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NSL Hall of Fame NSL Hall of Fame 43 Seasons of Excellence The Class of 1994 The Inaugural Class Cecil Cooper • Inducted as Cleveland Hitman • 9 Year NSL Career • 3 Time All-Star • Career .303 Hitter • 1981 League MVP Batting .391 Cecil Cooper Baseball Card The Class of 1996 1 Inductee Mike Schmidt • Inducted as a York First Capitol • 11 Year NSL Career • 6 Time All-Star • Belted 346 Career HR’s • Played in two NSL World Series • Part of 1979 Championship Team Mike Schmidt Baseball Card The Class of 1997 1 Inductee Jim Rice • Inducted as a York First Capitol • 11 Year NSL Career • 1979 MVP/Rapp Award Winner • 281 Career HRs • Member of 1979 World Series Champs • 4 Time All-Star Jim Rice Baseball Card The Class of 1999 1 Inductee Dale Murphy • Inducted as a member of the James Gang • 14 Year NSL Career • 4 Time All-Star • 1984 MVP/Rapp Award Winner • 345 Career HRs Dale Murphy Baseball Card The Class of 2000 3 Inductees George Brett • Inducted as a York First Capitol • 15 Year NSL Career • 8 Time All- Star • Four Time All-League Selection • Career .295 Avg. • 267 HRs, 2109 Hits, 492 Doubles George Brett Baseball Card Gary Carter • Inducted as a Green Mountain Canuck • 15 Year NSL Career • 7 Time All-Star Selection • 6 Time All-League Selection • Career 266 HR’s, 971 RBI Gary Carter Baseball Card Nolan Ryan • Inducted as a Vermont Woodchuck • 15 Year NSL Career • 1st Pitcher Selected to the Hall of Fame • 194 Career Wins, 2453 Strikeouts • 1991 NSL Champion • Played in 4 NSL Conference Championships and 7 Playoff Appearances Nolan Ryan Baseball Card The Class of 2001 1 Inductee Robin Yount • Inducted as a Gulf Breeze Aardvark • 16 Year NSL Career • 6 Time All- Star • Career 2317 Hits, 1196 RBI, .274 Avg. • 3 Playoff Appearances Robin Yount Baseball Card The Class of 2002 1 Inductee Dave Winfield • Inducted as a Cleveland Hitman • 17 Year NSL Career • 10 Time All- Star • Played on 3 NSL Championship Teams • 1980 MVP/Rapp Award Winner • 429 Career HRs, 2144 Hits, .281 Avg Dave Winfiled Baseball Card The Class of 2003 2 Inductees Andre Dawson • Inducted as a Green Mountain Canuck • 18 Year NSL Career • 7 Time All- Star • Career .274 Avg. • 376 HRs, 2196 Hits, 1284 RBI Andre Dawson Baseball Card Don Mattingly • Inducted as a player for the Lamoille County Fuzz • 13 Year NSL Career • 6 Time All- Star • 3 Time All-League Selection • Career .307 Avg. • 4 Straight MVP/Rapp Award Winner (1985-88) Don Mattingly Baseball Card The Class of 2004 2 Inductees Paul Molitor • Inducted as a Cleveland Hitman • 21 Year NSL Career • 9 Time All- Star, 4 Time All-League • Career .300 Avg. • 3 Time World Series Champion • 3033 Hits, 1538 RBI Paul Molitor Baseball Card Eddie Murray • Inducted as an Iron City Brewer • 7 Time All-Star • Career .276 Avg. • 2745 Hits, 1713 RBI, 485 HRs • Member of the 1981 Iron City Brewer World Series Championship Team Eddie Murray Baseball Card The Class of 2005 1 Inductee Lee Smith • Inducted as a Parker City Cub • 16 Year NSL Career • 5 Time All- Star, 1 Time All-League • Career 2.93 ERA • 1st Relief Pitcher Inducted into the Hall of Fame • 371 Career Saves (2nd All-time) Lee Smith Baseball Card The Class of 2006 1 Inductee Wade Boggs • Inducted as a Green Mountain Canuck • 18 Year NSL Career • 11 Time All- Star, 4 Time All-League • Career .322 Avg. • NSL