Welcome to the Cubs Hall of Fame!
We'll start this off properly. From the Cubs 2008 media guide is a list of all Cubs who have been inducted into Cooperstown. Below are my nominees.
Former Cubs who have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
- Grover Cleveland Alexander, 1938
- Cap Anson, 1939
- Richie Ashburn, 1995
- Ernie Banks, 1977
- Roger Bresnahan, 1945
- Lou Brock, 1985
- Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown, 1949
- Lou Boudreau, 1970
- Frank Chance, 1946
- John Clarkson, 1963
- Kiki Cuyler, 1968
- Dizzy Dean, 1953
- Hugh Duffy, 1945
- Leo Durocher, 1994
- Dennis Eckersley, 2004
- Johnny Evers, 1946
- Jimmie Foxx, 1951
- Frankie Frisch, 1947
- Goose Gossage, 2008
- Clark C. Griffith, 1946
- Burleigh Grimes, 1964
- Gabby Hartnett, 1955
- Billy Herman, 1975
- Rogers Hornsby, 1942
- William Hulbert, 1995
- Monte Irvin, 1973
- Ferguson Jenkins, 1991
- George Kelley, 1973
- King Kelly, 1945
- Ralph Kiner, 1975
- Chuck Klein, 1980
- Tony Lazzeri, 1991
- Fred Lindstrom, 1976
- Rabbit Maranville, 1954
- Joseph McCarthy, 1957
- Robin Roberts, 1976
- Ryne Sandberg, 2005
- Frank Selee, 1999
- A.G. Spaulding, 1939
- Bruce Sutter, 2006
- Joe Tinker, 1946
- Rube Waddell, 1946
- Hoyt Wilhelm, 1985
- Billy Williams, 1987
- Hack Wilson, 1979
Cubdom Hall of Fame inductees
Ryne Sandberg - deity (TheCubdom.com)
Jim Hendry - demigod (TheCubdom.com)
Mark Grace - Has a ring (MarkGrace.com)
Andre Dawson - the Hawk! (Baseballreference.com)
Shawon Dunston - always hustled, two time Cub. (Baseballreference.com)
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| You know that Shawon is my favorite Cubs player of all time. I have no problem expressing my manly love for the shortstop with the superfluous 'o' in his name and the rocket right arm.
Shawon was an All-Star twice, hit a homer in game six of the World Series in 2002 that should have won it for the Giants and never once played a game where he didn't play as hard as he could. He was never a star, but we haven't had a better shortstop since. Not for one day.
My favorite Shawon Dunston moments are these:
1) 1989 against the Mets, he goes out well into left field and fields a pop up over his head, then has to juke to his right to avoid killing Dwight Smith. The runner at first had gone halfway and then sprinted back to first when Shawon caught the pop-up. Shawon avoided Dwight, wheeled around and threw a strike to Grace at first and doubled the guy off to win the game. The throw was at least 250 and it was perfect. I still remember Smith tackling Dunston in left field as the rest of the team sprinted out to pile on him. You'd have tought they just won the pennant.
2) Shawon beat up teammate Marvelle Wynne on the field before a game in St. Louis. Marvelle went on the DL, Shawon played that day.
3) Every time he flailed at a bad pitch and actually hit it, he tore down the first base line like his house was on fire. You have to respect that.
It was good to see Shawon again last night. And in a couple years he'll be back in the Cubs dugout as a coach. You can book it. |
Rick Sutcliffe - responsible for 1984 (baseballreference.com)
Doug Dascenzo - the center fielder that pitched :) (baseballreference.com)
Greg Maddux - 1986-1992, 2004-? (Jen's Baseball Gallery)
Ron Santo - (baseballreference.com)
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Fergie Jenkins
Kerry Wood
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