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Class of 1916
The Baseball Clubhouse welcomes Bill Dahlen, Hardy Richardson, and Cy Young to our Hall of Fame. Dahlen was a shortstop of the 1890s and 1900s who played for Chicago, Brooklyn, New York, and Boston, all in the National League. He was an outstanding defensive shortstop with a solid bat, producing 2457 career hits and leading the NL in RBI in 1904. He batted .357 in 1894 and .352 in 1896, and compiled a .272 career average. Richardson was a second baseman who batted .299 lifetime in his mostly 1880s career, and collected 146 RBI in 1890's Players League to lead that loop. He also led the NL in hits and home runs in 1886. Richardson played for Buffalo, Detroit, and Boston, and briefly for New York. Young is both the winningest (with 511 victories) and the losingest (316 defeats) pitcher in history. He holds the career record in other longevity categories like innings and complete games. Besides all that, he was a truly great pitcher, something like the Nolan Ryan of his day but with control. He led his league in wins five times and ERA twice, and also in strikeouts twice. Young pitched for Cleveland and St. Louis in the NL, then jumped to Boston when the AL started. He went back to Cleveland for a few years at the end of his career before finishing with the Boston Braves. Young pitched 22 big league seasons, and had a below-average ERA in 20 of them. Voting Results 8 ballots cast: