From vice-president Rob Moore: “This year, we have six new candidates: Jon Garland and Mariano Rivera on the pitching side, joining Mike Mussina and Andy Pettite who carried over from last year, and Lance Berkman, Vladimir Guerrero, Magglio Ordonez, and Miguel Tejada joining Gary Sheffield and Ivan Rodriguez who carried …
Ken Griffey Jr. Outfielder inducted in 2012 The consummate slugger and great fielder, Ken Griffey Jr was inducted into the Illowa APBA League Hall of Fame by a unanimous vote. Griffey has the unique distinction of being one of only three hitters with over 1500 rbis and runs. His mark …
Pedro Martinez inducted in 2012 Hard throwing Pedro Martinez was inducted into the Illowa APBA League Hall of Fame by a unanimous vote at the 2012 All-Star weekend. Martinez was drafted by the Northside Hitmen and spent his sixteen year career with them. In the process, he led them to …
Carlos Delgado Firstbaseman inducted in 2012 Slugger Carlos Delgado who spent the bulk of his career with the Northside Hitmen, had a propensity for offense. To this day, he still holds the single season record for runs scored with 167 which he accomplished in the Hitmen’s 2001 championship season. That …
# indicates player who carried over from prior year IAL managers may vote for up to 7 players. 7 votes needed for election. Pitchers G GS CG ShO W-L Sv IP BB K ERA Pedro Martinez# 452 376 76 16 200-130 7 2740 952 2767 3.72 Mike Mussina# 525 499 …
Barry Larkin Shortstop inducted in 2011 Barry Larkin was a part of the postseason eight years, three times with his teams finishing 1st. With the Hitmen he really put himself on the map in 1992, batting .361, with 27 HRs, 101 RBIs, & 99 runs scored. Interestingly he only batted …
Frank Thomas Firstbaseman inducted in 2011 The Big Hurt has to be one of the most appropriate nickname a ballplayer ever had, because Frank Thomas always put a big hurt on the baseball. In 1995 with the Dreamteam, he had one of the best seasons a player could dream of, …
Greg Maddux inducted in 2011 Greg Maddux was inducted into the IAL Hall of Fame. He finished his career with a record of 354 wins versus 232 losses. Besides leading all time in wins, Greg also tops the charts in starts 749, complete games 193, 63 shutouts, and innings pitched …
Tom Glavine inducted in 2011 Tom Glavine had a pretty unexciting start in the Illowa APBA League. Winning just two games in his first years, I’m not sure anyone paid much attention to him. After a ten-win season in his third season in 1990, his trade value was as high …
Roger Clemens inducted in 2010 In his 23 years on the hill, Roger “Rocket” Clemens amassed some very impressive statistics, he finished – 2nd in wins with 314, 2nd in starts with 699, 2nd in innings 4,894 2/3, 2nd in complete games 183, 1st in strikeouts 4,449, 1st in walks …
