Well, I am very pleased to announce that through my personal lobbying efforts - and I do not exaggerate - I have gotten Bill "Spaceman" Lee on the College Baseball Hall of Fame ballot and have voted for him (previously I had to write him in). They previously said that he was not eligible because he supposedly not a First Team All-American, an oddity considering he was 12-3 with a 1.67 ERA on the '68 national champs; what does it take to be an All-American? Was Bob Gibson pitching at Creighton that year instead of the Cardinals? Or Denny McLain at Michigan State . . . Prison?

 

Next, the USC Athletics Hall of Fame!!

 

I also voted for Bill Bordley, who is still on the ballot, along with Mark McGwire and Art Mazmanian.

 

Fight on!

 

Please print your name on the ballot and mail to: 

College Baseball Hall of Fame/1517 Texas Avenue/Lubbock TX 79401

or 

Fax to: (use cover sheet, please) Mike Gustafson (806) 749-2234 Email: gus@collegebaseballfoundation.org

 

Voter Name (please print): Steven R. Travers

 

Official 2012 College Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot

 

Instructions: 

1) Write your name at the top of this page

2) Observe the instructions at the beginning of each section of the ballot

 

(An example ballot is on the 3rd and 4th pages of this packet. 

It demonstrates the proper way to complete the ballot.)

 

 

Vintage/Pre-1964 

(vote for only one by putting an "x" in the blank provided)

 

____ Tom Borland (All-American/Most Outstanding Player at CWS/Twice led OSU to CWS)

____ Jack Coffey (legendary player and coach at Fordham with 1000+ wins in early 20th century)

____ Eddie Collins (stellar infielder at Columbia in 1900s)

X      Clint Evans (.681 winning % with 547 wins at Cal/winner of first College World Series)

____ Ray Fisher (winningest coach ever at Michigan in 34 yrs as coach/only two losing seasons)

____ Al Hartman (outstanding pitcher at Washington State in the pre-WWI era)

____ Gene Hooks (twice named first team All-American at 3B for Wake Forest)

____ C.R. “Dudy” Noble (Outstanding player/coach/athl. dir. at Miss St in 1st half of 20th century)

____ Frank Sancet (Retired as 2nd-winningest coach in history with 832 wins/11 trips to CWS)

____ Mickey Sullivan (Two-time All-American at Baylor/649 wins & two CWS teams as coach)

____ Murray Wall (Two-time All-American/pitched on ’49 & ’50 national champs at Texas)

 

 

Please print your name on the ballot and mail to: 

College Baseball Hall of Fame/1517 Texas Avenue/Lubbock TX 79401

or 

Fax to: (use cover sheet, please) Mike Gustafson (806) 749-2234 Email: gus@collegebaseballfoundation.org

1964-2001 

(rank at least two but no more than ten on this page with "1" being your best choice, "2" your

second choice, etc.)

 

