Larry Walker played for 3 teams over his 16-year IAL career, hitting .291 with a .377 OBA and .554 SLG. The only player who played longer and slugged higher was Barry Bonds, and only 4 players played longer and had a better on-base. He hit 407 homer, drove in 1,343 …
Barry Bonds Outfielder inducted in 2008 At the time of his induction, Barry Bonds was the IAL all-time leader in HRs, runs scored, and walks. Bonds was second only to Cal Ripken in games played, was third in RBIs, doubles, and OBP. Barry was 4th in all-time at bats and …
Rafael Palmeiro Firstbaseman inducted in 2008 When Rafael Palmeiro was inducted into the IAL Hall of Fame nobody was better at driving in runs than he was, 1,779 ranked second to none. In addition Raffy was 2nd in games played & at bats, only Barry Bonds & Mark McGwire had …
Jeff Bagwell Firstbaseman inducted in 2008 Drafted with an extra pick, Bags did his magic off the bench for three years, before earning a regular job as the Champions starting firstbaseman. All he did in his first year as a regular in 1995 was win the MVP, batting .380, with …
Mike Bunch Manager/Commissioner inducted in 2003 “Founding member of the Illowa APBA League and President for many years, Mike has had a direct impact on the IAL. As President, his selfless devotion of his time, energy, and talents as well as his sense of fairness have made the IAL what it …
Lou Whitaker Secondbaseman inducted in 1998 In addition to playing a difficult position like secondbase well, Whitaker put together some pretty good numbers. Along with his 249 homeruns, he was 11th all time in runs scored, and 9th in doubles with 453, at the time of his induction. YEAR CLUB …
Mike Schmidt Thirdbaseman inducted in 1996 If anyone epitomized the Chicago Champions and their dynasty, it was Mike Schmidt, a charter member of the Hall. Until recently, Schmidty was the homerun king with 535 lifetime dingers. He finished his career with 1,400 runs scored and 1,468 RBIs. Mike was the …
Dave Stieb inducted in 1999 Stieb was seventh in wins, at the time of his induction, with a 181-114 record, a .614 winning percentage, and a nifty 3.60 ERA. He won 96 games, completing 65 of 182 starts, in a span of five years with the Champions and Mercenaries (1982-1986). …
Cal Ripken Shortstop inducted in 2004 Cal “Iron Man” Ripken, Jr. played every game and usually every inning from 1984 to 1999. During this tenure, Ripken helped lead the Chicago Champions to six IAL World Championships. Cal belied the image of a no-hit shortstop and hit over 30 homeruns in …
Jim Rice Outfielder inducted in 1997 “Mr 66″. For years, Rice held the single season record for most home runs hit when he hit 66 in 1979. In that MVP season Jim also had 125 rbis and 129 runs that year, mostly batting out of the leadoff spot, he ended …
