We here at Notinhalloffame.com thought it would be fun to take a look at the major awards in North American team sports and see how it translates into Hall of Fame potential.

Needless to say, different awards in different sports yield hall of fame potential.  In basketball, the team sport with the least number of players on a roster, the dividend for greatness much higher.  In baseball, it is not as much as a great individual season does not have the same impact.

For our next selection we look at the Roberto Clemente Award. Originally, this was called the Commissioners Award, the accolade is given annually to the player who best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual’s contribution to the team.  It was renamed the Roberto Clemente Award following the death of Clemente who died in a plane crash while on the way to Nicaragua to deliver supplies to victims of the Nicaragua Earthquake.

So, how many Roberto Clemente Award winners have been enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame?

Let’s find out!

*Please note that as statistics are not as relevant for this award so as opposed to how we normally list players, we will simply just list the winners as opposed to go into that year’s accomplishments.

The following are the past players who have won the Roberto Clemente Award in the MLB who are eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame and have been enshrined.

Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants (1971)

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979.

Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles (1972)

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1983.

Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers (1973)

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1980.

Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates (1974)

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1988.

Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals (1975)

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1985.

Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins (1977)

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1991.

Phil Niekro, Atlanta Braves (1980)

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997.

Gary Carter, New York Mets (1989)

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2003.

Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore Orioles (1992)

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007.

Barry Larkin, Cincinnati Reds (1993)

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012.

Dave Winfield, Minnesota Twins (1994)

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001.

Ozzie Smith, St. Louis Cardinals (1995)

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2002.

Kirby Puckett, Minnesota Twins (1996)

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001.

Tony Gwynn, San Diego Padres (1999)

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007.

Jim Thome, Cleveland Indians (2002)

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018.

Edgar Martinez, Seattle Mariners (2004)

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019.

John Smoltz, Atlanta Braves (2005)

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015.

Craig Biggio, Houston Astros (2007)

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015.

The following are the players who have won the Roberto Clemente Award in MLB who are eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame and have not been selected:

Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds (1976)

Rose is banned from the Hall of Fame. Ranked #1A on Notinhalloffame.com.

Greg Luzinski, Philadelphia Phillies (1978)

Luzinski was on the ballot for one year in 1990 and received 0.2% of the vote.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Andre Thornton, Cleveland Indians (1979)

Thornton was on the ballot for one year in 1993 and received 0.5% of the vote.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Steve Garvey, Los Angeles Dodgers (1981)

Garvey was on the ballot for fifteen years in and finished as high as 42.6% in 1995.  Ranked #25 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ken Singleton, Baltimore Orioles (1982)

Singleton was on the ballot for one year in 1990 but did not receive any votes.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Cecil Cooper, Milwaukee Brewers (1983)

Cooper was on the ballot for one year in 1993 and received 0.5% of the vote.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ron Guidry, New York Yankees (1984)

Guidrey was on the ballot for nine years in and finished as high as 8.8% in 2000.  Ranked #54 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Don Baylor, New York Yankees (1985)

Baylor was on the ballot for two years in 1993 and received 2.6% of the vote in both years.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Garry Maddox, Philadelphia Phillies (1986)

Maddox was on the ballot for one year in 1990 but did not receive any votes.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Rick Sutcliffe, Chicago Cubs (1987)

Sutcliffe was on the ballot for one year in 2000 and received 1.7% of the vote.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Dale Murphy, Atlanta Braves (1988)

Murphy was on the ballot for fifteen years in and finished as high as 23.2% in 2000.  Ranked #30 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Dave Stewart, Oakland Athletics (1990)

Stewart was on the ballot for two years and finished as high as 7.4% in 2001.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Harold Reynolds, Seattle Mariners (1991)

Although Reynolds was eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2000 he was not on the ballot.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Eric Davis, Cincinnati Reds (1997)

Davis was on the ballot for one year in 2007 and received 0.6% of the ballot.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs (1998)

Sosa has been on the ballot for seven years and finished as high as 12.5% in 2013.  Ranked #29 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Al Leiter, New York Mets (2000)

Leiter was on the ballot for one year in 2011 and received 0.7% of the vote.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Curt Schilling, Arizona Diamondbacks (2001)

Schilling has been on the ballot for seven years and finished as high as 60.9% in 2019.  Ranked #5 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jamie Moyer, Seattle Mariners (2003)

Moyer was on the ballot for one year and finished with 2.4% in 2018.  Ranked #105 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Carlos Delgado, New York Mets (2006)

Delgado was on the ballot for one year and finished with 3.8% in 2015.  Ranked #79 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Tim Wakefield, Boston Red Sox (2010)

Wakefield was on the ballot for one year in 2017 and received 0.2% of the vote.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Let’s update our tally, shall we?

