Cooperstown Choices: Sandy Alomar
With the Hall Of Fame election announcement coming on January 9, 2013, it is time to review the ballot, go over the names, and decide who belongs in the Hall Of Fame.
There are twenty four men on the ballot for the first time this year and we will take a look at each one individually prior to official announcements. You can find all of the profiles in the I-70 Baseball Exclusives: Cooperstown Choices 2013 menu at the top of the page.
In this article, we take a look at Sandy Alomar
The older of the Alomar brothers, Sandy stayed in baseball a few more years than his brother Roberto. Over his 20 year career, he would play for seven major league teams, most notably with the Cleveland Indians where he won the Rookie Of The Year award in 1990. He would win his first and only Gold Glove that same year and make his first of six All Star rosters, all with the Indians.
| Year | Tm | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | SDP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 1989 | SDP | 7 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .211 | .318 | .421 | .739 | 109 |
| 1990 | CLE | 132 | 445 | 60 | 129 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 66 | 4 | 25 | 46 | .290 | .326 | .418 | .744 | 108 |
| 1991 | CLE | 51 | 184 | 10 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 24 | .217 | .264 | .266 | .530 | 47 |
| 1992 | CLE | 89 | 299 | 22 | 75 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 32 | .251 | .293 | .324 | .618 | 75 |
| 1993 | CLE | 64 | 215 | 24 | 58 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 11 | 28 | .270 | .318 | .395 | .713 | 91 |
| 1994 | CLE | 80 | 292 | 44 | 84 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 43 | 8 | 25 | 31 | .288 | .347 | .490 | .837 | 115 |
| 1995 | CLE | 66 | 203 | 32 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 26 | .300 | .332 | .478 | .810 | 107 |
| 1996 | CLE | 127 | 418 | 53 | 110 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 50 | 1 | 19 | 42 | .263 | .299 | .397 | .696 | 75 |
| 1997 | CLE | 125 | 451 | 63 | 146 | 37 | 0 | 21 | 83 | 0 | 19 | 48 | .324 | .354 | .545 | .900 | 128 |
| 1998 | CLE | 117 | 409 | 45 | 96 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 18 | 45 | .235 | .270 | .352 | .622 | 59 |
| 1999 | CLE | 37 | 137 | 19 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 23 | .307 | .322 | .533 | .855 | 111 |
| 2000 | CLE | 97 | 356 | 44 | 103 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 2 | 16 | 41 | .289 | .324 | .404 | .728 | 83 |
| 2001 | CHW | 70 | 220 | 17 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 17 | .245 | .288 | .345 | .634 | 64 |
| 2002 | TOT | 89 | 283 | 29 | 79 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 9 | 33 | .279 | .302 | .410 | .712 | 82 |
| 2002 | CHW | 51 | 167 | 21 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .287 | .309 | .485 | .794 | 106 |
| 2002 | COL | 38 | 116 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .267 | .292 | .302 | .593 | 48 |
| 2003 | CHW | 75 | 194 | 22 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .268 | .281 | .407 | .689 | 78 |
| 2004 | CHW | 50 | 146 | 15 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 13 | .240 | .298 | .308 | .606 | 58 |
| 2005 | TEX | 46 | 128 | 11 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .273 | .306 | .328 | .634 | 66 |
| 2006 | TOT | 46 | 108 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .278 | .292 | .380 | .672 | 70 |
| 2006 | LAD | 27 | 62 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .323 | .323 | .403 | .726 | 84 |
| 2006 | CHW | 19 | 46 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .217 | .255 | .348 | .603 | 52 |
| 2007 | NYM | 8 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .136 | .136 | .182 | .318 | -18 |
| 20 Yrs | 1377 | 4530 | 520 | 1236 | 249 | 10 | 112 | 588 | 25 | 212 | 499 | .273 | .309 | .406 | .716 | 86 | |
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 533 | 61 | 145 | 29 | 1 | 13 | 69 | 3 | 25 | 59 | .273 | .309 | .406 | .716 | 86 | |
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||||||
| CLE (11 yrs) | 985 | 3409 | 416 | 944 | 194 | 8 | 92 | 453 | 24 | 165 | 386 | .277 | .315 | .419 | .734 | 92 | |
| CHW (5 yrs) | 265 | 773 | 80 | 199 | 37 | 2 | 19 | 94 | 1 | 35 | 68 | .257 | .291 | .384 | .675 | 74 | |
| SDP (2 yrs) | 8 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .200 | .304 | .400 | .704 | 100 | |
| NYM (1 yr) | 8 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .136 | .136 | .182 | .318 | -18 | |
| COL (1 yr) | 38 | 116 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .267 | .292 | .302 | .593 | 48 | |
| LAD (1 yr) | 27 | 62 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .323 | .323 | .403 | .726 | 84 | |
| TEX (1 yr) | 46 | 128 | 11 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .273 | .306 | .328 | .634 | 66 | |
| AL (17 yrs) | 1296 | 4310 | 507 | 1178 | 238 | 10 | 111 | 561 | 25 | 205 | 466 | .273 | .310 | .410 | .721 | 88 | |
| NL (5 yrs) | 81 | 220 | 13 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 33 | .264 | .286 | .327 | .614 | 56 | |
Why He Should Get In
Alomar’s career was embodied behind the scenes. A field general and leader, he was another coach on the field.
Why He Should Not Get In
In short, his numbers just don’t stack up. While it would be easier to stomach the low offensive numbers based on his presence defensively, he would need to have a few more awards from that side of the diamond. With out the Gold Gloves to back him up, the offensive shortcomings will keep him from election.
Bill Ivie is the editor here at I-70 Baseball
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