Dale Murphy Outfielder inducted in 2001 A Hitmen throughout his career, Murphy hit more than 30 home runs and 100 rbis for 6 straight years (1983-1988) and ended up with 339 for his career. In 1981 Dale, with 127 RBIs, was the driving force behind the Northside team that won …
Paul Molitor 2B-3B-OF-1B inducted in 2001 Another journeyman of sorts (traded 8 times), Molitor nevertheless had a great career. At the time of his induction he was third all time in hits with 2,596 and second in runs with 1,567. In his 20 year career, Paul scored more than 100 …
Mark McGwire Firstbaseman inducted in 2004 Drafted by the Twin City Thunderchickens in 1988, Mark McGwire hit 54 homeruns (a rookie record) and drove in 166 runs in addition to hitting .314 and scoring 122 runs. In 1999 everything seemed to go right, McGwire had a monster year, he entered …
Doug Jones inducted in 2006 A reliever for almost his whole career, Doug Jones was second all time in saves, at the time of his induction, with 246. His best year was with the Northside Hitmen in 1993, when he saved 51 games with a 2.09 ERA and helped the …
Orel Hershiser inducted in 2001 Another Champion mainstay, at the time of his induction, Hershiser ranked 3rd in wins with 220 and 9th in ERA, 3.56. In 1990 his 23-7 record, 2.04 ERA, & eight shutouts, were a big reason the Chicago Champions were indeed the IAL Champions that year. …
Dwight Evans Outfielder inducted in 1998 Evans always seemed to put in a solid year, every year. As a result, at the time of his induction, he was one seven IAL hitters to have 1,200 runs and 1,200 rbis, and he ranked 16th on the all time homer list with …
Andre Dawson Outfielder inducted in 1999 Dawson was traded 6 times throughout his career, but managed to put together an awesome 20-year career. At the time of his induction, he was 7th all time with 428 homeruns and 5th in RBIs with 1,446. Andre was an all-around player, he even …
Joe Carter OF-1B inducted in 1997 At the time of his induction, Joe Carter was ninth on the all-time list with 399 homeruns and he was one of fifteen hitters with 1,000 runs and 1,000 RBIs. In 1988 Carter showed off his power & speed, hitting 50 homers & stealing …
Gary Carter Catcher inducted in 1997 Wearing the tools of ignorance did nothing to soften Gary Carter’s blow. He managed to hit 339 dingers throughout his 18 year career (20th all time, at the time of his induction). Gary was a mainstay of the Chicago Champion dynasty and helped them …
Steve Carlton inducted in 1996 A charter member of the Hall, Steve Carlton has the stats to back it up. His 214-148 record and 2,506 strikeouts were IAL career records until recently. Steve’s 39 shutouts are second only to Greg Maddux. Lefty won 24 games in three different seasons, his …
