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National Baseball Hall of Fame: class of 2004.
PAUL MOLITOR PROFILE
A .306 lifetime hitter, Molitor played 21 seasons in the major leagues with the Milwaukee Brewers (1978-1992), Toronto Blue Jays (1993-1995) and Minnesota Twins (1996-1998). A right-handed batter, he collected 3,319 hits (ninth all-time), 605 doubles (10th), 1,782 runs (17th) and 953 extra-base hits (30th). Molitor is one of only six players to total 3,000 hits and 500 stolen bases during his career--a feat also accomplished by Rickey Henderson, Lou Brock, Ty Cobb, Eddie Collins and Honus Wagner.
Molitor is the only player to collect five hits in one World Series game and for his post-season career, he hit .368--including a .418 mark in 13 World Series games and a .500 mark in the 1993 Fall Classic when he was the Series MVP for the Blue Jays.
In 1987, he hit a career high .353 for the Brewers and posted a 39-game hitting streak.
DENNIS ECKERSLEY PROFILE
A right-handed thrower, Eckersley began his major league career as a starter who won 151 games, including a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians in 1977 and a 20-victory season for the Boston Red Sox in 1978. He rose to Hall of Fame status when he became a reliever in 1987 for the Oakland A's and went on to save 387 games between 1987 and 1998. In 1990, he saved 48 games with an ERA of 0.61 while walking four batters and fanning 73 in 73.1 innings of work. He became the ninth pitcher in baseball history to win the Cy Young Award and league MVP honors in the same season when he saved 51 games with a 7-1 won-lost record and 1.91 ERA for the pennant-winning A's in 1992. He finished his 24 seasons in the majors with 197 wins, 390 saves (third all-time) and 2,401 strikeouts.
FINAL VOTING RESULTS TOTAL BALLOTS CAST 506 NECESSARY FOR ELECTION 380 MINIMUM VOTES NEEDED TO REMAIN ON THE BALLOT 26 Player Votes % Paul Molitor 431 85.18 Dennis Eckersley 421 83.20 Ryne Sandberg 309 61.07 Bruce Suffer 301 59.49 Jim Rice 276 54.55 Andre Dawson 253 50.00 Rich Gossage 206 40.74 Lee Smith 185 36.56 Bert Blyleven 179 35.38 Jack Morris 133 26.28 Steve Garvey 123 24.31 Tommy John 111 21.94 Alan Trammell 70 13.83 Don Mattingly 65 12.85 Dave Concepcion 57 11.26 Dave Parker 53 10.47 Dale Murphy 43 8.50 Keith Hernandez 22 4.35 Joe Carter 19 3.75 Fernando Valenzuela 19 3.75 Dennis Martinez 16 3.16 Dave Stieb 7 1.38 Jim Eisenreich 3 0.59 Jimmy Key 3 0.59 Doug Drabek 2 0.40 Kevin Mitchell 2 0.40 Juan Samuel 2 0.40 Cecil Fielder 1 0.20 Randy Myers 1 0.20 Terry Pendleton 1 0.20 Pete Rose, ineligible for election, received 15 write-in votes Hall of Fame Members Listed are players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and the year they were inducted Name Inducted Hank Aaron 1982 Pete Alexander 1938 Cap Anson 1939 Luis Aparicio 1984 Luke Appling 1964 Richie Ashburn 1995 Earl Averill 1975 Frank Baker 1955 Dave Bancroft 1971 Ernie Banks 1977 Jake Beckley 1971 Cool Papa Bell 1974 Johnny Bench 1989 Chief Bender 1953 Yogi Berra 1972 Jim Bottomley 1974 Lou Boudreau 1970 Roger Bresnahan 1945 George Brett 1999 Lou Brock 1985 Dan Brouthers 1945 Mordecai Brown 1949 Jim Bunning 1996 Jesse Burkett 1946 Roy Campenella 1969 Rod Carew 1991 Max Carey 1961 Steve Carlton 1994 Gary Carter 2003 Orlando Cepeda 1999 Frank Chance 1946 Oscar Charleston 1976 Jack Chesbro 1946 Fred Clarke 1945 John Clarkson 1963 Roberto Clemente 1973 Ty Cobb 1936 Mickey Cochrane 1947 Eddie Collins 1939 Jimmy Collins 1945 Earle Combs 1970 Roger Connor 1976 Stan Coveleski 1969 Sam Crawford 1957 Joe Cronin 1956 Kiki Cuyler 1968 Ray Dandridge 1987 George Davis 1998 Leon Day 1995 Dizzy Dean 1953 Ed Delahanty 1945 Bill Dickey 1954 Martin Dihigo 1977 Joe DiMaggio 1955 Larry Doby 1998 Bobby Doerr 1986 ...
- Red Sox pitcher Dennis Eckersley announces his retirement.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service December 11, 1998 700+ words
...year career. Nobody's that cocky.'' Dennis Eckersley X X X BOSTON _ Dennis Eckersley, who, in two stints with the Red Sox spent...division championships, three pennants and a World Series title from 1988-92.) ``Those were some...
- Dennis Eckersley did the job and talked straight.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Parrillo, Bill December 11, 1998 700+ words
...baseball language all his own. Whenever Dennis Eckersley gave up a home run, it was never just...what happened to The Eck in the 1988 World Series, when he gave up a dramatic, two...A year later, he was back in the World Series with the A's, facing the San Francisco...
- Dennis Eckersley's long run is one to remember.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Peterson, Gary December 11, 1998 700+ words
Dennis Eckersley used to run during the offseason to keep in shape. A funny thing...nightmares would come true. Kirk Gibson nailed him a good shot in the 1988 World Series. Eckersley has said many times he was disappointed after Gibson...
- Saving the Eck: Dennis Eckersley's move from starter to closer extended his...
- Magazine article from: Baseball Digest Ryan, Bob August 1, 2003 700+ words
...traded for Bob Welch and got rid of Jay Howell," explains Dennis Eckersley. "That's when I knew I'd be in the pen full time...term, by the way) began. It started in Oakland with Dennis Eckersley, and 15 years later he has no complaints. By this time...
- Pitcher Dennis Eckersley, shown in this file photo from May 1990, will be...
- Picture from: KRT Photos BRAD MANGIN December 31, 1969 700+ words
...SPORTS STORY SLUGGED: BBO-ECKERSLEY-SPORTSPLUS KRT FILE PHOTO BY BRAD MANGIN/CONTRA COSTA TIMES (July 20) Pitcher Dennis Eckersley, shown in this file photo from May 1990, will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. (gsb) 2004 Document Name...
- Minnesota Twins Paul Molitor hits his 3,000 career hit on September 16, 1996,...
- Picture from: KRT Photos JOHN DOMAN September 16, 1996 700+ words
...his 3,000 career hit on September 16, 1996, against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Missouri. Molitor and Dennis Eckersley were both elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Tuesday, January 6, 2004. (nk) 2004 Document Name|SPORTS BBO...
- Molitor's 3,000th pleasing to Selig Brewers' president plans to call with...
- Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel DREW OLSON September 17, 1996 700+ words
When he gets to work this morning, Bud Selig will have to squeeze one more task onto his already overstuffed "things to do" list. He won't mind at all. Selig, the Milwaukee Brewers' president and acting commissioner of baseball, plans to place a congratulatory phone call to Minnesota designated
- WORLD SERIES; Don't monkey with success; Angels mascot does serious...
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Buckley, Steve October 27, 2002 700+ words
...deciding game of the 2002 World Series will be played tonight at...Gibson hit his now-mythic World Series home run off Dennis Eckersley, said, "There was as much...of another Game 6 of the World Series. Asked after last night...
