SIMBL HALL OF FAME

HUGH GORDON, DAVID VIRGIL, PEDRO SANTANA & ANGEL VASQUEZ ELECTED BY SIMBL GMS INTO SIMBL HALL OF FAME AS CLASS OF 2058

2B Hugh Gordon
2038-2056
Drafted In 2037 SIMBL Draft Round 1 Pick 1 By Boston Revolution
2038-2045 Boston Revolution (1-Time SL MVP 3-Time All-Star)
2045-2047 Montreal Mavericks (1-Time All-Star)
2048-2050 Indianapolis Rams (1-Time All-Star)
2051 Ann Arbor Wolverines
2052-2056 Bend Bandits (2-Time All-Star)

.285 AVG 530 HR (13th) 1559 RBI (19th)
.285 30 HR 88 RBI 97 R 50 SB 162 Game Average
2865 G (10th) 11172 AB (9th) 3182 H (8th) .830 OPS
.349 OBP .481 SLG (50th) 92.4 WAR (6th Batters 16th Overall)
5337 TB (9th) 451 2B (37th) 77 3B (38th) 1721 R (12th) 1012 BB (68th)
1058 EBH (12th) 885 SB (18th) 663.0 PwrSpd (4th) 6.5 RC/27 (40th)
.991 2B Fielding Percentage (10th)

Postseason:
82 G 327 AB .248 AVG 15 HR 37 RBI .728 OPS

2041 SL Slugger Of The Year MVP
7-Time All-Star
5-Time Silver Slugger Award
2-Time Gold Glove Award
6-Time Player Of The Week
2-Time Player Of The Month
2-Time SIMBL Champion (2046, 2048)
2046 SLDS MVP

7 Consecutive 30+ HR Seasons
14 Consecutive 20+ HR Seasons
1-Time League Leader In SLG
1-Time League Leader In OPS

5 .300+ AVG Seasons
8 .290+ AVG Seasons
11 .280+ AVG Seasons
9 180+ H Seasons
5 190+ H Seasons
1 200+ H Seasons
1 40+ HR Seasons
11 30+ HR Seasons
13 25+ HR Seasons
1 130+ RBI Season
1 110+ RBI Seasons
3 100+ RBI Seasons
11 40+ SB Seasons
7 50+ SB Seasons
4 60+ SB Seasons
2 70+ SB Seasons
1 80+ SB Seasons
12 90+ R Seasons
5 100 + R Seasons
11 30 HR/30 SB Seasons
(Tied For Most In SIMBL History)
44 HR Led League 2041
121 R Lead League 2041
.572 SLG Led League 2041
.943 OPS Led League 2041

20-Game Hitting Streak 2044
14-Game Scoring Streak 2043
6-Game HR Streak 2049
8-Game RBI Streak 2052
7-Game On Base Streak 2056
20 Walk-Off Hits
8 Grand Slams
2 3-HR Games
6 Lead-Off Home Runs

70 Hall Of Fame Standards Score (7th)
153 Hall Of Fame Monitor Score
73.5 Hall Of Fame JAWS Score (19th)

"He simply produced -- game after game after game. That's what I loved about him."

Those sentiments were expressed by one of Hugh Gordon's managers from his Boston Revolution days at the gifted shortstop's Hall of Fame induction ceremony yesterday. On a cloudy, but comfortable afternoon, he took his rightful place among the best SIM Baseball League players of all-time.

The newest SIMBL Hall of Famer assessed his career in these words: "I did my best to contribute to the team -- in the field, at the plate, in the dugout. I didn't care about personal numbers. I just went out there to win."

Gordon spent his best years playing for the Boston Revolution (now River City Rascals), playing in 2865 games with a .285 career batting average and 3182 hits. He also scored 1721 runs and drove in 1559 runs with 530 home runs. The #1 overall pick of the 2037 SIMBL Draft won the Syndicate League Slugger Of The Year MVP Award in his fourth season in 2041, was a seven-time All-Star and a five-time Gold Glove winner at second base and is a two-time SIMBL champion helping lead the Montreal Mavericks in 2046 and the Indianapolis Rams in 2048 to the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship and appeared in 9 postseasons.

