Cooperstown by the Numbers

John McConnell is a retired associate dean of academic affairs of the School of Applied Arts and Sciences at California State University, Long Beach. Also serving as a professor and administrator, he was the first coach of the baseball team from 1954 through 1959 and was inducted into the university’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.

• Table of ContentsPreface      PART I: A HISTORY OF HALL OF FAME VOTINGIntroduction      The 1930s      The 1940s      The 1950s      The 1960s      The 1970s      The 1980s      The 1990s      The 2000s      Summary      The Veterans Committee: A Continuing Dilemma      PART II: HALL OF FAMERS—OTHER FACTORS AND OTHER AWARDSIntroduction      Where Did the Hall of Famers Play?      Managers and the Hall of Fame      Gold Glove Award and the Hall of Fame      Summary of Gold Glove Award Winners by Position      Cy Young Award and the Hall of Fame      Rookie of the Year Award and the Hall of Fame      Most Valuable Player Award and the Hall of Fame      Status of the Top Ten Vote-Getters in EachBaseball Writers’ Association Election      Status of Non–Hall of Famers Who Ranked in the Top Ten      The Sporting News All-Star Team Selections and the Hall of Fame      The Longevity Factor      The Longevity Factory Among Pitchers      Ethnic Minorities in the Hall of Fame      PART III: ANALYSIS OF HALL OF FAME PLAYERS BY POSITIONIntroduction      Pitchers      Catchers      First Basemen      Second Basemen      Third Basemen      Shortstops      Outfielders      Index

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