SAN DIEGO TED WILLIAMS SABR CHAPTER

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October 18, 2004 e-NEWS, Issue No. 20

 

On Saturday, September 11, 2004, the PCL Padres Hall of Fame Selection Committee met at the Breitbard Hall of Champions.  Committee members were: Bob Chandler (SABR member and local radio-TV broadcaster for nearly 40 years), Tom Larwin (SABR Chapter President), Johnny McDonald (SD Union beat writer 1961-65), Jim Smith (SABR member and PCL Padres historian), and Bill Swank (SABR member and author of several books covering the PCL Padres).  In addition to the member survey results (29 ballots received), input was also received from former PCL players Jack Harshman and Bob Skinner; PCL Historical Society President (who also is SABR President) Dick Beverage; and Rick Smith, former writer with the SD Evening Tribune.

 

MEET THE NEW MEMBERS SELECTED TO THE PCL PADRES HALL OF FAME

The Committee voted unanimously to add 13 players from the PCL Padres (1936-1968).  When added to the 14 players already in the PCL Padres Hall of Fame there will now be a total of 27 players so honored.  This total of 27 results in slightly less than 4% of the 700+ players who wore a San Diego Padres PCL uniform will be honored as members of the Hall of Fame.  

 

Here is the list of new members:

 Earl Averill

Jesse Gonder

Tommy Harper

Wally Hebert

Deron Johnson

Lee May

George McDonald

Tony Perez

Ray Rippelmeyer

John Ritchey

Chico Ruiz

Yank Terry

Bill Wight

 

In addition, the Committee selected two notable figures from the media:

·        Earl Keller, beat writer for the SD Evening Tribune for the entire PCL Padres tenure, and

·        Al Schuss, the team’s radio announcer from 1948 until their last year in 1968. 

 

SABR SAN DIEGO TED WILLIAMS CHAPTER SURVEY RESULTS

The results from our member survey showed the following rank order (top 9 finishers with % of ballots listed):

  1. Tony Perez (82.8%)
  2. Earl Averill (79.3%)
  3. John Ritchey (72.4%)
  4. George McDonald (58.6%)
  5. Wally Hebert (51.7%)
  6. Jesse Gonder (37.9%)
  7. Tommy Helms (24.1%)
  8. Floyd Robinson (17.2%)
  9. Tommy Harper (13.8%)

Deron Johnson (13.8%)

Chico Ruiz (13.8%)

 

 

PCL PADRES HALL OF FAME

The 14 players who make up the current roster of the PCL Padres Hall of Fame are:

Jim (Tiny) Chaplin

Dom Dallassandro

Bobby Doerr

Cedric Durst

Luke Easter

Jack Graham

Steve Mesner

Minnie Minoso

Earl Rapp

Frank Shellenback

Harry Simpson

Rupert Thompson

Max West

Ted Williams

 

In addition there are five individuals in the PCL Padres Hall of Fame representing owners and non-players:

Les Cook

Bill Lane

Eddie Leishman

C. Arnholt Smith

Bill Starr