ACBL Hall of Fame

Class of 1946

Here are the results from the voting for the 3rd class of the ACBL Hall of Fame. We had 10 managers vote this year, so 8 votes were needed for election. There are two new members of the ACBL Hall of Fame who each received 9 votes.  Additionally, there were 6 players who received at least 1 vote and will remain on the ballot next year.  Without further adieu, here are the results:

Carl Hubbell - 9 votes -  ELECTED
Lefty Gomez - 9 votes -  ELECTED

Wes Ferrell 5
Gabby Hartnett 4
Wally Berger 4
Buddy Myer 2
Gus Suhr 2
Charlie Root 1

LEFTY GOMEZ

1930-37 Nashua Panthers
1938-39 Saukville Saints
1939-43 Waukesha Aqua Fox

2 time Cy Young Award winner, going 26-4 in both 1934 and 1937 with ERAs of 1.37 and 1.44....led league in strikeouts 4 times with a season high of 229 in 1937 and is 6th on the all-time ACBL strikeout list....fired a no-hitter in 1931....finished with 187 wins, 9th on the all-time ACBL wins list.....pitched in 3 wild card series, 9 league championship series and 5 world series, winning 3 rings with Nashua in 1932, '33, & '36

CARL HUBBELL

1930 Union County Shillelagh
1931-36 Bellingham Giants
1936-43 Corleone Family

One of most accomplished post-season pitchers in ACBL history with a 10-2 post-season record.....4-time 20 game winner with career high 26 wins in 1932.....6th on all-time careers wins list and 3rd all-time in innings pitched.....had 3 seasons with ERA below 2.00.....won world series rings with Corleone in 1941 and Bellingham in 1934.....was League Championship and World Series MVP in 1934, going 3-0 in World Series with a 0.87 ERA