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Class 5 Hall of Fame Inductees – Mantle & Mathews Join the High Society
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Mickey Mantle & Eddie Mathews
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Voting for the TCBA Players’ Hall of Fame
concluded this week with two new members being enshrined. Mickey Mantle and
Eddie Mathews each received widespread support that carried them into the
temple of TCBA immortality. The vote
for Mickey Mantle was huge, with
the slugging outfielder gaining 94.1% of the vote, the 5th highest
percentage ever in TCBA Hall of Fame voting:
Source:
TCBA Encyclopedia In his TCBA career, Mantle hit 523 home runs, 14th
all-time in TCBA play; and he drove in 1574 runs, 16th on the
all-time TCBA list. Mickey played his entire 18-season TCBA career with Gary
Sibley’s Wilderness Wraiths. In 1958, Mantle led
the Wraiths to the TCBA finals, losing in six games. In the 6-game Division
Series, Mantle belted 5 home runs and drove in 13. He added another two
homers in the World Series, though his team came up on the short end of a 4-2
result. In 1961, Mantle once again led his team to the playoffs, this
time to a successful end. Although his contributions were more limited in the
’61 playoffs, the team went on to win their only TCBA league crown. Mickey retired after the 1969 season with a TCBA career average
of .292 to go along with those 523 homers. Eddie Mathews played 16 of his 17-year TCBA career with
Marty Fiehl’s South Starrucca Ainspans. Mathews belted 466 home runs and
drove in 1622, good for 21st and 13th respectively on
the TCAB all-time list. Mathews received solid support from the TCBA voters,
garnering 81.3% of the vote. Mathews led the league in rbi three
times, including 1954 when he drove in 159 runs to go with his league-leading
40 homers. That season Mathews led the Ainspans to their second league crown.
The Ainspans added two more league crowns, led by Mathews to consecutive
titles in 1962-1963. Eddie retired after the 1969 season with a respectable .273
career average and 12 post-season home runs. CLASS 5 Voting Totals:
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