these players get into the HOF, but they won't let pete rose in there. 
Seventeen from Negro Leagues elected to Hall of Fame
Cooperstown, NY (Sports Network) - A committee of 12 baseball historians elected 17 candidates from the Negro and pre-Negro leagues to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday.
The electees include seven Negro leagues players: Ray Brown, Willard Brown, Andy Cooper, Biz Mackey, Mule Suttles, Cristobal Torriente and Jud Wilson; five pre-Negro leagues players: Frank Grant, Pete Hill, José Méndez, Louis Santop and Ben Taylor; four Negro leagues executives Effa Manley, Alex Pompez, *** Posey and J.L. Wilkinson; and one pre-Negro leagues executive Sol White.
Manley, an owner in the Negro leagues, becomes the first woman elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
"The Board of Directors is extremely pleased with how this project has evolved over the last five years -- culminating in today's vote," said Jane Forbes Clark, chairman of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. "Over the last two days, this committee has held discussions in great detail, utilizing the research and statistics now available to determine who deserves baseball's highest honor -- a plaque in the Hall of Fame Gallery in Cooperstown."
The 17 electees will join Bruce Sutter, the lone electee announced in January, in being honored in Cooperstown, New York, during Induction Ceremonies on July 30.
Cooperstown, NY (Sports Network) - A committee of 12 baseball historians elected 17 candidates from the Negro and pre-Negro leagues to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday.
The electees include seven Negro leagues players: Ray Brown, Willard Brown, Andy Cooper, Biz Mackey, Mule Suttles, Cristobal Torriente and Jud Wilson; five pre-Negro leagues players: Frank Grant, Pete Hill, José Méndez, Louis Santop and Ben Taylor; four Negro leagues executives Effa Manley, Alex Pompez, *** Posey and J.L. Wilkinson; and one pre-Negro leagues executive Sol White.
Manley, an owner in the Negro leagues, becomes the first woman elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
"The Board of Directors is extremely pleased with how this project has evolved over the last five years -- culminating in today's vote," said Jane Forbes Clark, chairman of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. "Over the last two days, this committee has held discussions in great detail, utilizing the research and statistics now available to determine who deserves baseball's highest honor -- a plaque in the Hall of Fame Gallery in Cooperstown."
The 17 electees will join Bruce Sutter, the lone electee announced in January, in being honored in Cooperstown, New York, during Induction Ceremonies on July 30.
