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Baseball: Knuckleballer who pitched in 1,070 games was first reliever elected to Cooperstown.
Aug. 25, 2002
Relief pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm and outfielder Lou Brock are rated the most likely candidates to be elected today to baseball’s Hall of Fame.
Jan. 7, 1985
Hoyt Wilhelm did it with his arm, Lou Brock with his legs. They made life miserable for catchers.
July 28, 1985
Hoyt Wilhelm, who confounded batters until age 49 with a knuckleball, and Lou Brock, baseball’s all-time stolen base leader, were elected to the Hall of Fame Monday.
Jan. 8, 1985
Lou Brock thanked lots of people for helping him reach the Hall of Fame--his mom, his wife, and others.
Jan. 9, 1985
The baseball Hall of Fame voting will be announced Monday.
Jan. 5, 1997
Jesse Orosco walked out of the bullpen and into baseball’s record book, moving to the top of a prestigious list that features some of the finest relief pitchers in the history of the game.
Aug. 18, 1999
Pitchers with 100 wins and 100 saves: *--* Pitcher Wins Saves Dennis Eckersley 197 390 Rich Gossage 124 310 Rollie Fingers 114 341 Hoyt Wilhelm 143 227 Elroy Face 104 193 Lindy McDaniel 141 172 Stu Miller 105 154 Dave Giusti 100 145 Bob Stanley 115 132 Ron Kline 114 108 Ron Reed 146 103 Ellis Kinder 102 102 Firpo Marberry 148 101 John Smoltz 163 101 *--*
July 24, 2003
Palyers hitting a home run in their first at-bat, and never hitting another: Dan Bankhead, Brooklyn (1947) Cuno Barragan, Chicago Cubs (1961) Andre David, Minnesota (1984) Bill LeFebvre, Boston AL (1938) Dave Machemer, Angels (1978) Hack Miller, Detroit (1944) Eddie Morgan, St.
July 22, 1990
Outfielder Enos Slaughter, the “Charlie Hustle” of the 1940s, and Arky Vaughan, a shortstop with a lifetime batting average of .318, were elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame today by the shrine’s Committee on Veterans.
March 6, 1985