Allie Reynolds
Five times an All Star and six times a World Series champion, Allie Reynolds has appeared on the Veterans Committee ballot multiple times to no avail.
Read More > Mariano Rivera
The 1st unanimous selection to Cooperstown, 13-time All Star & 5-time WS champ Mariano Rivera holds the MLB record for saves & games finished.
Read More >Johnny Sain
The runner-up for the 1948 NL Most Valuable Player Award, Johnny Sain was the 1st pitcher to face Jackie Robinson & the last to face Babe Ruth.
Read More >Curt Schilling
Curt Schilling has the highest strikeout-to-walk ratio of any member of the 3,000 strikeout club; he also had 3 seasons of 300 or more strikeouts.
Read More >Rip Sewell
Rip Sewell is best known for the “eephus pitch” so named by Maurice Van Robays because, “Eephus ain’t nothing and that’s what that ball is.”
Read More >Lee Smith
A seven-time All Star, Lee Smith held the big league record for career saves from 1993 until 2006 when Trevor Hoffman surpassed his total of 478.
Read More >John Smoltz
John Smoltz is the first to notch at least 200 wins and 150 saves; he and Dennis Eckersley are the only men to record a 20-win and 50-save season.
Read More >Luis Tiant
Luis Tiant appeared on the writers’ ballot 15 times, gaining as much as 30.9% of the vote. He was voted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997.
Read More >Bucky Walters
The 1939 MVP, Bucky Walters was a six-time All Star who averaged 20 wins from 1939-1944. His 42 career shutouts rank 38th all time.
Read More >Wilmer Fields
When he wasn’t pitching, Wilmer Fields played third base and outfield. He was inducted into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.
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