Wednesday, Janurary 7, 2088
CRYSTAL LAKE'S GARLAND ENSHRINED INTO THE IPA HALL OF FAME
Gifted and talented Crystal Lake infielder Cookie Garland has received the ultimate honor for a baseball player -- being inducted into the Islandian Pro Alliance Hall of Fame. Garland is he 145th member of this IPA elites. There are 92 position players and 53 pitchers. He starred for 18 season with the Skippers. The induction ceremony, which was held today, included tributes from his former teammates. One of them recognized his unparalleled work ethic, another his "naturally pure" swing, and yet another, his love for the game. Garland received numerous awards during his playing days, but he said nothing can compare to being enshrined into the Hall of Fame.
In a career spanning 2390 games, Garland batted .302 with 2595 hits, 342 home runs, 1463 RBIs and 1375 runs scored. Garlon played second and third base in his career and was a 5-time All-Star. He retired in 2084. He was elected to the Hall on his 1st try, with 86.0% of the vote. The ballots are counted and the results are in. Only one player was enshrined this year: Cookie Garland will now see his plaque mounted beside the other greats from the game.
The full voting results are included here. Players require 75% of ballots cast to be elected to the Hall, may stay on the ballot for up to 10 years if they receive at least 5% of the votes. Players must be retired for 3 years before they are eligible for induction to the Hall of Fame. Cookie Garland was the only player selected this year.
2B Cookie Garland 86.0 (1st year) Inducted HOF
RF Ernie Friedricks 54.6 (3rd year)
SS Junior Evans 42.1 (6th year)
SP William Pike 41.3 (5th year)
SS Yazzy Ricks 31.0 (7th year)
RP Henry Youngman 27.7 (3rd year)
SP Calvin Hurley 26.9 (1st year)
2B Nat Kenner 22.5 (3rd year)
SP Major Rowling 18.1 (1st year)
SS Andy Zahn 17.7 (3rd year)
SP Mick Flanders 16.2 (3rd year)
SP Jeff Kennon 15.1 (1st year)
SS Ollie Daggs 15.1 (3rd year)
SP Paddy McCammon 14.0 (1st year)
SP Junior Castle 13.3 (1st year)
LF Dolph Gordon 12.9 (3rd year)
3B Misha Makowski 12.9 (3rd year)
SP Luis Trevino 10.7 (1st year)
1B Virgil Welsh 9.6 (3rd year)
RP Brownie Ashmore 8.9 (9th year)
CF Eliott Carleton 8.5 (3rd year)
SP Russell Krohn 7.7 (6th year)
2B Jimmy Czarnecki 7.7 (3rd year)
SP Billy Lake 4.8 (4th year) Dropped
SP Carl Dugan 4.4 (1st year) Dropped
SP Bubby Dancer 4.4 (3rd year) Dropped
SP Dean Colburn 3.0 (1st year) Dropped
SP Claude Renoir 2.6 (1st year) Dropped
SP Milosz Mazur 2.6 (3rd year) Dropped
SP Nobuo Ojima 2.6 (3rd year) Dropped
SP Lando Vargas 1.1 (3rd year) Dropped
SP Teddy Blixt 0.4 (1st year) Dropped
SP Rusty Rudelmeier 0.4 (1st year) Dropped
3B Rodney Reeson 0.0 (1st year) Dropped
C Gail Montgomery 0.0 (1st year) Dropped
3B Ozzy Schiffman 0.0 (1st year) Dropped
3B Grover Gossage 0.0 (1st year) Dropped
