Scott Rolen awaits Hall of Fame fate
Scott Rolen could become just the 18th third baseman elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame, the fewest of any position.
The leading vote-getters are first baseman Todd Helton at 79.8 per cent, Rolen at 79.2 per cent and reliever Billy Wagner at 73.2 per cent, according to Ryan Thibodaux’s Hall of Fame Ballot Tracker, which included 183 public plus anonymous ballots as of Monday afternoon among an estimated total of 396.
There are 84 pitchers in the Hall , 27 right fielders, 26 each among first basemen and shortstops, 24 center fielders, 23 left fielders, 20 second basemen, 19 catchers and 17 third basemen. There also are three players who were primarily designated hitters, a position that didn’t exist until 1973. Rolen had a .281 batting average with 316 homers and 1,287 RBIs for Philadelphia , St. Louis , Toronto and Cincinnati . He was a unanimous pick as the 1997 NL Rookie of the Year, hit .421 as the Cardinals won the 2006 World Series and won eight Gold Gloves.
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