____ Rusty Adkins (3-time All-ACC/1st Team AA in ’67/41-game hitting streak)

____ Bill Almon (Sporting News National Player of the Year ’74)

____ Earl Bass (Two-time All-American /finished with 34-3 record)

____ Kris Benson (’96 Nat’l Player of the Year/29-8 with 2.90 ERA in career)

1       Bill Bordley (Two-time first team All-America pitcher for USC/’78 national champs)

____ Dave Chalk (Two-time All-American/Four-time All-SWC at Texas/Three times in CWS)

____ Casey Close (’86 National Player of the Year/Two times in CWS)

____ Mike Fiore (’87 Dick Howser Trophy/’88 1st Team All-American/’85 Nat champs)

____ Javier Flores (Two-time first team All-American/Three-time All-conference catcher)

____ Mike Fuentes (Two-time first team All-American at OU/Left FSU the NCAA homer king)

____ Nomar Garciaparra (Two-time first team All-American and Frosh All-American at GaTech)

9       Gary Gentry (Nat Player of the Year TSN’67/All-American in both JUCO and AZ State)

8       Jim Gideon (Two-time first team All-American/Won 36 games in a two-year stretch)

____ Orlando Gonzalez (1974 Nat'l Player of the Year at U of Miami)

4       Jeffrey Hammonds (’92 Unanimous All-America/’90 Frosh of the Year)

____ Bobby Jones (’91 National Player of the Year/32-9 with 16 saves in career)

____ Mike Kelly (’90 Nat’l Player of the Yr/Golden Spikes ‘91/All-American in both ’90 & ’91)

____ Gene Larkin (Hit .429 and named first team All-American in 1984)

3       Jeff Ledbetter (1982 Nat'l Player of the Year by TSN/Left FSU the NCAA homerun king)

2       Bill Lee (25 wins and sub-2.00 ERA in a two-year stretch for USC, including '68 CWS title)

____ Mike Loynd (Golden Spikes ‘86/20-gm winner for ’86 Nat Runner-up)

5       Mark McGwire (’84 Nat Player of the Year by TSN)

7       Kevin McReynolds (1st Team All-American ’81/1st SWC Triple Crown winner)

____ Phil Nevin ('92 Golden Spikes winner for CWS runner-up Cal State Fullerton)

____ Gregg Olson (2-Time All-American closer/Led Nation in ERA in ‘87/25-7, 20 svs in career)

____ Tom Paciorek (Two-time first team All-America OF at Houston/’67 Nat runner-ups)

____ Marteese Robinson (Co-National Player of the Year led the nation in hitting with .529 avg)

____ Ira Smith (One of only two to ever be two-time NCAA batting champ)

____ Mike Smith (Only Division I Player to ever win the national Triple Crown)

____ Brent Strom (1st Team All-America pitcher/Pitched for ’68 & ’70 Nat champs)

6       Frank Viola (1st Team All-American ‘81/26-2 career record)

10     Brad Wilkerson (1998 Nat'l Player of the Year/Three-time All-American)

 

 

Please print your name on the ballot and mail to: 

College Baseball Hall of Fame/1517 Texas Avenue/Lubbock TX 79401

or 

Fax to: (use cover sheet, please) Mike Gustafson (806) 749-2234 Email: gus@collegebaseballfoundation.org

Small School Coach 

(vote for only one by putting an "x" in the blank provided)

 

____ Ed Cheff (NAIA) (1,705 wins and 16 NAIA World Series titles at Lewis Clark State)

____ Dave "Boo" Ferriss (D-II) (639 wins and twice Division II World Series runner-up)

____ Ric Lessman (NJCAA/D-III) (1,365 wins and 1974 NJCAA Nat'l champs)

____ Demie Mainieri (NJCAA) (First junior college coach to win 1,000 games)

X      Art Mazmanian (CCCAA) (All-American 2B on ’48 USC nat champs/700+ wins in CCCAA)

____ Don Schaly (D-III) (Named D-III Coach of the Century/1,400+ wins/Three Nat’l Champs)

____ Lloyd Simmons (NJCAA) (Winningest JUCO coach ever w/ 1,600+ wins)

____ Tommy Thomas  (D-II) (Winningest Division II coach ever with 1,308 wins/'79 Nat'l Champs)

____ Frank "Porky" Vieira (D-II) (2nd in Division II in both career winning % and total wins)

 

Small School Player 

(vote for only one by putting an "x" in the blank provided)

 

____ Joe Arnold (NJCAA)(2-time JUCO AA/MVP JUCO WS/11-1 AZ State/700+wins as coach)

____ Doug Ault (NJCAA)(2-time JUCO AA/ MVP JUCO WS/1st Team All-American at TX Tech)

____ Tim Burzette (NAIA) (One of only two three-time 1st team All-Americans in NAIA history)

____ John Deutsch (D-III)(D-III Nat Player of the Yr ‘89/1st Three-time D-III All-American)

X      Alex Fernandez (NJCAA)(Nat Frosh of the Yr.at Miami’89/G.Spikes&Howser-Miami Dade‘90)

____ Tim Jorgensen (D-III)(Two-Time D-III Player of the Year/D-III World Series MVP ’94)

____ Tino Martinez (D-II)(’88 D-II Nat Player of the Yr/Three times All-Region)

____ Ken Voges (NAIA) (One of only two three-time 1st team All-Americans in NAIA history)

 

Coaches 

(vote for only one by putting an "x" in the blank provided)

 

____ Pete Butler (25 consecutive conference champs/Nine appearances at CWS)

____ Norm DeBriyn (1,100+ wins/Three conference champs/Four appearances at CWS)

____ Wayne Graham (1,400+wins and counting/Six NJCAA and one CWS Nat'l championship)

____ Chuck Hartman (1,400+ combined wins in NAIA and Division I)

____ Larry Hays (1,500+ wins in NAIA and Division I/’83 NAIA National Champs)

X      Les Murakami (1,079 wins/11 NCAA Tourney appearances/’80 CWS runner-up)

____ Al Ogletree (1,200+ wins/’71 Nat’l Coach of the Year)

____ Jack Stallings (1,200+ wins/’90 CWS appearance)

____ John Winkin (1,000+ wins/Six CWS appearances)