6B WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2020 Yankees on May 29, 1995, last-place fi nishes and the RUN HALL 2020 Hall of Fame Voting and was installed at short- lowest home attendance in stop the folliowing spring the major leagues. From Page 1B From Page 1B x-Derek Jeter 396 (99.7 percent), Larry Walker 304 training by new manager Walker hit .313 with .383 (76.6), Curt Schilling 278 (70.0), Roger Clemens 242 (61.0), Joe Torre. homers, 1,311 RBIs and 230 Barry Bonds 241 (60.7), Omar Vizquel 209 (52.6), Scott Ro- a win at Texas to start Big was third with 278 votes Jeter became a 14-time stolen bases for Montreal len 140 (35.3), Billy Wagner 126 (31.7), Gary Sheffield 121 12 play and back-to-back (70%) in his eighth ballot All-Star and fi ve-time Gold (1989-94), Colorado (1995- (30.5), Todd Helton 116 (29.2), Manny Ramirez 112 (28.2), road wins over Iowa State appearance, an increase Glove winner despite de- 2004) and St. Louis (2004- Jeff Kent 109 (27.5), Andruw Jones 77 (19.4), Sammy Sosa and Oklahoma entering from 60.9% but still 20 fensive metrics that were 05), a five-time All-Star Wednesday’s game. votes shy. The steroids- 55 (13.9), Andy Pettitte 45 (11.3), x-Bobby Abreu 22 (5.5). maligned. He was ap- and seven-time Gold Glove “Those guys have been tainted pair of Roger Clem- Received fewer than 20 votes (less than 5 percent): pointed captain by owner winner. He led the major playing together at TCU a ens (61%) and Barry Bonds x-Paul Konerko 10 (2.5), x-Jason Giambi 6 (1.5), x-Alfonso George Steinbrenner in leagues in batting average long time,” Baylor coach (60.7%) both showed slight Soriano 6 (1.5), x-Eric Chavez 2 (0.5), x-Cliff Lee 2 (0.5), June 2003, fi lling a posi- in 1998, 1999 and 2001. Kim Mulkey said. “They’re increases. Bonds rose from x-Adam Dunn 1, Brad Penny 1 (0.3), x-Raul Ibanez 1 (0.3), tion that had been open Evaluating his offensive trying to get to the NCAA 59.1% last year and Clem- x-J.J. Putz 1 (0.3), x-Josh Beckett 0, x-Heath Bell 0, x-Chone since Don Mattingly’s re- performance gave some Tournament. They’re well ens from 59.5%. Figgins 0, x-Rafael Furcal 0, x-Carlos Pena 0, x-Brian Rob- tirement after the 1995 sea- baseball writers difficulty coached. They battle hard Jeter and Walker will be erts 0, x-Jose Valverde 0. son. He fi nished with 3,465 because he spent 9 ½ sea- and you don’t go to Texas inducted on July 26 at the 397 votes cast, 298 needed for election hits, 260 homers, 358 stolen sons hitting at home in the and you don’t beat Oklaho- Hall in Cooperstown along x-first year on ballot bases and 1,311 RBIs, earn- thin air of Denver’s Coors ma and those guys without with catcher Ted Simmons ing $266 million from the Field. Walker batted .381 being a very good team. We and former players’ asso- A rebuilt Yankees added 5-for-5 game in 2011; a Yankees. with an 1.172 OPS and 154 know it’s going to be tough ciation head Marvin Mill- their 27th title in 2009. ninth-inning walkoff sin- He was the ninth player home runs in 597 games and we’re going to pre- er, who were voted in last Jeter defined himself by gle in his fi nal home game elected to the Hall after at Coors and .282 with 229 pare just like we do every month by the Hall’s Mod- moments more than num- in 2014; a single in his last playing exclusively for homers and an .873 OPS in game.” ern Era Committee. bers: his unexpected back- at-bat three days later that the Yankees, joining Lou 1,391 games elsewhere, ac- The Horned Frogs hand- A five-time World Se- hand fl ip from foul territo- lifted his career average to Gehrig (1939), Bill Dick- cording to the Elias Sports ed Oklahoma a 19-point ries champion, Jeter be- ey (1954), Joe DiMaggio Bureau. ry to throw out Oakland’s .310. defeat at the Lloyd Noble came a face of baseball as (1955), Earle Combs (1970), Ballot holdovers could Jeremy Giambi in the 2001 Drafted sixth overall in Center on Sunday. he starred in the nation’s Whitey Ford and Mickey benefit next year, when the AL Division Series; his Mr. 1992 after he was spotted That’s eye-opening stuff, largest media market from Mantle (1974), Phil Rizzuto most prominent players but then Baylor has a run 