A rare power and speed threat, Gordon's eleven 30 home run/30 stolen base seasons are tied with current players Trevor Lane and Manuel Ayala as the most in SIMBL history. His 92.4 WAR posting is the 6th all-time among batters and 16th overall in SIMBL history.  The newly elected Hall Of Famer's 9.6 WAR in 2041 was at the time the 5th-highest by a batter in a single-season in the SIMBL New File Era (2019-current) and currently stands 12th-best all-time.

Gordon retired from baseball when he was 41.

SP/RP David Virgil
2038-2057
Drafted 2037 SIMBL Draft In Round 1 Pick 7 7th Overall By Asheville Smokies
2038-2050 Asheville Smokies (2-Time SL Fireman Of The Year 6-Time All-Star)
2051 Ann Arbor Wolverines (1-Time All-Star)
2052 Hawaii Pineapples
2053 Cleveland Brownies (3-Time All-Star)
2054 Bristol Owls (1-Time All-Star)
2055-2056 Cleveland Brownies
2057 Texas Roadrunners

232-179 (14th Wins) 3.30 ERA 1.26 WHIP 155 SV
3716.0 IP (17th) 2312 K (54th) 68.1 WAR (33rd Pitchers)
790 G (54th) 459 GS (39th) 105 CG (16th) 21 SHO (30th) 292 QS (28th) 63.6 QS%
0.73 HR/9 2.95 BB/9 5.6 K/9 1.90 K/BB 87.6 SV%

Postseason:
21 G 9 GS 6-2 2.30 ERA 1.02 WHIP
82.0 IP 0.2 HR/9 2.9 BB/9 5.1 K/9 3.9 WAR
6 QS 66.7 QS%

2-Time SL Fireman Of The Year (2040, 2041)
11-Time All-Star
1-Time Gold Glover (2052)
1-Time Pitcher Of The Month
1-Time SIMBL Champion (2040)

2nd Player In SIMBL History With 200 Wins & 150 Saves
44 Saves Led League 2040
2.86 ERA Led League 2044
2.71 ERA Led League 2049
9-Time 15+ Wins
4-Time 16+ Wins
1-Time 19+ Wins
5-Time 2.90 ERA Or Lower Seasons As SP
8-Time 3.00 ERA Or Lower Seasosn
2-Time 40+ SV Seasons
4-Time 30+ SV Seasons

7 3-Hitter Or Less Complete Games
5 10+ K Games

65.7 JAWS
38 Hall Of Fame Standards
139 Hall Of Fame Monitor

There is a new statue in the SIM Baseball League Hall of Fame.

It belongs David Virgil. The star pitcher was inducted this past weekend. All it took to get there was 232 wins.

"I always dreamed of being a SIM Baseball League player, but I never dreamed of being in the Hall of Fame," Virgil said, "I could have never envisioned myself standing next to my childhood idols and yet here I am. And to the Hall of Famers sitting behind me, I am truly humbled and in awe of standing here in front of you."

In his career, David Virgil, who is a 11-time All-Star and two-time SL Fireman Of The Year Award winner, posted a record of 232-179 and fanned 2312 batters in 3716 innings with a 3.30 ERA.  The 7th overall pick of the 2037 SIMBL Draft is the second pitcher in SIMBL history, joining fellow SIMBL Hall Of Famer Keith Patterson, to have won 200 games and saved 150 games.  Virgil won 15 or more games in nine seasons and led the league in ERA twice and in saves once.  He was a pivotal part of winning a championship in 2040 with the Asheville Smokies.  After spending his first five seasons as a reliever, winning the 2040 and 2041 SL Fireman Of The Year Awards in the process, Virgil's 232 career wins are 14th in SIMBL history.  Virgil is one of only 30 players in league history to have been named as an 11 or more time All-Star selection.

