| Ron Santo | ||
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| Third baseman | ||
| Born: February 25, 1940 Seattle, Washington |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| June 26, 1960 for the Chicago Cubs |
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| Final game | ||
| September 29, 1974 for the Chicago White Sox |
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| Career statistics | ||
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| Home runs | 342 | |
| Runs batted in | 1,331 | |
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Ronald Edward Santo (born February 25, 1940 in Seattle, Washington) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played almost his entire career with the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over New York Yankees (4-3 Bobby Richardson, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson, The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to The Lou Gehrig Memorial Award was created by the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity in honor of the former Major League Baseball player Lou Gehrig, who was a member of the The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. He was named a National League All-Star 9 times during his 15 seasons of play (1960 - 1974), and won five consecutive Gold Glove awards for fielding excellence (1964-1968). The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League This is a list of Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners at third base in National League Baseball.
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Baseball career
Santo made his debut with the Cubs on June 26, 1960. He played with the team until 1973, then finished his career with the cross-town Chicago White Sox in 1974. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson, The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers During his 14-season run with the Cubs, Santo hit 337 home runs; he was the first third baseman to hit over 300 home runs and win five Gold Gloves, a feat since matched by only Mike Schmidt, a Hall of Fame player. Michael Jack Schmidt (born September 27, 1949 in Dayton Ohio) is a former professional Baseball player who played his entire Career
In 1966, in the midst of trying to break the Cubs' team consecutive-game hitting streak, Santo was sidelined for nearly two weeks following a beaning that fractured his cheekbone. When Santo returned (and broke the record) he was wearing an improvised ear-flap on his batting helmet in order to protect the injury. Earflaps have since become standard equipment on batting helmets.
Struggle with diabetes
In the early years of his playing career, he carefully concealed the fact that he had Type 1 diabetes. Diabetes mellitus type 1 (Type 1 diabetes Type I diabetes T1D T1DM IDDM juvenile diabetes is a form of Diabetes mellitus. He feared that had this information come out, he would be forced into retirement.
Because the methods of regulating diabetes in the 70s were not as advanced as they are today, Santo would gauge his blood sugar levels based on his moods. [1] If he felt his blood sugar was low, he would snack on a candy bar in the clubhouse. [1]
As part of the publicity surrounding "Ron Santo Day" at Wrigley Field on August 28, 1971, he revealed his struggle with diabetes. Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. He was diagnosed with this disease at the age of 18, and was given a life expectancy of 25 years. Santo has had both his legs amputated below the knee as a result of his diabetes: the right in 2001 and the left in 2002.
Santo shares a bond in this respect with Cub rookie Sam Fuld, who also suffers from diabetes. Samuel Babson "Sam" Fuld (born November 20, 1981, in Durham New Hampshire) is a Jewish-American Left-handed professional [1]
In 2004, Santo and his battle against diabetes was the subject of a documentary, This Old Cub. The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality This Old Cub is a Documentary film which was released in 2004. The film was written, co-produced, and directed by Santo's son, Jeff. See also Pre-production Screenplay Screenwriting is the art and craft of writing scripts for Film, Television or Video games A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film.
Present day
Today, he is a Cubs broadcaster on WGN radio with play-by-play announcer Pat Hughes. WGN (720 AM) is a Radio station in Chicago Illinois, USA. It is owned by the Tribune Company, which also owns the flagship Virgil Patrick "Pat" Hughes (born May 27, 1955 in Tucson Arizona) has been the Play-by-play voice of the Chicago Cubs, He has also worked with Harry Caray, Thom Brennaman, Steve Stone, and Bob Brenly. Harry Caray (b Harry Christopher Carabina, March 1, 1914, St Louis, Mo Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman (born September 12, 1963) is an American Sportscaster, and the son of sportscaster Marty Brennaman Steven Michael Stone, nicknamed Stoney (born July 14, 1947, in South Euclid Ohio) is an American, former Major League Baseball Robert Earl Brenly (born February 25, 1954 in Coshocton Ohio) is a former Catcher and manager Santo also briefly worked with Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers commentator Wayne Larrivee. The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. Wayne Larrivee is an American sports broadcaster He is the radio play-by-play announcer for the Green Bay Packers, along with hosting the team-produced Inside
Work with diabetes
Santo has been endorsing the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's annual Ron Santo Walk to Cure Diabetes in Chicago since 1974, and has raised over $50 million for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation ( JDRF) is a Not-for-profit organization that raises money for research to find a Cure for Type 1 diabetes In 2002, Santo was named the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's "Person of the Year. " Santo also inspired Bill Holden to walk 2,100 miles, from Arizona to Chicago, to raise $250,000 for diabetes research. Bill Holden (born 1948 in Elgin Illinois) is a teacher who embarked on a 2100 mile (3400 km walk from Arizona to Chicago, during 2005 hoping to raise The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States.