So, who is up next?

The following are the players who have won the Roberto Clemente Award in the Major League Baseball who have retired but have not met the mandatory years out of the game to qualify for the Baseball Hall of Fame:

Derek Jeter, New York Yankees (2009)

Eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020.

David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox (2011)

Eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022.

Carlos Beltran, New York Mets (2013)

Eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2023.

Jimmy Howard, Philadelphia Phillies (2014) (Co-Winner)

Eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022.

Paul Konerko, Chicago White Sox (2014) (Co-Winner)

Eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020.

The following are the players who have won the Roberto Clemente Award who are still active.

Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals (2008)

39 Years Old, Playing for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers (2012)

31 Years Old, Playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates (2015)

32 Years Old, Playing for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Curtis Granderson, New York Mets (2016)

38 Years Old, Playing for the Miami Marlins.

Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs (2017)

29 Years Old, Playing for the Chicago Cubs.

Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals (2018)

36 Years Old, Playing for the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Roberto Clemente Award winners seems to lean toward elite players and we suspect that this will be a pattern to continue.

Up next, we are going to stay within the tertiary Baseball Awards and look at the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award.

As always, we thank you for that support and look for that soon!

Big news from us as or Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame as our Semi-Finalists for the Class of 2019 have been selected based on your on-line votes.

The Fictitious Athlete Semi-Finalistsare:

A.C. Slater: Saved By The Bell (Wrestling and Football star at Bayside High)

Adonis Creed: Creed & Creed 2 (Son of Apollo Creed and Heavyweight Boxer)

Al Bundy:Married With Children (Football star at Polk High in Chicago, IL)

Al Czervik: Caddyshack (Amateur golfer who challenged the status quo at Bushwood Country Club)

Alex Moran: Blue Mountain State (Backup Quarterback at Blue Mountain State)

“All The Way” Mae Mordabito: A League of Their Own (Centerfielder for the Rockford Peaches)

Amanda Whirtlitzer: Bad News Bears: (Female Little League Pitcher for the Bears)

Anakin Skywalker: Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace (Pod Racer on Tatooine)

“Big Ern” Ernie McCracken: Kingpin (Champion bowler)

Billy “The Great” Hope: Southpaw (Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion)

Billy Chapel: For Love of the Game (Aging Starting Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers)

Brian “Smash” Williams: Friday Night Lights (Running Back for the Dillon High Panthers)

Bugs Bunny: Space Jam: (Basketball Player for the Toon Squad)

“Captain Chaos” Victor Prinzi: The Cannonball Run & The Cannonball Run II (Racer in the Coast-to-Coast Drive across country)

Calvin Cambridge: Like Mike: (Shooting Guard for the Los Angeles Knights for half of a season)

Charlie Tweeder: Varsity Blues (Wide Receiver for West Canaan High)

Chazz Michael Michaels: Blades of Glory (Champion Singles and Pairs Figure Skater)

Chris Ostreicher: American Pie, American Pie 2 and American Reunion (Lacrosse star at East Great Falls High and future Sports Anchor)

Clubber Lang: Rocky III: (Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World)

Dean Younblood: Youngblood (Left Wing for the Minor League Hamilton Mustangs)

Doug “The Thug” Glatt: Goon and Goon 2: The Last of the Enforcers (Enforcer for the Halifax Highlanders)

Drederick Tatum: The Simpsons (Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World)

“Fast” Eddie Felson: The Hustler and The Color of Money (Pool Shark)

Flash Gordon: Flash Gordon (Quarterback for the New York Jets)

Greg Goldberg:: The Mighty Ducks, The Mighty Ducks 2 and The Mighty Ducks 3 (Goalie for the Mighty Ducks)

Hamilton Porter: The Sandlot (Pre-teen who played baseball at the local sandlot)

