Hall of Fame class of 2022

 The Hall welcomes 6 new members this year.

Jason Foster, Hal Glover, and Kobe Jones make the hall in their first year of eligibility. Joining them after a few years on the ballot are Stan Marsh, Luciano Cedeno, and Sammy Swopa.

The following players earned enough support to make it to the 2023 ballot:

Elvis Dixon

Trent Weaver

Rufus Anderson

Jason Baret

Gerald White Sr.

HOF Ballot 2022

Stan Marsh played 17 seasons, the last 14 for his home state team, the Denver Rabbits. A first baseman with left handed power and an excellent glove, Marsh hit .292 with 466 homeruns. In 2007 he hit 43 homers and drove in 127 runs. In 2012 he hit .326 and helped the Rabbits to their only world championship. Marsh won 4 gold gloves for his defensive work.

Luciano Cedeno had 2673 hits over a 16 year career. As a rookie he hit .328 with 220 hits, winning the Rookie of the Year award. In 2005 he hit .326 with 97 RBI. Cedeno scored over 100 runs 4 times, and won two gold gloves.  For his career he rates as 125 runs above average defensively.

Elvis Dixon was an outstanding defensive third baseman, saving 131 runs over his career and winning 3 gold gloves. Over 15 seasons Elvis had 2236 hits and a .370 OBP. He scored 100 runs or more 5 times.

Geoff Favre, a right fielder with a cannon arm, hit 383 homers over his 17 seasons. As a rookie he hit 37 homers and drove in 113 for Toledo, both would be career highs. He was the Superior League Rookie of the Year for 1999. Favre played in two world series, for the 2003 Cobra and 2006 Stars. His team lost both, with the second world series ending when Joe Thomas's grand slam slipped just over Favre's glove.

Manfred Mueller had perhaps the finest first base throwing arm of his generation. He won two gold gloves and was good enough defensively to play other infield spots, finish his career as a third baseman. Over 14 seasons he hit 298 homers and drove in 1061 runs. He is currently the sport's commissioner, however consideration for this honor must only consider his contributions as a player.

Trent Weaver was an excellent fielding second baseman over a 16 year career.  He did not hit for power but consistently put the ball in play and got on base.  For his career he had 2263 hits and a .353 OBP. Weaver hit .319 for the 2001 Florida Penguins as the team reached the world series for back to back seasons.

Gerald White Sr. played 29 seasons, more than anyone else in league history.  Was an all star outfielder for the first half of his career.  Once his skills declined he became a backup outfielder and stuck around for another 14 years.  Hit 9 homers at age 47, and hit .283 in his final season at age 51.  Overall White had 2,596 hits, hit 320 homers, and stole 213 bases.  Set career highs in 1990 with a .348 average, 34 homers, and 137 RBI.  In 1989 stole a career high 35 bases and won a gold glove.

Sammy Swopa hit 445 homeruns, including 6 seasons of 40 or more.  In 1999 he became one of 6 players to hit 40 homers and steal 40 bases in a season.  In 2002 Sammy hit 50 homeruns.  In 2003 Sammy hit 49 homers, drove in 147 runs, and won the Superior League MVP award.  A fine defender, Sammy won 4 gold glove awards.  Sammy did not have a long career, fading in his 30's and retiring at age 35. 

Jason Baret won 223 games (while losing 227) while pitching almost 4000 innings over a 20 year career.  Ranks 9th alltime in innings pitched and 7th in strikeouts (3,471).  Baret never backed down from a challenge and was always willing to throw his fastball to the best hitters in the game.  Won 20 games for the 2010 Baltimore Colts at the age of 37.  Threw 3 no-hitters in his career, only Jojo Lewis, Nolan Ryan, and Sandy Koufax have thrown more.

Frank Runge, the French-Canadian closer, had 9 seasons with 30 or more saves. His best season was with the 2003 Rabbits, when he saved 51 games, a 2.63 ERA, and struck out 70 batters in 65 innings. For his career, Runge saved 385 games, 15th most all-time.

First year eligible:

Jason Foster was a second generation star hitter, the son of Gene Foster. He was discovered after winning a homerun title in the Ewok minor league on the forest moon of Endor, and drafted 5th overall by the Springfield Isotopes. At his peak Foster got on base consistently and hit for power. From 2000 to 2005, he hit over .300 each year with at least 20 homers, 100 RBI, and a .400 on base percentage. In 2008 he won his only championship for the New York Cobra. For his career he had 3005 hits, hanging on to age 43 to cross the milestone, drew 1660 walks, hit 379 homers, and drove in and scored over 1700 runs.

Hal Glover

The All-time hit leader in Microleague/APBA/OOTP. Glover's career spanned all three game systems. Hal Glover was a second round pick in the 1995 draft. A fine defensive first baseman, he won 13 gold gloves in his career. Playing for the Louisville Sluggers, he hit .369, .363, and .372 in consecutive seasons from 2003 to 2005. Glover played 22 years, sticking around until age 43 to pass Pete Rose on the all-time hit list, reaching 4278, though Ichiro Suzuki has since passed both with his combined total for MLB and Japan. Glover hit 808 doubles in his career, drove in 1983 runs, and scored 1966.

Kobe Jones

Kobe was a second round pick out of high school in the 1997 draft, and went straight to the big leagues for the Florida Penguins. He was a part timer as a rookie, but by 2000, the year of the penguin, Kobe had developed into a top offensive shortstop, hitting 16 homers and knocking in 74 runs. Two years later he was a middle of the order bat, driving in 104 runs in 2002. In 2004 he hit 34 homers and drove in 130. Kobe left the Penguins in 2005 and along with Joe Young turned the Baltimore Colts into one of the most dangerous regular season teams, though they could never go far in the playoffs. Kobe finished his career with 6 seasons as an LA Shocker. He had 3140 hits, hit 405 homers, and drove in 1752 runs. On defense, Kobe won 3 gold gloves.

