Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame: Looking at who deserves a vote
By Ian Stoever
The Minnesota Twins will be adding to their Hall of Fame this year so we have taken a look at who on the ballot is deserving of a vote.
Recently the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame ballot was released and as with every year there are several players that are deserving of consideration. In this article, I will go through every player that is eligible and why or why not I would vote for them. Unfortunately, the official Twins ballot has only 1 selection you can make but you can vote as many times as you would like. For the purpose of this post, I will select multiple players to vote for.
Dave Boswell
Years spent in a Twins uniform 1964-1970 (7 years)
Career stats 67-54 with a 3.49 ERA in 1,036 innings
War 11.2
Deserving of a vote for induction?
No, While he had some very good numbers in a Twins uniform he didn’t have the longevity nor above average numbers some other players on this list had.
Tom Brunansky
Years spent in a Twins uniform 1982-1988 (7 years)
Career stats .250 829 hits 163 Homeruns 469 RBI
1987 World Series All Star in 1985
War 16.1
Deserving of a vote?
Yes, while he didn’t have standout numbers he was a solid piece for the Twins for several years and helped the Twins win their first World Series.
Dean Chance
Years spent in a Twins uniform 1967-1969 (3 years)
Career stats 41-34 an ERA of 2.67 for 664 innings
All Star game in 1967
War 13.1
Deserving of a vote?
While he put up some fantastic numbers he only pitched for the Twins for 3 seasons. That’s not enough time to consider him a team Hall of Famer.
Dan Gladden
Years spent in a Twins uniform 1987-1991 (5 years)
Career Stats .268 average with 38 home runs and 238 RBI
1987 and 1991 World Series
War 5.7
Is he deserving of selection?
No, some decent numbers but not enough for selection even with the 2 World Series.
Dave Goltz
Years spent in a Twins uniform 1972-1979 (8 years)
Career stats 96-79 in 247 games 1638 Innings 3.48 ERA with 80 complete games
War 24.6
Is he deserving of selection?
Yes while his ERA is rather high for selection those 80 complete games in 8 years are enough reason for selection alone.