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VanillaGorilla · 02-02-2013, 07:13 AM

Making up for not having any relief specialists inducted in the previous HOF, the newest Shrine at The Field of Dreams welcomes it's second closer, Alex Serrano.

Yep, a for real "Cup of Coffee" RL player (1G, 1 IP), is inducted as a legitimate HOFer, here. Someone call Italy.

Unlike Hugh O'Neil, Serrano was not a sleeper. The Padres selected him with the 14th overall pick in 1976. He last pitched in 1991. During spring training of 1992, what would have been his 41 y/o season, Serrano tore his labrum and retired that October (he had signed a two year deal with the Tigers prior to the 1991 season).

Serrano is 2nd to O'Neil on the All-Time save list with 456. He led the league in saves in 1983 with 43. 7 times he saved 30 or more games. 4 times he saved 40 or more. In 1991, at the age of 40, he saved a career high 44 games and went out on top as the Tigers won the WS on a squad that also featured 24 y/o future HOFer Gary Sheffield.

That was the third WS win for Serrano, in 3 WS appearances with 3 different teams. He won in 1981 with the Padres, and in 1985 with the Phillies.

In Post season play, Serrano had no peer. In 14 games he was 2-0 with 9 saves in 9 attempts and had a 0.66 OOTP ERA.

From 1977 through 1982, he had just one season with an OOTP ERA above 2.00, and that was 2.02 figure in 1980. In 1979, he was 7-1 with an OOTP ERA of 0.86 in 63 IP. He collected 24 saves that year. His npa ERA+? 478.

For his career, he posted an OOTP ERA of 2.20 (npa ERA+ 209) while piecing together a record of 72-58 in 982 1/3 IP over 882 games.

Serrano, with the bonus for career saves, gets in by virtue of his HOFs number being above the Hall average.

ADD: Serrano was named to 9 AS teams. That is the most of any pitcher currently in the Hall.

Black Ink: 3
Gray Ink: 46
HOFm: 159.5
HOFs: 25

Gorilla Composite: 1.8

02-02-2013, 07:13 AM	#11
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371	Class of 2011(1939), Pitcher: Serrano Making up for not having any relief specialists inducted in the previous HOF, the newest Shrine at The Field of Dreams welcomes it's second closer, Alex Serrano. Yep, a for real "Cup of Coffee" RL player (1G, 1 IP), is inducted as a legitimate HOFer, here. Someone call Italy. Unlike Hugh O'Neil, Serrano was not a sleeper. The Padres selected him with the 14th overall pick in 1976. He last pitched in 1991. During spring training of 1992, what would have been his 41 y/o season, Serrano tore his labrum and retired that October (he had signed a two year deal with the Tigers prior to the 1991 season). Serrano is 2nd to O'Neil on the All-Time save list with 456. He led the league in saves in 1983 with 43. 7 times he saved 30 or more games. 4 times he saved 40 or more. In 1991, at the age of 40, he saved a career high 44 games and went out on top as the Tigers won the WS on a squad that also featured 24 y/o future HOFer Gary Sheffield. That was the third WS win for Serrano, in 3 WS appearances with 3 different teams. He won in 1981 with the Padres, and in 1985 with the Phillies. In Post season play, Serrano had no peer. In 14 games he was 2-0 with 9 saves in 9 attempts and had a 0.66 OOTP ERA. From 1977 through 1982, he had just one season with an OOTP ERA above 2.00, and that was 2.02 figure in 1980. In 1979, he was 7-1 with an OOTP ERA of 0.86 in 63 IP. He collected 24 saves that year. His npa ERA+? 478. For his career, he posted an OOTP ERA of 2.20 (npa ERA+ 209) while piecing together a record of 72-58 in 982 1/3 IP over 882 games. Serrano, with the bonus for career saves, gets in by virtue of his HOFs number being above the Hall average. ADD: Serrano was named to 9 AS teams. That is the most of any pitcher currently in the Hall. Black Ink: 3 Gray Ink: 46 HOFm: 159.5 HOFs: 25 Gorilla Composite: 1.8 Last edited by VanillaGorilla; 02-02-2013 at 07:50 AM.