Chris McMullen

McMullen spent the first 15 of his 17 seasons with the Chicago Winds. He was a top defensive catcher, winning 6 gold gloves and threw out 37 percent of opposing base stealers. In 2002, he hit .317 with 25 homers and 87 RBI. The following year he hit 27 homers, and in 2008 hit another 25. For his career McMullen hit .279 with 255 homers and 891 RBI.

Vernon Coles

The 19th pick in the 2001 draft, Coles was an outfielder who combined power and speed. He hit 39 homers in 2004 and stole 22 bases. He drove in 100 or more runs in 7 seasons. For his career he hit .262 with 368 homers and 1405 RBI. He won 5 gold gloves.

Joey Renseller

A top defensive 3rd baseman and a clutch hitter. Renseller was the 11th pick of the 2002 draft by the Portland Decepticons. He played his first 4 years with the Cons. In 2004 he hit .287 with a .366 OBP. In the 2004 World Series the Cons split the first 2 games with Boston. In game 3 with the score tied at 6, Renseller led off the bottom of the 9th with a homer off Freddie Prinz. They went on to win the series in 6 games. He left for the Denver Rabbits after the 2005 season, and spent the rest of his career in Denver. In 2008 he hit a career high 26 homers and drove in 112 runs. In the 2012 world series, Joey hit a first inning 2 run homer in game one, as the team went on to win by a single run. In game 6 he had 2 walks, 2 singles, and scored 2 runs as the Rabbits won their only world championship. Renseller earlier had helped the Rabbits past the 116 win New York Cobra, hitting a game 3 walkoff homer. For his career, Joey had 2049 hits, 195 homers, and 2 gold gloves.

Jimmy Taylor

A speedy shortstop with some pop in his bat, Taylor spent the first 14 of his 15 seasons with the Philadelphia Grays. He was the 14th overall pick in the 2002 draft. As a rookie, Taylor stole 53 bases in 64 attempts. In 2007 he hit .319 with a career best 17 homers and scored 143 runs. He scored over 100 runs 7 times. He had 2299 hits, 156 homers, 1284 runs, and 282 steals. In 2010, he helped the Grays win their only world series.

Mike Perry

A second baseman who played 14 years, all with the New York Knights, Perry collected 2280 hits in his career. In 2009, he drove in 109 runs. He had 4 seasons with 200 or more hits, and won 3 gold gloves.

Ho Chi Fat

A first baseman, he played his whole career for the Knights alongside Mike Perry. He drove in 100 or more runs 6 times, walked 100 or more 3 times, and hit over 30 homers 5 times. In 2009 he hit 44 homers. For his career, Fat hit 331 homers and drove in 1098 runs. 

In 2012 he hit 34 homers and drove in 115 runs as the Knights won 107 games. In the playoffs however, they blew a 3-0 lead to the Utah Utes. The final game was an extra inning classic in New York.  In the 10th Fat singled, and with 2 out tried to score the winning run on a double. He was out. In the 14th Fat singled to lead off the inning, and the Knights loaded the bases with nobody out, but still failed to score. After Utah took a lead in the 15th, Fat was waiting in the on deck circle when the Knights made the final out.

Chad Anderson

Spent his first 4 years with the Hollywood B's, then signed to be the Louisville closer, where he spent his final 13 seasons. Saved 543 games, including a career best 48 in 2004. Struck out a batter per inning over his career.

Rufus Anderson

Rufus won 176 games over a 16 year career against 167 losses. In 2004 he pitched every 4th day, totalling 323 innings, winning 20 games, and finishing with a 3.20 ERA. He struck out a record 338 batters that year, which stood until Carson Olsen broke it in 2021. Over his career he struck out 3077 batters. 

Bob Belardi

He was Miami's closer for his first 12 seasons before finishing up in St. Louis. Belardi saved 51 games in 2006 and 340 for his career. That fall he had a chance to save game 7 of the world series, but with one out and a 3 run lead in the 9th he was ejected for hitting Bob Zygyk with a pitch. Miami would lose that game on the Joe Thomas homer. He redeemed himself in the 2011 world series, saving 2 games and finishing the 4 game sweep with a game 4 scoreless 9th inning.

Lee Harvey Oswalt

The 2003 rookie of the year, he won 17 games, lost 5, and had a 2.97 ERA after being selected as the #1 overall draft pick. Over a 14 year career he won 153, lost 137, and had a 3.58 ERA. Won the clinching game 6 of the 2004 world series. In 2005, he lost game 2 of the world series, but pitched a complete game in a 2-1 loss. Pitched 6 strong innings in the 2010 world series game 2 for Philadelphia, which his team won in extra innings, and earned the win in game 5.

David Mulder

Pitched 16 years, won 175 while losing 174. Won 15 games for the 2010 and 2011 Shockers, with an ERA under 3 each year. Threw a no-hitter against the Alaska Snow Sox in 2010.

Bryan Hastings

Career record of 172-182 over 18 years, had a 4.01 ERA and 2970 strikeouts. Won 16 for the 2002 Rabbits.

Elladan Corinvar

Went 156-137 with a 4.31 over a 14 year career. Won 19 games for the 2010 Knights, and had 3 other seasons of 16 wins. Won game 2 of the 2013 world series. Gave up 4 runs in the second inning of game 6, but his Hawks came back to close out the Decepticons in that game.