Having thrown baseball’s second perfect game keeps John Ward’s name alive. But the pitcher, shortstop, golfer, lawyer, activist and author was decades ahead of his time.
Tag: Baseball Hall of Fame
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Tim McCarver, 81, All-Star Catcher in Hall of Fame as Broadcaster, Dies
He played with four teams over four decades and won two World Series titles, then took his gift of gab into the TV booth.
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Scott Rolen, a Slick-Fielding Third Baseman, Makes Hall of Fame
Rolen was elected on his sixth appearance on the writers’ ballot. Todd Helton, Billy Wagner and the other finalists will continue to wait.
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Gaylord Perry, Hall of Fame Pitcher With a Doctoring Touch, Dies at 84
He won 314 games and recorded 3,500 strikeouts, but he’s remembered as much for his acknowledged spitball, with saliva just one substance in his arsenal.