2006 Inductees

About Induction Weekend

By Cindy McNicholl

Story Created: Jul 25, 2006 at 6:24 PM EST

Story Updated: Jul 15, 2007 at 9:43 PM EST

 Bruce Sutter
17 new members will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.  Bruce Sutter headlines the list of inductees.  Sutter, a relief pitcher, saved 300 games during his career.  He played for the Chicago Cubs, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves.  A member of 6 All-Star teams, Sutter also won the National League Cy Young Award in 1979.  On Sunday, he will be inducted as a St. Louis Cardinals into the Hall of Fame.

16 others will be inducted for the roles they played in the Negro League.  The list includes players, managers, owners and organizers.

One of the inductees is Effa Manley.  Manley was co-owner and business manager of the Newark Eagles of the Negro League from 1936 to 1948.  She will become the first female ever inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Here is a list of each inductee.  Click on their name for more information.

Ray Brown
Willard Brown
Andy Cooper
Frank Grant
Pete Hill
Biz Mackey
Effa Manley
José Méndez
Alex Pompez
Cum Posey
Louis Santop
Bruce Sutter
Mule Suttles
Ben Taylor
Cristóbal Torriente
Sol White
J.L. Wilkinson, Jud Wilson

 
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