06-27-2024, 07:01 AM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2020
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2007 EPB Hall of Fame
No players were inducted into the Eurasian Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007. It was one of the weakest ever ballots for newcomers, as the best debuting player was Sultan Kurbanow at 14.6%. He was one of only two debutants that even had enough to remain on the ballot.

Three players were above 50%, but short of the 66% requirement for induction. SP Giorgi Mikadze was the leader with 56.1% on his fifth ballot. Fellow pitchers Mikhail Kripak (53.8%, 2nd ballot) and Dana Bancu (51.8%, 5th ballot) also crossed the midway mark.
One pitcher, Petr Bidzinashvili, was dropped after ten ballots. The Georgian righty had a 13 year career between Tbilisi and Kharkiv and had a 192-166 record, 2.58 ERA, 3343.2 innings, 2978 strikeouts, 239 complete games, 112 ERA+, and 61.0 WAR.
Bidzinashvili lacked major awards or league leading stats, although he did pack a lot of innings into a shorter career. He debuted at 44.8%, but had six ballots where he was above 50%. Bidzinashvili got very close with 60.9% in 1999, 62.9% in 2002, and 64.3% in 2006. However, he ended at 38.6% and was forever banished to the Hall of Pretty Good.
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