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VanillaGorilla · 04-10-2013, 02:50 AM

Two first ballot entries for this class, but neither enters on the First Ballot standard. An oddity, that.

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Hal McRae was chosen by the Yankees with the 6th overall pick in the 2036 draft.

In his 20 season big league career, McRae hit over .300 8 times.

McRae left the Bronx for Disneyland, and then signed with Columbus. In his free agent year there he hit a career high, and league leading, 55 doubles and a career high 121 RBI. He cashed in those numbers for a fat contract with, once again, the Yankees.

McRae had yet to play in the post season, and the Yankees were strong, so that drew him back. He helped the Yanks to the WS in 2053, but they fell in 6 games to the Mets.

McRae collected 2758 hits (35th, 7 behind Pete Rose) in his career which included 342 HRs and 678 doubles (12th). He drove in 1512 (67th, 5 behind Ron Cey and 7 ahead of Rick Monday) and scored 1340 runs. His career slash line of 292/352/484 gave him a npa OPS+ of 125. Compare to RL slash of 290/351/454, OPS+ 123.

McRae enters as a third baseman. He played 700 games there.

A six time All Star, McRae enters the HOF by virtue of his HOFs number being above the Hall aberage.

Black Ink: 4 (9)
Gray Ink: 48 (87)
HOFm: 80 (49)
HOFs: 56 (24)

Gorilla Composite: 2.2 (1.7)

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Don Sutton, like his HOF classmate, came into the league in the 2036 draft. He was taken with the 9th pick, 3 after McCrae, by the Mariners.

Sutton flew under the radar as I was simming the seasons. Pitching is short and thin on the spread sheet. I thought I would have to go to the leaderboards for the pitching entry, but nope. Sutton did not get in on his FBS, but he gets in on the Standard Standard.

He never won a CYA, and he only appeared in 2 ASGs, but he put together a tremendous career.

He won 252 games (11th, 1 ahead of Justin Verlander), vs 202 losses. He struck out 3956 men (8th, sandwiched between Dan Casey and Dan Haren) in 4169 1/3 IP (9th). He started 618 games, 7th most in league history.

At age 37, as a newly signed Astro, he had a resurgence and posted a 20-5 record with an OOTP ERA of 2.96 (npa ERA+ 142) to score his career high in wins for a season.

In 2045 he joined the Yankees as a Free Agent. He put together a 14-8 3.40 campaign (npa ERA+ 133) in which he struck out 232 men in as many innings pitched. He led the Yankees to a WS title, that year. He is the first member of that team to be inducted.

Don Sutton pitched 3 No-Hitters in his career. A feat matched by two other pitchers, neither of which has been inducted.

Don Sutton is the 40th RL HOFer to be honored in this HOF.

His career 3.78 OOTP ERA is a npa ERA+ of 121.

Black Ink: 23 (8)
Gray Ink: 227 (243)
HOFm: 135.3 (149)
HOFs: 45 (58)

Gorilla Composite: 3.4 (3.5)

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No player that debuted IRL after 1989 has been inducted into the RL HOF. I will make notes in upcoming posts of RL HOFers and HOFers from the previous thread that make their debut from this point on. These players debuting now can gain entry, but it will be difficult to put together a HOF record and be retired by 2079 (2007).

Jim Palmer enters the league in 1990.

04-10-2013, 02:50 AM	#94
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371 Blog Entries: 2	Class of 2062 (1990): McRae, Sutton Two first ballot entries for this class, but neither enters on the First Ballot standard. An oddity, that. -------------------------------- Hal McRae was chosen by the Yankees with the 6th overall pick in the 2036 draft. In his 20 season big league career, McRae hit over .300 8 times. McRae left the Bronx for Disneyland, and then signed with Columbus. In his free agent year there he hit a career high, and league leading, 55 doubles and a career high 121 RBI. He cashed in those numbers for a fat contract with, once again, the Yankees. McRae had yet to play in the post season, and the Yankees were strong, so that drew him back. He helped the Yanks to the WS in 2053, but they fell in 6 games to the Mets. McRae collected 2758 hits (35th, 7 behind Pete Rose) in his career which included 342 HRs and 678 doubles (12th). He drove in 1512 (67th, 5 behind Ron Cey and 7 ahead of Rick Monday) and scored 1340 runs. His career slash line of 292/352/484 gave him a npa OPS+ of 125. Compare to RL slash of 290/351/454, OPS+ 123. McRae enters as a third baseman. He played 700 games there. A six time All Star, McRae enters the HOF by virtue of his HOFs number being above the Hall aberage. Black Ink: 4 (9) Gray Ink: 48 (87) HOFm: 80 (49) HOFs: 56 (24) Gorilla Composite: 2.2 (1.7) ------------------------------------ Don Sutton, like his HOF classmate, came into the league in the 2036 draft. He was taken with the 9th pick, 3 after McCrae, by the Mariners. Sutton flew under the radar as I was simming the seasons. Pitching is short and thin on the spread sheet. I thought I would have to go to the leaderboards for the pitching entry, but nope. Sutton did not get in on his FBS, but he gets in on the Standard Standard. He never won a CYA, and he only appeared in 2 ASGs, but he put together a tremendous career. He won 252 games (11th, 1 ahead of Justin Verlander), vs 202 losses. He struck out 3956 men (8th, sandwiched between Dan Casey and Dan Haren) in 4169 1/3 IP (9th). He started 618 games, 7th most in league history. At age 37, as a newly signed Astro, he had a resurgence and posted a 20-5 record with an OOTP ERA of 2.96 (npa ERA+ 142) to score his career high in wins for a season. In 2045 he joined the Yankees as a Free Agent. He put together a 14-8 3.40 campaign (npa ERA+ 133) in which he struck out 232 men in as many innings pitched. He led the Yankees to a WS title, that year. He is the first member of that team to be inducted. Don Sutton pitched 3 No-Hitters in his career. A feat matched by two other pitchers, neither of which has been inducted. Don Sutton is the 40th RL HOFer to be honored in this HOF. His career 3.78 OOTP ERA is a npa ERA+ of 121. Black Ink: 23 (8) Gray Ink: 227 (243) HOFm: 135.3 (149) HOFs: 45 (58) Gorilla Composite: 3.4 (3.5) -------------------------------- No player that debuted IRL after 1989 has been inducted into the RL HOF. I will make notes in upcoming posts of RL HOFers and HOFers from the previous thread that make their debut from this point on. These players debuting now can gain entry, but it will be difficult to put together a HOF record and be retired by 2079 (2007). Jim Palmer enters the league in 1990. Last edited by VanillaGorilla; 04-10-2013 at 10:01 AM.