Emerson “Pink” Hawley played for Pittsburgh for three seasons in the 1890s, where the ten-year veteran was at his best in the game.

Hawley first arrived in Pittsburgh when he was traded from St. Louis in 1895, and the Pitcher responded with his best professional baseball season.   That year, he led the NL in Games Pitched (56) and Innings (444.1) and had a career-best 3.18 ERA and 31 Wins.

He played for Pittsburgh for another two years, winning 40 Games, and posting a 71-61 Record before being dealt to Cincinnati after the 1897 Season.

Gene Alley played his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, debuting in 1963 until he retired after the 1973 Season.

Alley became Pittsburgh’s starting Shortstop in 1965, and though he was not a potent hitter, he proved to be an excellent defensive player.  In Alley's best offensive year, 1966, he had career-highs in Hits (173) and Batting Average (.299), was 11^th in MVP voting, and won the first of two Gold Gloves.  Alley went to two All-Star Games (1967 & 1968), was twice the National League leader in Defensive bWAR (1965 & 1968), and aided the Pirates in their 1971 World Series win.

Alley had 999 career Hits with a lifetime Defensive bWAR of 14.7.

While Ring of Honor has seen better days, having announced they are moving forward without any contracted talents, they are still operating, and have announced they will be having their own Hall of Fame.  The first inductees have been announced, Mark and Jay Briscoe, the most successful tag team in the promotion’s history.

The pair were with ROH when the organization started back in 2002.  Winning 12 Tag Team Titles with ROH, as well as being the current champs, Jay Briscoe also won the ROH World Championship twice.  

There will be inductees revealed over the next three Mondays.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the Briscoes for earning this accolade.

When Jay Bell played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, he knew his role was; provide good defense and get his baserunners over.  He did his job well!

Bell was the player to be named later in the pre-1989 season transaction with Cleveland, and after appearing in 70 Games that year, he entered 1990 as Pittsburgh's starting Shortstop.  What Bell lacked in pure athleticism, he made up for in intelligence.  Bell always seemed to know where the batters would hit ground balls, and as a Pirate, he was in the top six in Defensive bWAR three times, while also leading all National League Shortstops in Assists four times and Putouts three times.

Bell was not a power hitter, but he was selfless.  A two-time leader in Sacrifice Hits, Bell was able to get Hits still, primarily shown in 1993, when stars like Barry Bonds and Barry Bonilla had already left.  Bell batted .310 that year, had a career-high 187 Hits, and went to his first All-Star Game.  He also won the Silver Slugger that year.

Bell’s time with the Pirates ended when Kansas City traded for him after the 1996 Season.  He had 1,124 Hits with a .269 Batting Average for the team.