Vladimir Guerrero will be honored tonight at the Hall of Fame Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Héctor Gómez, Anaheim, Vladimir Guerrero California.- tonight will be exalted Hall of Fame Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, at a ceremony to be held prior to the party that held the Houston Astros and Angels.
“Micah” as he is known in his homeland Guerrero Don Gregorio, Nizao, will be the player number 15 to receive such a distinction in the organization.
Guerrero will join the group Angels legends including Bobby Grich (1988), Jim Fregosi (1989), Don Baylor (1990), Panamanian Rod Carew (1991), Nolan Ryan (1992), Jimmie Reese (1995), Brian Downing (2009), Chuck Finley (2009), Gene Autry (2011), The champion team World Series 2002 (2012), Bobby Knoop (2013), Dean Chance (2015), Mike Witt (2015), Tim Salmon (2015) and Garret Anderson (2016).
Among those attending the event will be several immortal Angels, which include Rod Carew, Garret Anderson, Chuck Finley, Bobby Knoop, Tim Salmon y Mike Witt.
His stats and achievements
Guerrero had a batting average lifetime .318, the highest among Dominican players in the history of Major League Baseball. He connected 449 runs, 1496 towed, 1328 runs scored, 2590 hits, 477 double, 46 triples, 181 stolen bases, 972 extrabases, 4506 total bases, OBP .379, SLG .553, OPS .931 and OPS + 140.
Guerrero exclusive circle in the history of Major League Baseball (AVG .315 – 440 HRs)
Few players in baseball history have had major league batting duality high batting averages and connecting a considerable amount of home runs.
When you hear talk of such sound names like Cooperstown immortal Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, Stan Musial is Jimmie Foxx, You must reach the conclusion that must belong to the same batting excellence in Major League history.
The aforementioned immortal common denominator comply with the parameters featured in the first paragraph: They batted high batting averages and connected a considerable amount of home runs.
Is, in that context, that the name of Vladimir Guerrero emerges between the big hitters of all time in Major League Baseball.
The native of Don Gregorio, Nizao, Peravia province, It is part of an exclusive composed of six virtuous circle whose batting batting averages were higher than .315 and they fired 440 or more home runs.
Guerrero is part of an integrated by hotheads players to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown elite composed of Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, Stan Musial is Jimmie Foxx.
The virtuoso Venezuelan slugger Miguel Cabrera is the only active player to join this elite.
Cabrera exhibits a batting average lifetime .320 with 451 runs.
Let's see, without any more preambles, members as exclusive elite:
CLUB AVG .315 – 440 HRs
PLAYER AVG HRs
Babe Ruth .342 714
Ted Williams .344 521
Lou Gehrig .340 493
Stan Musial .331 475
Jimmie Foxx .325 534
Vladimir Guerrero .318 449
Miguel Cabrera .318 459
Awards and Achievements
– He was elected the MVP of the American League 2004 playing for the Anaheim Angels. In that season he averaged astronomical Vladimir batting .337, he hit 39 runs and 126 RBI. He was a leader in runs with 124 and total bases achieved with 366.
– In 12 Vladimir Guerrero consecutive seasons averaged over the aristocratic mark 300 points.
– I participate in 9 Star Games
– Won 8 Silver Sluggers.
– At 2010 Martinez won the Edgar Award, as the best hitter designado.En 6 occasions won the Player of the Month in the majors.
– In 6 sometimes he stayed in the Top 10 for the award MVP.Vladimir Guerrero is one of only two players in history with Joe DiMaggio to achieve three consecutive seasons for an average conectandi .300, 30 runs, 100 Trailed, 100 scored and slugging percentage .500 before turning 25 year old.
– Likewise, It is one of only five players in history to connect 30 or more home runs and achieved a run of at least 30 connecting of hit games consecutively.