Henry Rowengartner: Rookie of the Year (Chicago Cub Pitcher for half a season)

Homer Simpson: The Simpsons (Softball player on his company team, Mixed Curler Olympian and Heavyweight Boxer)

Ignacio/Nacho: Nacho Libre (Mexican Professional Wrestler)

Ivan Drago: Rocky IV (Former Soviet Heavyweight Boxer)

Jackie Moon: Semi-Pro (Player/Owner of the ABA’s Flint Tropics)

Jake Taylor: Major League & Major League 2 (Catcher and Interim Manager of the Cleveland Indians)

Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski: The Big Lebowski (Amateur Bowler)

Jesus Shuttlesworth: He Got Game (Highly Recruited Forward at Lincoln High)

Jimmy Chitwood: Hoosiers (Forward at Hickory High)

Johnny Lawrence: The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid Part II and Cobra Kai (Amateur Karate competitor in California)

Julian Washington: Any Given Sunday (Running Back for the Miami Sharks)

Kelly Leak: The Bad News Bears, The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training and The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (Centerfielder for the California based Little League Team called the Bears)

Kevin “Thad” Castle: Blue Mountain State (Linebacker for Blue Mountain State)

Lee: Enter the Dragon (Competitor in an unnamed tournament on an unnamed island)

Lightning McQueen: Cars and Cars 2 (Race Car)

Pedro Cerrano: Major League, Major League 2 & Major League 3: Back to the Minors (Outfielder for the Cleveland Indians)

Peter LaFleur: Dodgeball (Captain of the Average Joe’s Gym Dodgeball Team)

Randy “The Ram” Robinson: The Wrestler (Professional Wrestler)

Ray Finkle: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Miami Dolphins Place Kicker who missed a key Field Goal in the Super Bowl)

Ricky Bobby: Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby (Multi-Race winner on the NASCAR Circuit)

Sam Malone: Cheers (Former Relief Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox)

Shane Falco: The Replacements (Quarterback who once starred for Ohio State and becomes a replacement player for the Washington Sentinels)

“Steamin” Willie Beamen: Any Given Sunday (Quarterback for the Miami Sharks)

Terry Tate: Commercials (Office Linebacker)

You can vote for the Fictitious Athletes HERE.

The Fictitious Athlete Contributor Semi-Finalistsare:

Adrian Balboa: Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV and Rocky V (Girlfriend, and later Wife of Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Rocky Balboa)

Annie Savoy: Bull Durham (Sexual muse of many players for the Durham Bulls)

Bagger Vance: The Legend of Bagger Vance (African-American ghost who in the 1930s helps a white golfer gain confidence)

Billy Heywood: Little Big League (Owner of the Minnesota Twins)

Bud Kilmer: Varsity Blues (Football Coach of the West Kannan Coyotes)

Cameron Tucker: Modern Family (High School Football Coach)

Caretaker: The Longest Yard ’05 (Assistant Coach and Equipment Manager for the Mean Machine)

Cassidy: The Wrestler (Stripper who gets into a relationship with a professional wrestler)

Clyde: Every Which Way Be Loose and Any Which Way You Can (Orangutan who is a sidekick for Bare-Knuckle Boxer, Philo Beddoe)

Coach Ernie Pantusso: Cheers (Former Baseball Coach turned bartender)

Coach Klein: The Waterboy (Head Football Coach at Southwest Louisiana State)

Darcy Sears: Varsity Blues (High School student who dates West Cannan Quarterbacks)

Eric Taylor: Friday Night Lights (Dillon High School Football Head Coach)

Ernie Capadino: A League of Their Own (Baseball Scout)

Frank Drebin: The Naked Gun (Police Squad Detective who went undercover as an umpire in a California Angels game)

George Costanza: Seinfeld (Executive in the New York Yankees Organization)

Hayden Fox: Coach (Head Football Coach at Minnesota State and the Orlando Breakers)

Irv Blitzer: Cool Runnings (Coach of the 1988 Jamaican Bobsled Team)

Jimmy Dugan: A League of Their Own (Former Baseball Player and Manager of the Rockford Peaches)

Ken Reeves: The White Shadow (Head Basketball Coach at Carver High)

Lacey Underall: Caddyshack (Hot girl at Bushwood Country Club)

