The BASEBALL RELIQUARY Inc.
Baseball Reliquary
Announces Candidates
for 2005 Election of the Shrine of the Eternals
On January 10, 2005, the Baseball
Reliquary, Inc. announced its list of fifty
eligible candidates for the 2005 election of the
Shrine of the Eternals, the membership
organization’s equivalent to the Baseball Hall
of Fame. This year marks the seventh annual
election of the Shrine of the Eternals, which
has become a major international component of
the Baseball Reliquary, a Southern
California-based organization dedicated to
fostering an appreciation of American art and
culture through the context of baseball history.
The eighteen individuals previously elected to
the Shrine of the Eternals are, in alphabetical
order: Jim Abbott, Dick Allen, Moe Berg, Ila
Borders, Jim Bouton, Roberto Clemente, Dock
Ellis, Mark Fidrych, Curt Flood, William “Dummy”
Hoy, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Bill “Spaceman” Lee,
Marvin Miller, Minnie Minoso, Satchel Paige,
Jimmy Piersall, Pam Postema, and Bill Veeck, Jr.
HANK AGUIRRE, native
of Azusa, California who won the American League
ERA crown with Detroit in 1962, but gained more
recognition as a Chicano businessman after the
end of his playing career;
A complete list of all fifty
candidates for the 2005 election of the Shrine
of the Eternals follows. Election packets,
containing ballots and biographical profiles of
all candidates, will be mailed to Baseball
Reliquary members on April 1, 2005. To be
eligible to vote, all persons must have their
minimum $25.00 annual membership dues paid as of
March 31, 2005. |
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2005 Candidates |
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1. Hank Aguirre (1) | 26. Ernie Harwell (2) |
2. Lee Allen (2) | 27. Bill James (3) |
3. Eliot Asinof (1) | 28. Dr. Frank Jobe (3) |
4. Billy Bean (2) | 29. Effa Manley (7) |
5. Yogi Berra (7) | 30. Tug McGraw (2) |
6. Vida Blue (3) | 31. Willard Mullin (1) |
7. Chet Brewer (6) | 32. Severo Nieto (1) |
8. Bill Buckner (5) | 33. Lipman "Lip" Pike (1) |
9. Helen Callaghan (2) | 34. Spotswood Poles (2) |
10. Joe Cambria (2) | 35. Phil Pote (3) |
11. Charles M. Conlon (4) | 36. Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe (1) |
12. Roger Craig (1) | 37. Doug Rader (1) |
13. Jim Creighton (7) | 38. J.R. Richard (6) |
14. Steve Dalkowski (7) | 39. Mickey Rivers (2) |
15. Dizzy Dean (5) | 40. Jackie Robinson (7) |
16. Rod Dedeaux (5) | 41. Lester Rodney (2) |
17. Ed Delahanty (2) | 42. Bob Sheppard (2) |
18. Bing Devine (1) | 43. Casey Stengel (7) |
19. Eddie Feigner (5) | 44. Billy Sunday (1) |
20. Lisa Fernandez (5) | 45. Fernando Valenzuela (5) |
21. Rube Foster (7) | 46. Fay Vincent (4) |
22. Ted Giannoulas (3) | 47. Rube Waddell (7) |
23. Josh Gibson (7) | 48. Sol White (2) |
24. Jim "Mudcat" Grant (1) | 49. Kenichi Zenimura (5) |
25. Pete Gray (7) | 50. Don Zimmer (1) |