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Power pitcher Nolan Ryan, clutch-hitting third baseman George Brett and two-time MVP Robin Yount were voted into the Hall of Fame this year, the biggest class of first-time candidates since Babe Ruth and four others were chosen in the original election of 1936.
On Sunday, July 25, they will be inducted along with Orlando Cepeda and three others elected by the Veterans Committee. Former umpire Nestor Chylak, turn-of-the-century manager Frank Selee and Negro Leagues pitcher Smokey Joe Williams also were selected.
• Yount, Ryan, Brett voted into Hall
• Ryan, Brett, Yount lead parade of seven
•Page One: Nolan Ryan
•Page One: Robin Yount
•Page One: George Brett
•Page One: Orlando Cepeda
•Page One: Will 'Shoeless Joe' get in?
•Statitudes: Three of a kind
•Statitudes: Exclusive company at 3,000
•Voting: Totals | First-timers | Top Percentages
•Sports Illustrated Photo Essay: Three for the Hall
SI Flashbacks
•Yount: Forever a kid | Rare bird
•Brett: That's all | Flirting with .400 |
Pine-tarred and Feathered
•Ryan: Real angel | Seven for heaven |
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Nolan Ryan held 53 major league records, including a strikeout mark which probably will never be matched. John Swart/Allsport
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