At times David Virgil fought back tears as he thanked his family and close friends for sticking by him when he had to overcome some difficult personal problems.

Summing up his years on the diamond, Virgil offered a hopeful message to the large induction crowd.

"I care for this game with my heart and soul. I dedicated my life to being the best pitcher I could be. You leave me humbled and grateful for this honor. I'd like to leave an offering of a message of hope. That is, with the grace of God, you can change your life, whoever you are."

SS Pedro Santana
2039-2054
Drafted 2036 SIMBL Draft In Round 1 Pick 13 13th Overall By Calgary Clippers
2039-2054 Calgary Clippers (1-Time UL MVP 6-Time All-Star)

.276 AVG 509 HR (12th) 1561 RBI (16th)
.276 34 HR 104 RBI 92 R 170 H 27 2B 71 BB 162 Game Average
2424 (51st) G 9210 AB (44th) 2540 H (41st) .837 OPS (42nd)
.349 OBP .488 SLG (30th) 56.4 WAR (55th)
4497 TB (31st) 404 2B (78th) 13 3B 1370 R (40th) 1057 BB (57th)
926 EBH (28th) 18.08 AB/HR (42nd) 1558.1 RC (38th) 6.2 RC/27 (67th0
.980 SS Fielding Percentage

Postseason:
96 G 364 AB (24th) .316 AVG 25 HR (6th) 66 RBI (9th) .963 OPS (19th)
115 H (11th) 17 2B (23rd) 55 R (19th) 44 BB (16th) 209 TB (11th)

2041 UL Slugger Of The Year MVP
2039 UL Rookie Of The Year
6-Time All-Star
2-Time Silver Slugger Award
1-Time Gold Glove Award
11-Time Player Of The Week
5-Time Player Of The Month
3-Time SIMBL Champion (2041, 2042, 2043)
2041 ULDS MVP
2043 ULCS MVP
2043 SIMBL CS MVP

8 Consecutive 30+ HR Seasons
15 Consecutive 20+ HR Seasons
1-Time League Leader In SLG
2-Time League Leader In RBI
1-Time League Leader in R
1-Time League Leader In HR

3 .300+ AVG Seasons
4 .290+ AVG Seasons
8 .280+ AVG Seasons
11 .275+ AVG Seasons
8 170+ H Seasons
4 180+ H Seasons
1 190+ H Seasons
1 200+ H Seasons
4 40+ HR Seasons
8 35+ HR Seasons
11 30+ HR Seasons
13 25+ HR Seasons
15 20+ HR Seasons
1 150+ RBI Season
2 130+ RBI Seasons
5 120+ RBI Seasons
6 110+ RBI Seasons
9 100+ RBI Seasons
11 90+ RBI Seasons
11 40+ SB Seasons
1 130+ R Seasons
3 110+ R Seasons
5 100+ R Seasons
3 40+ HR 120+ RBI Seasons
7 30+ HR 100+ RBI Seasons

47 HR Led League 2043
153 RBI Led League 2043
135 RBI Led League 2041
131 R Lead League 2043
.548 SLG Led League 2041

20-Game Hitting Streak 2046
12-Game Scoring Streak 2043
5-Game HR Streak 2049
7-Game RBI Streak 2044
15 Walk-Off Hits
11 Grand Slams
2 3-HR Games
2 5-Hit Games
5 6+ RBI Games

3-Time Top 10 H
4-Time Top 10 TB
9-Time Top 10 HR
7-Time Top 10 RBI
4-Time Top 10 R
3-Time Top 10 BB
3-Time Top 10 EBH
5-Time Top 10 SLG
4-Time Top 10 RC
3-Time Top 10 RC/27
6-Time Top 10 ISO
3-Time Top 10 wOBA
3-Time Top 10 OPS
5-Time Top 10 WAR

51 Hall Of Fame Standards Score (29th)
199 Hall Of Fame Monitor Score
(10th Among All Hall Of Famers
5th Among All Hall Of Fame Positional Players)
52.2 Hall Of Fame JAWS Score
(39th Among All Hall Of Famers
19th Among All Hall Of Fame Positional Players)

All-time he played in 2424 games, batted .276 with 509 home runs, 2540 base hits, 1561 RBIs and 1370 runs scored -- stats great enough to be acclaimed a baseball immortal.

