Larklin elected to
Hall of Fame
CINCINNITII
— Former Reds great Barry Larkin was elected to the
Baseball Hall of Fame after he received 86 percent of the ballot. The
Cincinnati native played for his hometown team for 19 seasons,
compiling a lifetime average of .295 with 198 home runs, 960 RBIs,
2,340 hits, a .371 on-base percentage and 379 stolen
bases.
Larkin also was a 12-time All-Star, a three-time Gold Glove winner and
a nine-time Silver Slugger winner at shortstop, a member of the 1990
World Series championship team and the 1995 National League Most
Valuable Player. In 1996, Larkin became the first shortstop in Major
League history to be a 30-30 player when he had 33 homers and 36 steals
during that
season.
Larkin will join the late Cubs great Ron Santo as a 2012 Hall of Famer
when the two are inducted into the Hall in Cooperstown on July 22.
Santo, who died last year, was elected last month by the special Golden
Era committee
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