Reds' Larkin elected to Hall of Fame
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January 11, 2012, Wednesday
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BARRY Larkin, a Cincinnati kid who became a 12-time All-Star shortstop and won a World Series with his hometown Reds, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in results announced on Monday.
The three-time Gold Glove Award winner and 1995 National League Most Valuable Player was the lone player inducted in his third year of eligibility. He received 86.4 percent of the votes cast by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, eclipsing the 75 percent needed for entry.
"I am so humbled by the experience and so excited about being the newest member of the Hall of Fame," Larkin, now a baseball analyst, said on a conference call.
Although he is now a member of baseball's greatest club, Larkin said he always considered himself a complementary player.
"My approach to the game was about how do I help this team win as opposed to how do I get my numbers," he said. "That, in my opinion, is what I am most proud of."
Larkin, taken fourth overall in the 1985 draft, hit .295 during a 19-year Major League Baseball career spent with the Reds before retiring after the 2004 season at age 40.
He received 495 votes from the 573 ballots that were casts, the Hall of Fame said in a statement.
The three-time Gold Glove Award winner and 1995 National League Most Valuable Player was the lone player inducted in his third year of eligibility. He received 86.4 percent of the votes cast by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, eclipsing the 75 percent needed for entry.
"I am so humbled by the experience and so excited about being the newest member of the Hall of Fame," Larkin, now a baseball analyst, said on a conference call.
Although he is now a member of baseball's greatest club, Larkin said he always considered himself a complementary player.
"My approach to the game was about how do I help this team win as opposed to how do I get my numbers," he said. "That, in my opinion, is what I am most proud of."
Larkin, taken fourth overall in the 1985 draft, hit .295 during a 19-year Major League Baseball career spent with the Reds before retiring after the 2004 season at age 40.
He received 495 votes from the 573 ballots that were casts, the Hall of Fame said in a statement.
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