Record 253 Hits (1986) • 2910 Hits, 1050 RBI, 1182 BBs • 2nd Highest Average in League History Wade Boggs Baseball Card The Class of 2007 1 Inductee Kirby Puckett • Inducted as a Parker City Cub • 12 Year NSL Career • 7 Time All- Star, 4 Time All-League • Career .303 Avg. • 2075 Hits, 1015 RBI • Won the 1990 Batting Title Hitting .329 Kirby Puckett Baseball Card The Class of 2008 2 Inductees Tony Gwynn • Inducted as a Cleveland Hitman • 20 Year NSL Career • 13 Time All- Star, 7 Time All-League • Career .338 Avg., Highest Ever by an NSL Player • 3 Time NSL Batting Champ (‘85, ‘88, ‘94) • 3112 Hits, Most Ever by an NSL Player Tony Gwynn Baseball Card Cal Ripken • Inducted as a Parker City Cub • 20 Year NSL Career • 9 Time All- Star, 5 Time All-League • 1983 NSL Rookie/Burnham Award Winner • Career 2800 Hits • 2938 Games Played, Played Every Game (1987-1994) Cal Ripken Baseball Card The Class of 2009 1 Inductee Ricky Henderson • Inducted as a player for the Lamoille County Fuzz • 24 Year NSL Career • 5 Time All- Star, 3 Time All-League • NSL Career Record for Stolen Bases (1531) • Led the NSL in Steals for 6 Seasons • Career 2764 Hits Ricky Henderson Baseball Card The Class of 2012 1 Inductee Jeff Bagwell • Inducted as a Parker City Cub • 15 Year NSL Career • 7 Time All- Star, 4 Time All-League • Career .300 Avg. • 1995 NSL MVP/Rapp Award Winner (Record .411 Avg.) • 2266 Career Hits, 1366 RBI, 418 HRs Jeff Bagwell Baseball Card The Class of 2014 4 Inductees Frank Thomas • Inducted as a Pennsylvania Pounder • 19 Year NSL Career • 9 Time All- Star, 6 Time All-League • Career .292 Avg. • 1994 NSL MVP/Rapp Award • 2145 Career Hits, 1594 RBI, 493 HRs Frank Thomas Baseball Card Tom Glavine • Inducted as a Green Mountain Canuck • 22 Year NSL Career • 6 Time All- Star, 7 Time All-League • Career 3.59 ERA • 288-199 Record (3rd most career wins) • 3 time 20+ Game Winner (‘97, ‘99, ‘01) • 2486 Career Strikeouts Tom Glavine Baseball Card Greg Maddux • Inducted as a Longstown Prospector • 22 Year NSL Career • 6 Time All- Star, 6 Time All-League • Career 3.38 ERA • All-Time Wins Leader with 342 • 1993 Ryan/Silar Award Winner Greg Maddux Baseball Card Bruce Taylor • The NSL’s First Commissioner (1979-84) • Owner of the Saskatchewan Roughriders (1979-1988) • 772-792 Overall Record • 1st Owner Inducted Into the NSL Hall of Fame The Class of 2015 3 Inductees Ken Griffey, Jr. • Inducted as a member of Wolf ’s Wizards • 21 Year NSL Career • 9 Time All- Star, 5 Time All-League • Career .274 Avg. • 1998 NSL MVP/Rapp Award • 3rd All-Time HRs (606) and RBI (1868) • NSL RBI Leader ‘98, ‘99, 2000 Ken Griffey Baseball Card Mike Piazza • Inducted as an Albany Wildcat • 15 Year NSL Career • 9 Time All- Star, 5 Time All-League • Career .300 Avg. • Career HR Leader for Catchers (424) • 1935 Hits, 1231 RBI • 1994 NSL Rookie of the Year Mike Piazza Baseball Card Randy Johnson • Inducted as a Creekside Crusher • 21 Year NSL Career • 7 Time All- Star, 4 Time All-League • Career 3.86 ERA, 264 Wins (4th all-time) • 1996, 2000, 2005 Ryan/Silar Award Winner • 4108 Career Strikeouts (2nd all-time) • 4 Time 20+ Game Winner (‘96, ‘00, ’01, ’05) • 2 Time NSL Champion (‘96, ‘00) Randy Johnson Baseball Card The Class of 2016 2 Inductees Craig Biggio • Inducted as a Keystone Comanche • 20 Year NSL Career • 10 Time All- Star, 5 Time All-League • Career .275 Avg. • 2851 