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| GENERAL INFORMATION |
| WHAT |
Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony |
| WHERE |
Cooperstown, N.Y. |
| WHO |
Ray Brown, Willard Brown,
Andy Cooper, Frank Grant, Pete Hill, Biz Mackey,
Effa Manley, José Méndez, Alex Pompez,
Cum Posey, Louis Santop, Bruce Sutter,
Mule Suttles, Ben Taylor, Cristóbal Torriente,
Sol White, J.L. Wilkinson, Jud Wilson
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| LINKS |
Complete listing of Hall of Famers
2006 Hall of Fame voting |
| 2006 HALL OF FAME CLASS |
| BRUCE SUTTER |
Position: Relief Pitcher
Teams: Chicago, St. Louis, Atlanta
Seasons: 12
Honors:
1979 NL Cy Young Award
1979, '81-82, '84 NL Rolaids Relief Award
6-time All-Star
5-time NL saves leader |
| NEGRO AND PRE-NEGRO LEAGUE INDUCTEES |
Ray Brown
Pitcher |
Cum Posey
Manager/Owner |
Willard Brown
Center Fielder |
Louis Santop
Catcher |
Andy Cooper
Pitcher |
Mule Suttles
First Baseman |
Frank Grant
Second Baseman |
Ben Taylor
First Baseman |
Pete Hill
Center Fielder |
Cristobal Torriente
Center Fielder |
Biz Mackey
Catcher |
Sol White
Pioneer/Executive |
Effa Manley
Pioneer/Executive |
J.L. Wilkinson
Pioneer/Executive |
Jose Mendez
Pitcher |
Jud Wilson
Third Baseman |
Alex Pompez
Pioneer/Executive |
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| OTHER HONOREES |
J.G. Taylor Spink Award
(baseball writing)
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Tracy Ringolsby |
Ford C. Frick Award
(broadcasting)
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Gene Elston |
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