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His 612 home runs rank eighth on Major League Baseball’s all-time list, and his 1,747 walks rank seventh. Only six players have totaled at least 1,700 walks and 1,699 RBI: Babe Ruth, Mel Ott, Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Barry Bonds and Thome.
On January 24, 2018, Thome was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. He was formally inducted on July 29, 2018, alongside Trevor Hoffman , Vladimir Guerrero , and Chipper Jones . [114]
Jan 24, 2018 · For more than two decades, Thome made pitchers pay with his prolific displays of power and keen eye, becoming one of nine hitters in baseball's storied history to launch at least 600 home runs and the Indians' all-time leader with 337 shots. Now he can point his bat toward the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
Jim Thome was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2018. When was Jim Thome drafted? Jim Thome was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 13th round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Illinois Central College (East Peoria, IL) .
Jul 29, 2018 · On July 29, 2018, Jim Thome cemented his place in baseball history at the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction ceremony. Thome enjoyed a distinguished career, playing as a corner infielder...
Jul 27, 2018 · It's a remarkable kinship that will play out again Sunday, when Thome is inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. The cap on Thome's plaque will display...
His emotions on full display, tears of joy rolling down his cheeks, Jim Thome saw the Hall of Fame as a Hall of Famer for the first time on Tuesday. “It’s hard to explain the emotions that go through you,” said Thome, six weeks after earning election to the Hall of Fame.
Fullname: James Howard Thome. Born: 8/27/1970 in Peoria, IL. Draft: 1989, Cleveland Indians, Round: 13, Overall Pick: 331. College: Illinois Central College. Debut: 9/04/1991. Hall of Fame: 2018.
Jun 4, 2017 · It seems weird to say that a clean player with 600 homers might not be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, but, again, here we are. This is the story of Jim Thome's quiet baseball life.
Jan 24, 2018 · In a 22-year career that included 12 seasons with the Cleveland Indians, Thome compiled 612 home runs and 1,747 walks, ranking eighth and seventh, respectively, on the all-time list.
