III summarizes the voting trends by position.
For any baseball fanatic, a trip to Cooperstown can take on the aura of a holy pilgrimage. Yet many fans are unaware of what goes into the selection of players to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Part I of this volume offers a chronology of Hall of Fame voting from 1936 to the present. Part II provides information about the awards won (Cy Young, MVP, Rookie), honors (Sporting News All-Star selections), and other career details (longevity, benchmark statistical achievements) that tend to sway voters. And Part III summarizes the voting trends by position.
John McConnell is a retired associate dean of academic affairs of the School of Applied Arts and Sciences at California State University, Long Beach. Also serving as a professor and administrator, he was the first coach of the baseball team from 1954 through 1959 and was inducted into the university's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.
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Table of Contents Preface PART I: A HISTORY OF HALL OF FAME VOTING Introduction The 1930s The 1940s The 1950s The 1960s The 1970s The 1980s The 1990s The 2000s Summary The Veterans Committee: A Continuing Dilemma PART II: HALL OF FAMERS-OTHER FACTORS AND OTHER AWARDS Introduction Where Did the Hall of Famers Play? Managers and the Hall of Fame Gold Glove Award and the Hall of Fame Summary of Gold Glove Award Winners by Position Cy Young Award and the Hall of Fame Rookie of the Year Award and the Hall of Fame Most Valuable Player Award and the Hall of Fame Status of the Top Ten Vote-Getters in Each Baseball Writers' Association Election Status of Non-Hall of Famers Who Ranked in the Top Ten The Sporting News All-Star Team Selections and the Hall of Fame The Longevity Factor The Longevity Factory Among Pitchers Ethnic Minorities in the Hall of Fame PART III: ANALYSIS OF HALL OF FAME PLAYERS BY POSITION Introduction Pitchers Catchers First Basemen Second Basemen Third Basemen Shortstops Outfielders Index
Table of Contents Preface PART I: A HISTORY OF HALL OF FAME VOTING Introduction The 1930s The 1940s The 1950s The 1960s The 1970s The 1980s The 1990s The 2000s Summary The Veterans Committee: A Continuing Dilemma PART II: HALL OF FAMERS-OTHER FACTORS AND OTHER AWARDS Introduction Where Did the Hall of Famers Play? Managers and the Hall of Fame Gold Glove Award and the Hall of Fame Summary of Gold Glove Award Winners by Position Cy Young Award and the Hall of Fame Rookie of the Year Award and the Hall of Fame Most Valuable Player Award and the Hall of Fame Status of the Top Ten Vote-Getters in Each Baseball Writers' Association Election Status of Non-Hall of Famers Who Ranked in the Top Ten The Sporting News All-Star Team Selections and the Hall of Fame The Longevity Factor The Longevity Factory Among Pitchers Ethnic Minorities in the Hall of Fame PART III: ANALYSIS OF HALL OF FAME PLAYERS BY POSITION Introduction Pitchers Catchers First Basemen Second Basemen Third Basemen Shortstops Outfielders Index
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