1995-2014. He was the AL November home run in the by Yankees scout Dick (1994) and Rivera. eligible for the fi rst time of three straight victories Rookie of the Year award 10th inning that won Game Grouch as a high school Jeter used some of his are Torii Hunter and Mark by at least 40 points over in 1996 as the Yankees 4 of the 2001 World Series; junior a year earlier, Jeter savings to join the group Buehrle. The 2022 ballot West Virginia, Kansas and won the World Series for his face-first leap into the was bypassed by Houston purchasing the Miami will include David Ortiz Oklahoma State. Those the fi rst time since 1978, stands after catching a (Phil Nevin), Cleveland Marlins in September and Alex Rodriguez, who wins followed a 16-point then led New York to three 12th-inning popup by Bos- (Paul Shuey), (Montreal 2017, becoming CEO. Jetti- served a season-long sus- thumping of No. 1 Connect- straight titles from 1998- ton’s Trot Nixon in 2004; a (B.J. Wallace), Baltimore soning veterans and going pension in 2014 for viola- icut on the Huskies’ home 2000, the only team to ac- home run into the left-field (Jeffrey Hammonds) and with low-priced youth in tions of the drug program fl oor on Jan. 9. complish the feat since the bleachers for his 3,000th Cincinnati (Chad Mot- a way the Yankees never and baseball’s collective “I know people tend to 1972-74 Oakland Athletics. hit as part of a career-best tola). He debuted for the did, Jeter endured a pair of bargaining agreement. just look at final scores and think, ‘Wow, that was easy,’” Mulkey said. “No, balanced staff and that will get back to where you were. hitting 25 homers with 86 like an upperclassman. sometimes you’re just SOFTBALL take us deep into postsea- And I don’t expect her to be RBIs in her fi rst two sea- Aliyah Pritchett is another playing really well and you son.” in midseason form for a few sons. one that we’re going to see beat good teams.” From Page 1B With Rodoni’s return, weeks now.” Second baseman Nicky in the circle and third base The Horned Frogs have a junior pitcher Sidney Hol- Returning from hip sur- Dawson is back for her and maybe shortstop. She’s challenge in front of them amazing with Gia back in man-Mansell won’t have gery, Walker will certainly senior year after hitting a big bat. It’s going to be her in slowing down Baylor’s the circle and Kyla in the to shoulder such a heavy give the Lady Bears’ of- .336 with a team-high 12 job to protect Goose in the thriving transition game. outfield and at the top of load after she pitched in fense a boost at the top of stolen bases last season. lineup so Goose sees better So far in Big 12 games, the our lineup,” McGlaun said. 37 games last year and fi n- the order and is a superb Lou Gilbert is looking for pitches this year.” Lady Bears averaged 16.75 “It will be great and contin- ished 10-18 with a 4.69 ERA. outfielder. big things as a sophomore Moore believes the strug- fast break points with a ue to make us competitive.” Freshman right-hander “I’m feeling awesome,” while veteran infielder gles the Lady Bears went high of 19 against Oklaho- The Baylor coaching Aliyah Pritchett from New Walker said. “I’m just ready Taylor Ellis, outfielders through last year will ben- ma State. staff will be cautious with Braunfels Canyon High to get the season started. It Maddison Kettler and Ana efit them this year. “This team has speed and Rodoni and watch her pitch School will also fi gure into was really hard to watch (in Watson, and freshman util- “I think this year we’ll has post players that will count in the early weeks of Baylor’s pitching plans 2019), knowing I was on the ity player Emily Hott from benefit from the adversity turn and outlet the ball the season following knee while also playing infield. sideline knowing there was Deer Creek High School in that we survived last year,” down the fl oor,” Mulkey surgery in the fall of 2018. “I think early on, we’re nothing I could do to really Edmond, Okla., should be Moore said. “So (I learned) said. “To me, that is a big “I’m feeling good,” Rodo- going to have to pitch by change it or help, so it was heavy contributors to Bay- many things, many things.