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.

Frank Killen stood at 6' 1" and was long and lean, which might not seem impressive with today's eyes, but for the 1890s, he looked like a supreme athlete.

Killen reached the highest level of Baseball in 1892 with the Washington Senators, but the highly emotional Pitcher proved hard to control, and the management of the Senators looked to deal him away, despite his high skill level. Washington traded Killen after one year to Pittsburgh, who were willing to take a chance on the temperamental southpaw.

Killen, who won 29 Games for the Senators in '92, led the National League with 36 in 1893.  While Killen was still just as much of a headache as a Pirate, the Pittsburgh brass and fans were more tolerant after an injury-plagued 1894 and a horrific 1895, where he looked to be washed up.  

He turned it around in 1896, healthy and just as cocky as ever.  Killen led the NL in Wins (30), Complete Games (44), and Innings Pitched (432.1), and he won back the fans who had heckled him before.  This was Killen's peak, as his effectiveness shrunk afterward, and he was no longer worth the hassle and was released in August of 1898.

With the Pirates, Killen had a record of 112-82.