Do you think these Major Leaguers deserve Hall Of Fame Recegnition (Keith Hernandez, Ron Santo, etc.)?

Question

Keith Hernandez: Stats and Awards:

162 Career HRs

1071 Career RBIs

.296 Career Average

1978-Gold Glove- NL- 1B

***1979 NL MVP Award Winner

1979-Gold Glove- NL- 1B

1979-All Star- NL- 1B

1980 Silver Slugger- 1B

1980-Gold Glove- NL- 1B

1980-All Star- NL- 1B

1981-Gold Glove- NL- 1B

1982-Gold Glove- NL- 1B

1983-Gold Glove- NL- 1B

1984-Gold Glove- NL- 1B

1984-All Star- NL- 1B

1985-Gold Glove- NL- 1B

1986-Gold Glove- NL- 1B

1987-Gold Glove- NL- 1B

1988-Gold Glove- NL- 1B

1984 Silver Slugger- 1B

1986-All Star- NL- 1B

1987-All Star- NL- 1B

Ron Santo: Stats and Awards:

342 Career HRs

1331 Career RBIs

.277 Career AVG

1963-All Star- NL- 3B

1964-All Star- NL- 3B

1964-Gold Glove- NL- 3B

1965-All Star- NL- 3B

1965-Gold Glove- NL- 3B

1966-All Star- NL- 3B

1966-Gold Glove- NL- 3B

1967-Gold Glove- NL- 3B

1968-All Star- NL- 3B

1968-Gold Glove- NL- 3B

1969-All Star- NL- 3B

1971-All Star- NL- 3B

1972-All Star- NL- 3B

1973-All Star- NL- 3B

1975-Lou Gehrig Memorial Award- MLB

So... Do these players deserve Hall Of Fame Recegnition?

*** Also, If you think any other players deserve to be in the

Hall Of Fame that are not PLEASE name them and why!

Thanks and Good Luck!

Answer 1

I think Santo is borderline but Hernandez is just out.

Santo matches up pretty good with Brooks.  The question is "Does Santo's offensive edge offset Brooks' defensive edge?"

RS: 2243 G, 2254 H, 342 HR, 1331 RBI, .277 BA, 9 AS, 5 GG

BR: 2896 G, 2848 H, 268 HR, 1357 RBI, .267 BA, 18 AS, 16 GG

Hernandez was an excellent fielder but no 1B has ever made the HOF based on his fielding.  Offensively Hernandez was similar to Wally Joyner who won't be getting in the Hall either.

One you left out was Jim Kaat.  Career record of 283-237, 2461 strikeouts, and a 3.45 ERA.  On top of that he had 3 A.S. selections and 16 Gold Gloves.

Answer 2

I think Santo deserves it, he was one of the constants in the A's dynasty, and one of the stars of his era.  Hernandez wasn't quite as big a star as Santo.  Hernandez is like a Jim Rice type-guy.  I think Pete Rose should definitely be reinstated and I think that when he's eligible, Bernie Williams (a name not many people have talked about) and Barry Larkin.  They both were great in their prime and exemplified the Hall Of Famer, talent, intangibles, helping their team win, even though Larkin never got the credit he deserved.

Answer 3

Yes, I would say they both deserve to make the hall but it's only right that Santo go in before Keith.

Answer 4

No to both. I loved watching Hernandez, smooth player. Santo was awesome-at Wrigley Field. Nether are Hall of Fame material, solid players though.

I think it's time Pete Rose was acknowledged for the Hall, even though he is a j*rk. Maybe some day when he's dead. He was my idol growing up. What a player !

Answer 5

Yes to both of them its a no brainer

Answer 6

Ron santo deserves to be in while Keith Hernandez to me is borderline.

Answer 7

Vince E is spot on. Ron Santo had an incredible career, though brief, in a day when 3rd basemen simply didn't sparkle. He was known as the NL's Brooks Robinson. Even though the Boyer brothers were both very good, it was know by all that the greatest 3rd baseman of the day was Brooks Robinson and the greatest NL 3rd baseman, and 2nd best overall, was Ron Santo.

Keith Hernandez really ought to be in the Hall, too.  

Answer 8

Santo -Yes

Hernandez -- Maybe

Gil Hodges should also be considered.

8-time All Star

3 Gold gloves -- including the first ever rewarded

2nd most home runs in the 1950's (First was Duke Snider; 3rd Eddie   Mathews)

An RBI machine  -- over 100 ten times in a row

Holds the record for sacrifice flies in a season (19 in 1954)

Was 11th in all-time homers when he retired (has more career homers than Yogi Berra)

Led the Mets to a world championship in 1969

Revolutionized play at First Base -- made it a mobile position

Read:  The Quiet Man by Marino Amouroso

There is a whole lot more.

Answer 9

LMAO heck no!!!! That's funny though!!! How about Bob Horner too?!!!

Answer 10

No comparison. Santo was one of the best 3B in the game when he played.  He was overshadowed by Brooks Robinson and Eddie Mathews his whole career.  Hernandez was a terrific hitter and fielder but not even close to the best 1B in his era.  He was fortunate enough to play on alot better teams compared to Santo and playing in NY gave him ALOT of exposure especially during the playoffs.  Santo played on alot of bad Cubs teams.  Remember the CUbs didn't draw alot of fans back then.  So his exposure was limited compared to Hernnandez playing in a completely different era and market.

Answer 11

I feel Santo should be. A consistent bright spot for Cubs' teams that were going nowhere (not A's teams, as was mentioned), he set the standard for NL 3bers in his day.

I agree, as mentioned, that Hernandez was a very good player, but I don't feel that he was anything out of the ordinary. There were other 1b that were very close to Hernandez in style of play and attributes, that weren't necessarily in the right place at the right time (Montanez, Hutton, Jorgenson, etc.)

Answer 12

I HATE KEITH HERNANDEZ!!

sorry, had to throw a seinfeld reference out there.

they are like many others who get snubbed yearly by those bitter old men sports writers who must take it out on someone that they are in a dying medium.

just a few names I think are deserving:

Jim Rice

Andre Dawson

pete rose

lee smith

tommy john

dwight evans