Carlton Broadbent Elected to Hall of Fame
Balmoral, Oxford, June 2 (BP) – The Baseball Reporters Association of Braeland (BRAB) announced today that one new member was added to the Braeland Baseball Hall of Fame, and it was a hometown hero. OF
Carlton Broadbent officially becomes the 17th member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and the fifth outfielder to be elected. After garnering 66.6% of the vote in both 1956 and 1957, he succeeded in surpassing the 75% threshold this year with 80.1%. Broadbent, who played all of his 14 seasons with the Balmoral Giants, primarily played in rightfield. But it was his bat that made him one of the most formidable players in the United Leagues in his prime. The 9-time all-star won two Babe Ruth Awards as his League’s most outstanding hitter and was rated the No. 1 position player in the entire United Leagues two years in a row (1943 and 1944). He becomes the first player whose primary team was the Balmoral Giants to be elected to the Hall of Fame.
Teams:
Balmoral Giants
Notable Achievements:
Player of the Week: 12
Batter of the Month: 7
Babe Ruth Awards: 2 (1943-44, 1944-45)
Triple Crown: 1 (1944-45)
Batting Title: 1 (1944-45)
All-Star Selections: 9
All-Braeland Teams: 3
Hall of Fame Metrics:
JAWS: 43.2 (average HOF SS – 34)
Black Ink: 68 (average HOF – 33)
Gray Ink: 226 (average HOF – 150)
HOF Standards: 50 (average HOF – 46)
HOF Monitor: 193 (average HOF – 148)
Induction Pct: 80.1; third year
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