05-26-2024, 06:01 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2020
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2004 ABF and ALB Hall of Fame

The Asian Baseball Federation had inducted its first Hall of Famers in 2003. No one joined them in 2004, although LF Hakim Baig came very close to the 66% requirement with 62.5% on his third try. Also above 50% was 1B Hazah Sheikh at 52.1% with his third ballot. The best debut was reliever Nosrat Maghami at a mere 20.8%.
The first player to make ten ballots and miss the cut for ABF was SP Zeyad Noori. He had only five official years with Tehan, but thrived with an 85-65 record, 2.39 ERA, 1411.2 innings, 1594 strikeouts, 132 ERA+, and 47.6 WAR. Noori was Pitcher of the Year in 1989 and if he wasn’t 29 when ABF started, he might have had a chance to get the needed accumulations. Five years wasn’t enough for the majority of voters, although Noori did debut at 26.1%. He ended at 15.4%.
Arab League Baseball’s Hall of Fame still remained empty after 2004 voting. SP Abdullah Al-Muhafazat again was above 50% with 50.5% for his second try. He was slightly down from 52.0% the prior year and is still the only player that has gotten above 50%. Also above 1/3s of the vote was CL Paul Arfaoui (38.4%, 5th ballot) and CL Ahmed Mohamed Abdallah (33.8%, 2nd ballot). The best debut was also a reliever with Adlene Sami getting only 20.5%. 2005 would finally see the ALB enshrine its first Hall of Famer.
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