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1979 Hall of Fame Ballot
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Eligibility Requirements: Players must have spent a minimum of 10 seasons in the major leagues. There is also a five year waiting period before any retired player can be placed on the ballot and a player is only eligible for the 20 years following their retirement. Those who spent their entire careers in the NNL will be eligible for five years once they are included on this ballot.
Players who spent most or all of their career in the PBRL Negro Leagues are being considered for induction. Please note that the Park Adjusted OPS+ numbers are for a player's PBRL stats only. The following is a link to the NNL Leaderboards as well as statistics and notes on all players with significant NNL experience currently being considered for induction:
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Significant NNL stats previously unlisted were added to a handful of players' resumes. Please don't overlook these new resources.
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Batters
Name - Park Adjusted OPS+ - Notable Accomplishments
New: C John Kruger (1957-1971) -
117 – 1957 Rookie of the Year, 6 time All Star, 6 Gold Gloves, 2 time World Champion, 1681 hits, 154 HR
SS Algernon Williams (1962-1966) -
134 – Negor Leaguer debuted in the majors at age 31, 4-time All Star,
SS Gideon Clarke (1953-1966) -
131 – 6-time All Star, 1962 hits, 104 triples, 112 home runs, hit .471 in 1961 World Series win
LF Bill Ramsey (1953-1968) -
138 – Including NNL stats, 468 home runs, 1717 hits, 1356 RBI. 4 Gold Gloves, 2-time All Star
NEW: LF Spotswood Poles (1961-1972) -
118 – 2-time All Star, 1 Gold Glove, .314 career average, .350 career postseason hitter in 6 seasons
RF Ray McCrory (1941-1960) -
130 – 6-time All-Star, 2 Gold Gloves, .318 BA, 1200+ runs and RBI
RF Jeffrey Lebowski (1950 -1967) -
132 – 5-time All Star, 1963 Batter of the Year, 1950 Rookie of the Year, 377 HR, 2764 hits
RF Vance Ransom (1955-1970) -
132 – 6-time All Star, 1 Gold Gloves, 1968 Batter of the Year, 479 home runs, 1377 RBI, 1990 hits
NEW: RF Don Hollenbeck (1960-1972) -
119 – 4-time All Star, 1477 hits, 206 doubles, 117 HR, .280 BA
NEW: RF Russ Brigham (1960-1972) -
120 – 3-time All Star, 1 Gold Glove, 1409 hits, 217 HR, 7 years of 20+ HR
Pitchers
Name - Park Adjusted ERA+ - Notable Accomplishments
SP Chet Boyd (1951-1967) -
Not in top 150 – 2-time All Star, 245 wins, last pick of the draft in 1951
SP Juan Rodriguez (1954-1968) -
141 – 3-time All Star. 200 wins, 3.02 ERA. 17-0 record in 1957.
SP Hooper Smith (1952-1968) -
124 – With NNL stats, 266 wins, 3022 strikeouts. 1956 Pitcher of the Year, 2-time All Star.
SP Bob Bisby (1954-1969) -
130 – 6-time All Star, 235-192, 2430 K, 3.19 ERA
SP John Homer (1956-1969) -
125 – 5-time All Star, 1956 Rookie of the Year, 232-150, 1675 K
SP Pervis Floyd (1961-1971) -
140 – 2 time All Star, 179-93 record in limited time due to Negro Leagues
SP Robert Howard (1961-1971) -
149 – 1961 Rookie of the Year, 5-time All Star, 172-79 record, 1709 strikeouts
New: SP Norm Bellamy (1957-1972) -
181 (ALL TIME RECORD) – 8 time All Star, 3-time Pitcher of the Year, 279 wins, 4-57 strikeouts,
New: CL Dan Hoy (1956-1972) -
123 – 3-time All Star, 361 career saves, 1,027 G (ALL TIME RECORD)
New: SP Masaichi Kaneda (1958-1972) -
123 – 3-time All Star, 2 Gold Gloves, 1967 Pitcher of the Year, 221 wins, 2673 strikeouts
New: SP Fred Fallon (1960-1973) -
114 – 3-time All Star, 190 wins, 1485 strikeouts
Approaching Eligibility
1980 - Howie Baumann, William Wallace, Freddie Szibjak, Ralph Manning, Jim Lafleur, George Grimm, Phil Polillo, Gordy Farmer
1981 - Jimmy Gilmer, Howard Wolowitz, Damon Rutherford
1982 - Turk Meaney, Sadaharu Oh, Krsto Bekovic, Steve Hunt, James Rossi, Harvey Alden
1983 - Leon Boozer, Apolinar Ortega, Takeshi Hongo, Emerson Rust, David Dunn, Frederick Reed, Cyrus Gault, Tom Kahle
1984 - Manuel Zubizarreta, Billy Washburn, Jim Nagel, Seaborn Joiner, MAywood Belcher, Johnny Lindqvist,Hank Daltrey, Shosei Go, Mel Troy