Lou Brown: Major League and Major League 2 (Manager of the Cleveland Indians)

Mr. Larson: Happy Gilmore (Former Employer and fan of Happy Gilmore)

Norman Dale: Hoosiers (Head Basketball Coach at Hickory High)

Patches O’Houlihan: Dodgeball (Former Dodgeball star and Dodgeball Coach for Average Joe’s Gym)

Paulie Pennino: Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky V & Rocky Balboa (Brother-In-Law and Cornerman of Rocky Balboa)

Pepper Brooks: Dodgeball (Dodgeball Commentator on ESPN: The Ocho)

Ray Kinsella: Field of Dreams (Builder of a baseball diamond in a cornfield that attracted dead baseball players)

Tony D’Amato: Any Given Sunday (Head Coach of the Miami Sharks)

You can vote for the Fictitious Contributors HERE.

The Fictitious Veteran Semi-Finalistsare:

Joe Boyd/Joe Hart: Damn! Yankees (Superfan of the Washington Senators who becomes a player for them)

Luis “Mountain” Rivera: Requiem of a Heavyweight (Heavyweight Boxing Contender)

Maish Rennick: Requiem of a Heavyweight (Manager of Luis “Mountain” Rivera)

Sport Goofy: Multiple films and television (Multi-Sport Athlete)

Walter “Kid Galahad” Gulick: Kid Galahad ’61 (Boxer)

You can vote for the Fictitious Veterans HERE.

The Existing Inductees for our Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame are:

Fictitious Athlete:

Apollo Creed: Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III and Rocky IV

Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez: The Sandlot

Bobby Boucher: The Waterboy

Charlie Conway: The Mighty Ducks, The Mighty Ducks 2 and The Mighty Ducks 3

Crash Davis: Bull Durham

Daniel LaRusso: The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid 2 and The Karate Kid 3 

Dottie Hinson: A League of Their Own

Forrest Gump: Forrest Gump

The Hanson Brothers: Slap Shot

Happy Gilmore: Happy Gilmore

Paul “Wrecking” Crewe: The Longest Yard ‘74

Reggie Dunlop: Slap Shot

Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn: Major League and Major League 2

Rocky Balboa: Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky V & Rocky Balboa

Roy Hobbs: The Natural

Willie “Mays” Hayes: Major League

Fictitious Contributors:

Carl Spackler: Caddyshack

Chubbs Peterson: Happy Gilmore

Gordon Bombay: The Mighty Ducks, The Mighty Ducks 2 and The Mighty Ducks 3

Harry Doyle: Major League, Major League 2 and Major League 3: Back to the Minors

Mickey Goldmill: Rocky, Rocky II and Rocky III

Morris Buttermaker: The Bad News Bears

Mr. Miyagi: The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid 2, The Karate Kid 3 and The Next Karate Kid

Fictitious Veterans:

Andy “Champ” Purcell: The Champ ‘31

Dennis Ryan: Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Guffy McGovern: Angels in the Outfield

Huxley College: Horse Feathers

Voting for this round will go on to until October 1, where we will announce our 15 Fictitious Athletes, 10 Fictitious Contributors and 3 Fictitious Veterans. 

When you can, please support our site and cast your vote for the Class of 2019!

As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com thank you for your support.

Washington State University has announced the inductees for their 2019 Athletic Hall of Fame Class.

The six-person class is:

Rod Commons: Commons worked in administration at WSU from 1976 to 2007.

Josephat Kapkory:  From Kenya, Kapkory would win multiple titles representing WSU in long distance running.

Ryan Leaf: Leaf may have flamed out in the NFL in epic proportion but as a Cougar he took the team to the 1998 Rose Bowl and finished third in Heisman Trophy voting and he would throw for 7,433 Yards and 59 Touchdowns.  

Stephanie Papke: Papke played on the WSU Women’s Volleyball team from 1994 to 1997.

Ellannee Richardson:  Richardson competed in Women’s Track & Field from 2004 to 2007 at Washington State.

Lisa Roman: Roman was a competitive Rower for the Cougars from 2010 & 2012.

The induction dinner will take place on September 6 and they will be honored the following day during the Cougars’ home game against Northern Colorado.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the latest members of the Washington State Athletic Hall of Fame.