Pedro Santana was officially inducted into the SIM Baseball League Hall of Fame today. This was his 4th time on the ballot, where he was elected with 70.8% of the vote.

At his Hall of Fame induction, the superstar shortstop told the audience the secret of his success: "I was born to be a ballplayer... I also practiced a lot. Sunup to sundown in the summertime my brothers and I would be on the ballfield. We did it every minute we could. Boy, I loved to play baseball. Still do, and still would, if I could. I always got a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you went through. I looked forward to it like a birthday party when you're a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen."

One of his managers summed up his career very well: "You saw him standing out there on the diamond and you knew you had a darn good chance to win the baseball game."

One of the SIMBL's all-time most consistent production power hitters, Santana drove in 100 runs in nine consecutive seasons from 2040-2048 and posted eight consecutive 30 HR 100 RBI seasons from 2040-2047 which is the second-most in the SIMBL New File Era (2019-current). At the time of his retirement, Santana's 509 career home runs and 1561 RBI were both 14th in league history all-time.  His nine 100 RBI seasons are tied for 5th-best in the SIMBL's 40-year New File Era (2019-current).  Santana is one of only 14 positional players to have played the same position for one team consecutively for 16 or more seasons and him and Clippers second baseman Trevor Lane were double play teammates for a SIMBL-record 15 consecutive seasons from 2040-2054.

A three-time SIMBL champion and three-time postseason MVP and the 2043 ULCS and 2043 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series MVP, Santana retired from baseball in 2054, when he was 39. He wore a Calgary Clippers hat at his induction ceremony.  Santana became the 16th elected Hall Of Famer to have played his entire career with one team.

CF Angel Vasquez
2039-2051
Drafted 2038 SIMBL Draft In Round 1 Pick 8 8th Overall By Oregon Pioneers
2039-2045 Oregon Pioneers (1-Time MVP 6-Time All-Star)
2045 Montreal Mavericks
2046-2047 AC Kansas City (2-Time All-Star)
2048-2051 Toronto Rush

2040 UL Slugger Of The Year MVP
2040 UL Rookie Of The Year
8-Time All-Star
1-Time Silver Slugger Award
1-Time Gold Glove Award
4-Time Player Of The Week
1-Time Player Of The Month
2nd True Rookie To Win
Rookie Of The Year & MVP Award In
Rookie Season

.302 AVG 60 HR 622 RBI
.302 5 HR 56 RBI 122 R 194 H 34 2B 8 3B 208 BB 162 Game Average
1796 G 7129 AB 2153 H .808 OPS
.404 OBP .405 SLG 56.6 WAR
2886 TB 379 2B 87 3B 1348 R 1198 BB
1056 SB 197 CS 84.3 SB% 12.1 K%
526 EBH 1369.7 RC 7.0 RC/27
.987 CF Fielding Percentage

Postseason:
64 G 251 AB .271 AVG 2 HR 17 RBI .731 OPS
68 H 12 2B 46 R 44 BB 88 TB
28 SB 5 CS

2040 UL Slugger Of The Year MVP
2040 UL Rookie Of The Year
8-Time All-Star
1-Time Silver Slugger Award
1-Time Gold Glove Award
4-Time Player Of The Week
1-Time Player Of The Month
2nd True Rookie To Win
Rookie Of The Year & MVP Award In
Rookie Season

To Be Continued To Finished

One of the most feared leadoff hitters in SIMBL history, Angel Vasquez played baseball a brief 13 seasons and he played it well. Then at the age of 41, he called it a career. In recognition of his outstanding accomplishments, Vasquez has been voted into the Hall of Fame, with 75.0% of ballots voting him in.