Hall of fame aspirations
On September 28, 2003, Santo's #10 was retired by the Cubs organization, making him the third player so honored behind his teammates Ernie Banks (#14) and Billy Williams (#26). Ernest "Ernie" Banks (born January 31, 1931 in Dallas Texas) is an American former Major League Baseball player Billy Leo Williams (born June 15, 1938) is a former Outfielder in Professional baseball. Other prominent Cubs had worn number 10 after Santo's retirement, notably Dave Kingman and Leon Durham. David Arthur Kingman (born December 21, 1948, in Pendleton Oregon) nicknamed "Kong" and "Sky King" is a former Major League Leon Durham (born July 31, 1957 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for 10 seasons The most recent wearer had been interim manager Bruce Kimm, just the previous year. Bruce Edward Kimm (born June 29 1951 in Cedar Rapids Iowa) is a former Catcher and manager in Major League Baseball.
In 2005, he came within eight votes of election to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee, and in 2007 he came within five votes. The 2005 elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame proceeded in keeping with rules enacted in 2001 The Veterans Committee, officially the National Baseball Hall of Fame Committee on Baseball Veterans, is a committee of the U The 2007 elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame proceeded according to revised rules enacted in 2001 Bill James, arguably baseball's most respected statistical guru, feels Santo's elevation to the Hall of Fame is long overdue. George William “Bill” James (born October 5, 1949, in Holton Kansas) is a Baseball writer historian and statistician whose work has been Sabermetrics is the analysis of Baseball through objective evidence especially Baseball statistics. Santo's next opportunity for admission will come in 2009. The elections to select the 2009 class of inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame will proceed according to revised rules enacted in 2001 and further revamped in 2007
Although disappointed at being bypassed, on the day his number was retired in 2003, the ever-optimistic "old Cub" told the cheering Wrigley crowd, "This is my Hall of Fame!"
In April, 2004 Santo was inducted into the inaugural class of the Washington Interscholasic Activities Association (Washington High School) Hall of Fame as a graduate of Seattle's Franklin High School. [2]
Broadcast career
Ron Santo joined the Cubs' broadcast booth in 1990 as the WGN color commentator. WGN (720 AM) is a Radio station in Chicago Illinois, USA. It is owned by the Tribune Company, which also owns the flagship [3]
In Chicago, Santo is well-loved for his unabashed broadcast enthusiasm, which he reveals with groans and cheers during the game. He also possesses a charming sense of humor. During one game, in which Angel Echevarria was batting, Santo casually asked play-by-play broadcaster Pat Hughes, "Pat, do you believe in angels?" As excitable as Santo is when a great play for the Cubs occurs, he is equally as vocal in his displeasure, as is evidenced by his meltdown in 1998 when Brant Brown, who was playing left field, dropped a fly ball against Milwaukee during the team's successful run for the Wild Card. Angel Santos Echevarria (born May 25 1971 in Bridgeport Connecticut) is a retired American professional Baseball player who played Outfield Virgil Patrick "Pat" Hughes (born May 27, 1955 in Tucson Arizona) has been the Play-by-play voice of the Chicago Cubs, Brant Michael Brown is a former professional baseball player He was born on June 22 1971 in Porterville California. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League You can hear the call here. Ron also has been known to engage in discussions about his variety of toupees. A toupée is a hairpiece or partial wig of natural or synthetic hair worn to cover partial Baldness or for theatrical purposes
Stats
| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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| 2,243 | 8,143 | 2,254 | 365 | 67 | 342 | 1,138 | 1,331 | 35 | 1,108 | 1,343 | . Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a Statistic used in Team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has In Baseball, an at bat ( AB) or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including Batting average, On base In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively In Baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP (sometimes referred to as on-base average ', as the statistic is rarely presented as a true Percentage) In Baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is a popular measure of the power of a hitter. On-base plus slugging (OPS is a baseball statistic calculated as the sum of a player's On-base percentage and Slugging percentage. 277 | . 362 | . 464 | . 826 |
See also
- List of top 500 Major League Baseball home run hitters
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
- List of Major League Baseball triples champions
References
- ^ a b Santo, Jeff. See also List of lifetime home run leaders through history This is a list of the top 500 Major League Baseball home run hitters. Below is the list of 254 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2000 hit milestone during their career in MLB Below is the list of 300 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1000 Runs milestone Below is the list of 257 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1000 RBI milestone Major League Baseball recognizes triples champions in the American League and National League each season 'This Old Cub' [DVD]. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
- ^ Hall of Fame - at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association
- ^ Chicago Cubs Broadcasters
- ^ Ron Santo page - at Baseball-Reference. com
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- Ron Santo page - at BaseballLibrary. com - biography and career highlights
- Santo page - at Baseball Almanac. com
- Articles examining Ron Santo's merits for Hall of Fame election:
- Photos of Ron Santo and related memorabilia - Cubs Ryan O'Malley and Ron Santo visit - springfieldphotos. blogspot. com - Thursday, October 12, 2006
- "The Top 100 Cubs Of All Time - #7 Ron Santo" at Bleed Cubbie Blue
| Preceded by Jim Baxes |
Topps Rookie All-Star Third Baseman 1960 |
Succeeded by Charley Smith |
| Preceded by Dick Ellsworth Jim Bunning Ken Holtzman |
Major League Player of the Month June 1963 July 1964 June 1969 |
Succeeded by Willie McCovey Frank Robinson] Roberto Clemente |
| Preceded by Wes Parker |
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award 1973 |
Succeeded by Willie Stargell |
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