On Wednesday, January 6th, the Baseball Writers Association of America will announce the 2010 Baseball Hall of Fame inductees. Those selected will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 25 in Cooperstown, NY. Here are the 26 baseball legends on the list of potential inductees.
Roberto Alomar - 17 seasons / 12 time All Star / .300 career batting average / 10 time Gold Glove Winner
Kevin Appier - 16 seasons / 1 All Star appearance / 169 career wins / 1994 career strike outs
Harold Baines - 22 seasons / 6 All Star appearances / 384 career home runs
Bert Blyleven - 22 seasons / 2 All Star appearances / 287 career wins / 3701 careek strike outs
Ellis Burks - 18 seasons / 2 All Star appearances / 352 career home runs / 1990 Gold Glove winner
Andre Dawson - 21 seasons / 8 All Star appearances / 8 time Gold Glove Winner / 438 career home runs
Andres Galarraga - 19 seasons / 5 All Star appearances / 2 time Gold Glove Winner / 399 career home runs
Pat Hentgen - 14 seasons / 3 All Star appearances / 1996 Cy Young Winner
Mike Jackson - 17 seasons / career hits per 9 innings - 7.4 / career strike outs per 9 innings - 7.6
Eric Karros - 14 seasons / 1992 Rookie of the Year / 284 career home runs
Ray Lankford - 14 seasons / 1 All Star appearance / 238 career home runs
Barry Larkin - 19 seasons / 12 All Star appearances / 3 time Gold Glove Winner / 379 career stolen bases
Edgar Martinez - 18 seasons / 7 All Star appearances / .312 career batting average / 309 career home runs
Don Mattingly - 14 seasons / 6 All Star appearances / 9 tiem Gold Glove Winner / 1985 AL MVP
Fred McGriff - 19 seasons / 5 All Star appearances / 493 career home runs
Mark McGwire - 16 seasons / 12 All Star appearances / 583 career home runs
Jack Morris - 18 seasons / 5 All Star appearances / 2478 career strike outs / 254 career wins
Dale Murphy - 18 seasons / 7 All Star appearances / 398 career home runs
Dave Parker - 19 seasons / 7 All Star appearances / 339 career home runs / 1978 NL MVP
Tim Raines - 23 seasons / 7 All Star appearances / 808 career stolen bases
Shane Reynolds - 13 seasons / 1 All Star appearance / strike outs per 9 innings - 7.04
David Segui - 15 seasons / .291 career batting average
Lee Smith - 18 seasons / 7 All Star appearances / 3.02 career ERA / 478 career saves
Alan Trammell - 20 seasons / 6 All Star appearances / 4 time Gold Glove Winner
Robin Ventura - 16 seasons / 2 All Star appearances / 6 time Gold Glove Winner
Todd Zeile -16 seasons / .265 career batting average
So, imagine you are one of the esteemed baseball writers whose job it is to make the selection. Whose box do you check off?
