Slick-fielding third baseman Scott Rolen was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Tuesday with five votes to spare above the 75% needed. FOX13
The seven-time All-Star and eight-time Gold Glove winner earned induction in his sixth appearance on the ballot, picked on 297 of 389 ballots cast by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America for 76.3%. A player needed 292 votes for election.
Rolen had a .281 batting average with 316 homers and 1,287 RBIs for Philadelphia , St. Louis , Toronto and Cincinnati . He was a unanimous pick as the 1997 NL Rookie of the Year and hit .421 as the Cardinals won the 2006 World Series. First baseman Todd Helton was second with 281 votes and reliever Billy Wagner third with 265 . Helton moved up from 52% and can have five more appearances on the ballot, while Wagner rose from 51% and has two additional chances.
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