Career Hits (5th all-time) • 1776 Runs (4th all-time) • 608 Doulbes (3rd all-time) Craig Biggio Baseball Card Pedro Martinez • Inducted as a Magic City Mauler • 17 Year NSL Career • 7 Time All- Star, 6 Time All-League • NSL Record for Lowest ERA at 2.97 • 1988, 2001, 2003 Ryan/Silar Award Winner • 7 Time 20+ Game Winner (‘98-’01, ’03-’05) • NSL Champion 2004 • Highest Winning Percentage 241-88 Record Pedro Martinez Baseball Card The Class of 2017 6 Inductees Trevor Hoffman • Inducted as a Creekside Crusher • 17 Year NSL Career • 7 Time All- Star, 4 Time All-League • 341 Career Saves (4th All-time) • Save Leader 3 Seasons (‘99, ‘00, ‘10) • 2 Time NSL Champion (‘96, ’00) Trevor Hoffman Baseball Card Vladimir Guerrero • Inducted as a Longstown Prospector • 15 Year NSL Career • 9 Time All- Star, 8 Time All-League • Career .310 Avg. (4th all-time) • 2504 Career Hits, 481 HRs, 1636 RBI • NSL Champion 2010 (Longstown) and 2011 (Cleveland Vlad Guererro Baseball Card Ivan Rodriguez • Inducted as a Magic City Mauler • 21 Year NSL Career • 12 Time All- Star, 5 Time All-League • Career .297 Avg. • 2754 Career Hits • 546 Doubles (League Leader with 61 in ‘97) Ivan Rodriguez Baseball Card Roberto Alomar • Inducted as a member of Wolf ’s Wizards • Veterans Committee Selection • 16 Year NSL Career • 6 Time All- Star, 7 Time All-League • Career .286 Avg. • 2430 Career Hits • 393 Career Stolen Bases (62 in 1994) Roberto Alomar Baseball Card Fred McGriff • Inducted as a South Amherst Cavalier • Veterans Committee Selection • 17 Year NSL Career • 7 Time All- Star, 3 Time All-League • Career .275 Avg. • 2353 Career Hits, 501 HRs, 1571 RBI • 1989 NSL Leader in HRs (52) Ryne Sandberg • Inducted as a South Amherst Cavalier • Veterans Committee Selection • 16 Year NSL Career • 7 Time All- Star, 1 Time All-League • Career .263 Avg. • 2109 Career Hits, 303 SB, 1123 RBI Ryne Sandberg Baseball Card The Class of 2018 3 Inductees Chipper Jones • Inducted as an Albany Wildcat • 18 Year NSL Career • 7 Time All-Star, 4 Time All-League Selection • 1996 Rookie of the Year • Career .300 Avg. • 2,625 Career Hits, 444 HR, 1,526 RBI Roy “Doc” Halladay • Inducted as a Longstown Prospector • 14 Year NSL Career • 4 Time All-Star, 5 Time All-League Selection • 2012 Ryan Award Winner • Career Record 195-105 (5th all-time) • 27 Shutouts, 72 Complete Games • 19 Postseason Wins Rich Pray • “The Heart and Soul of the NSL” • League Unanimous Selection • Current Commissioner of the NSL (1985-Present) • Owner of the Gulf Breeze Aardvarks • 1990 League Champion • 3,388 Team Wins (3rd All-Time) The Class of 2019 4 Inductees Mariano Rivera • Inducted as a Vermont Woodchuck • 19 Year NSL Career • 11 Time All-Star, 7 Time All-League Selection • Career Save Leader-635 • Career Games Pitched Leader-989 • 2.27 Career ERA • 1st Ballot, Unanimous Selection Jim Thome • Inducted as a Pennsylvania Pounder • 21 Year NSL Career • 10 Time All-Star, 4 Time All-League Selection • 1,473 Walks-3rd All-Time • 568 HRs-4th All-Time • .388 OBP-7th All-Time • 1,609 RBI-10th All-Time Todd Helton • Inducted as a Cleveland Hitman • 17 Year NSL Career • 8 Time All-Star, 6 Time All-League Selection • 2 Time MVP • 2003 Triple Crown Winner-.407 Avg., 54 HR, 168 RBI • The Only NSL Player to Win a Triple Crown • .413 OBP-All-Time Leader • .322 Avg.
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