"There is so much to love about this game," the newest honoree said during his induction speech at the SIM Baseball League Baseball Hall of Fame. "I couldn't imagine anything greater than my first major league game. Then I hit my first home run. Then the other landmarks came. But nothing tops today... to think that I made it to the Hall of Fame."

The legendary center fielder put up some impressive numbers. Vasquez played in 1796 games, compiled a .302 batting average, hit 60 home runs, drove in 622 runs and scored 1348 times during his career.  His 1056 stolen bases are one of only ten players in SIMBL history with 1000 career swipes stealing 90+ bases in seven seasons and 80+ bases in nine seasons. A three-time league batting champion, he hit .300 or better in six seasons and .299 in two others and hit .290+ in ten of his 13 seasons.  He led the league in on base percentage four times, walks four times, runs three times and hits twice.

Vasquez's 10.61 WAR in his rookie and MVP season of 2040 was the highest in SIMBL history at the time and still stands as the 4th-best WAR season in the 40-year SIMBL New File Era (2019-current).

Vasquez became the second player in SIMBL history to win a Rookie Of The Year Award and Most Valuable Player Award, after fellow SIMBL Hall Of Famer Jake Boles, in the same season in his 2040 rookie season, one of the best debut seasons in league history.  He made 8 consecutive All-Star teams in his first eight seasons in the SIMBL from 2040-2047 which ties for 5th-best in the SIMBL New File Era (2019-current).  Vasquez lead three teams to seven postseason berths in his first ten seasons.

2040-2058 SIMBL HALL OF FAME VOTING RESULTS:

The ballots are counted and the results are in. This year we will witness three players added to the Hall of Fame. Hugh Gordon, Angel Vasquez, Pedro Santana and David Virgil received the ultimate honor this year in being voted as the newest members of the Hall of Fame.

The full voting results are included here. Players require 66% of ballots cast to be elected to the Hall, may stay on the ballot for up to 10 years if they receive at least 0% of the votes. Players must be retired before they are eligible for induction to the Hall of Fame.

CF Angel Vasquez 75.0 (2nd year) Inducted HOF
SS Pedro Santana 70.8 (4th year) Inducted HOF
SP David Virgil 66.7 (1st year) Inducted HOF
SS Hugh Gordon 66.7(1st year) Inducted HOF
RP Russell Kirk 54.2 (8th year)
2B Felipe Santana 45.8 (3rd year)
SP Christopher Laux 41.7 (3rd year)
SP Chris Morales 37.5 (6th year)
CF Pambo Rivera 33.3 (3rd year)
LF Anthony Guerrero 33.3 (6th year)
SS Turhan Clause 33.3 (5th year)
CF Charles Arms 33.3 (2nd year)
CL Daniel Chase 29.2 (7th year)
SS Casey Garner 29.2 (2nd year)
3B Weston Tucker 29.2 (1st year)
SS Kris Weston 25.0 (8th year)
LF Floyd Garraway Jr. 20.8 (7th year)
SP Ricky Stanley 20.8 (2nd year)
1B Tim Lynn 20.8 (6th year)
3B Kenko Yamada 16.7 (8th year)
1B Tony Diaz 16.7 (3rd year)
SS Juan Solis 16.7 (3rd year)
CL Kade Ratzlaff 16.7 (2nd year)
CF Vincent Stewart 12.5 (3rd year)
SP Rodrigo Navarro 12.5 (8th year)
SP Anthony Carey 12.5 (1st year)
SP Jiro Fujii 8.3 (1st year)
SP Jose DeLeon 8.3 (3rd year)
SS Jeff Kovach 8.3 (8th year)
2B Renzo Castano 8.3 (7th year)
SP David Estever 8.3 (2nd year)
1B Jose Antonio Gonzalez 8.3 (4th year)
SP Anthony Miner 8.3 (4th year)
CF Tony Harmon (7th year)
CF Jeremy Roper (3rd year)
SP Rick Summers 8.3 (8th year)
CL P.J. Castle 8.3 (2nd year)
SP Tommy Viola 8.3 (2nd year)

No other players received more than one vote.