Buehrle stays on HOF ballot with 10.8% of vote
CHICAGO — Mark Buehrle, who was one of many prime beginning pitchers in White Sox historical past, acquired 10.8% assist and 42 votes in Hall of Fame balloting from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, returning him to the poll subsequent yr for a fourth time. Five % of the vote is required to remain on the poll.
Buehrle was a mannequin of consistency over his 16-year profession, with spectacular accomplishments combined in alongside the best way. Beginning in 2001, Buehrle posted 15 straight seasons with a minimum of 198 innings pitched, a minimum of 30 begins and double-digit victories. He pitched 198 2/3 innings for the Blue Jays in 2015, marking Buehrle’s remaining marketing campaign, leaving him 1 1/3 innings wanting throwing 200 innings in 15 straight seasons.
His highest Cy Young end was fifth in 2005, when Buehrle helped the White Sox seize their first World Series title in 88 seasons. Buehrle posted a 16-8 report with a 3.12 ERA in ’05, finally throwing seven innings in Game 2 of the World Series after which coming again to get the save within the 14th inning of Game 3. His lone brush with 20 victories got here in 2002, when he completed at 19-12 and misplaced an eighth-inning lead in Minnesota throughout his final begin.
While pitching for the White Sox, Marlins, and Blue Jays, Buehrle made 5 All-Star appearances and earned 4 Gold Gloves. He additionally no-hit the Rangers at U.S. Cellular Field in 2007, threw an ideal sport in opposition to the Rays at house in ’09 and even homered in opposition to the Brewers in ’09. Buehrle ranks within the prime eight in six separate profession statistical classes for the White Sox — to not point out sitting No. 1 with 274 house runs allowed — and he posted a 161-119 report, 3.83 ERA, 27 full video games, eight shutouts and a couple of,476 2/3 innings pitched from 2000-11.
Buehrle made 25 reduction appearances (three begins) as a rookie in 2000 after which began his subsequent 362 with Chicago.
Other gamers with previous White Sox connections receiving votes had been Andruw Jones (58.1%, sixth yr on the poll), Manny Ramirez (33.2%, seventh), Omar Vizquel (19.5%, sixth) and Jimmy Rollins (12.9%, second).
