Hall of Fame ... Ones of a kind

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Ones of a kind
The Hall of Fame is a rare enough group. But Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. join an even more exclusive club within the Hall as honorees who played their entire careers with one organization. They are only the 42nd and 43rd.
Player	Team	Years
Luke Appling	Chicago White Sox	1930-43, '45-'50
Ernie Banks	Chicago Cubs	1953-71
Johnny Bench	Cincinnati Reds	1967-83
George Brett	Kansas City Royals	1973-93
Roy Campanella	Brooklyn Dodgers	1948-57
Roberto Clemente	Pirates	1955-72
Earle Combs	New York Yankees	1924-35
Joe DiMaggio	New York Yankees	1936-42, '46-'51
Bill Dickey	New York Yankees	1928-43, '46
Bobby Doerr	Boston Red Sox	1937-44, 1946-51
Don Drysdale	Brooklyn/L.A. Dodgers	1956-69
Red Faber	Chicago White Sox	1914-33
Bob Feller	Cleveland Indians	1936-41, '45-'56
Lou Gehrig	New York Yankees	1923-39
Charlie Gehringer	Detroit Tigers	1924-42
Bob Gibson	St. Louis Cardinals	1959-75
Tony Gwynn	San Diego Padres	1982-2001
Carl Hubbell	New York Giants	1928-43
Travis Jackson	New York Giants	1922-36
Walter Johnson	Washington Senators	1907-27
Addie Joss	Cleveland Indians	1902-10
Al Kaline	Detroit Tigers	1953-74
Sandy Koufax	Brooklyn/L.A. Dodgers	1955-66
Bob Lemon	Cleveland Indians	1941-42, '46-'58
Ted Lyons	Chicago White Sox	1923-42, '46
Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees	1951-68
Bill Mazeroski	Pirates	1956-72
Stan Musial	St. Louis Cardinals	1941-44, '46-'63
Mel Ott	New York Giants	1926-47
Jim Palmer	Baltimore Orioles	1965-84
Kirby Puckett	Minnesota Twins	1984-95
Pee Wee Reese	Brooklyn/L/A. Dodgers	1940-42, '46-'57
Cal Ripken Jr.	Baltimore Orioles	1981-2001
Phil Rizzuto	New York Yankees	1941-42, '46-'56
Brooks Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	1955-77
Jackie Robinson	Brooklyn Dodgers	1947-56
Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia Phillies	1972-89
Willie Stargell	Pirates	1962-82
Bill Terry	New York Giants	1923-36
Pie Traynor	Pirates	1920-35, 1937
Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox	1939-42, '46-'60
Carl Yaztrzemski	Boston Red Sox	1961-83
Robin Yount	Milwaukee Brewers	1974-93