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International League Announces 2010 Hall Of Fame Class

January 26, 2010 - International League (IL1) News Release


The International League announced today that seven individuals will be inducted into the circuit's Hall of Fame as members of the Class of 2010. The IL Hall, dormant since 1964, was formally revived in 2008 during the League's 125th anniversary season with a class of 27 former players, managers, and executives. On the heels of a 14-member class in 2009, the Class of 2010 is the third of a three-year transition period as the Hall of Fame heads towards an annual induction of no more than three individuals beginning in 2011.

Six of the seven members of the Class of 2010 won a Governors' Cup and/or a pennant during their time in the International League. The Class also includes two League Most Valuable Players, three hitting champions, two home run champions, and two players who were recognized by the Sporting News as the Minor League Player of the Year.

Both Minor League Players of the Year came from the Rochester Red Wings teams of the early 1970's. Don Baylor won the honor in 1970 during his first of two All-Star campaigns with the Red Wings. He was immediately succeeded by teammate Bobby Grich, who led the 1971 Red Wings to the Governors' Cup and Junior World Series championships as the IL Most Valuable Player.

Another Rochester legend elected to the IL Hall of Fame in 2010 is pitcher Mike Ryba, who remains among the franchise leaders in winning percentage and ERA seven decades after receiving the League's Most Valuable Player Award. Ryba won 42 games for the Red Wings in two seasons, posting a 2.82 ERA.

Bob Seeds, another of the League's pre-World War II stars, earned his way into the IL Hall of Fame by virtue of his offensive prowess. Seeds hit .305 in six IL seasons, helping his teams win a pennant and two Governors' Cups along the way, but he is perhaps best remembered for hitting seven home runs in a two-game stretch in 1938 as a member of the Newark Bears.

Two Buffalo Bisons stars from the late 1940's and early 1950's are also members of the Class of 2010. Coaker Triplett hit .324 in over 620 International League games, winning a batting title and a pennant during his fabled career with the Bisons. Triplett's teammate, Frank Carswell, nearly won the Triple Crown in 1952. After hitting better than .300 and averaging 20 homers and 86 RBI in four seasons with Buffalo, Carswell went on to become a successful manager in the International League with Syracuse, guiding the Chiefs to three straight playoff appearances in the 1960's.

The lone member of the Class of 2010 being inducted purely based on his managerial career is National Baseball Hall of Famer Walter Alston, who won two pennants, two Governors' Cups, and a Junior World Series title in a remarkable four-year run at the helm of the Montreal Royals. Alston's teams posted a record of 365-245 before he was hired as manager of the Dodgers in 1954.

Members of the Class of 2010 have been added to the International League Hall of Fame plaque display. Inductees or their families will be presented with "The Curtain Call" during a series of enshrinement ceremonies to be held throughout the League this season. The IL Hall of Fame plaque display does not have a permanent home, but rather serves as a traveling testament to the storied legacy of the International League.

Complete statistical data and biographical information on all 101 members of the IL Hall of Fame, along with a copy of the International League Hall of Fame policies, procedures, and guidelines are available at www.ILBaseball.com.

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