Ledbetter in FL's first Hall of Fame class
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| Aaron Ledbetter |
The inaugural Hall of Fame class consists of former players Morgan Burkhart, Aaron Ledbetter, Scott Pinoni, Fran Riordan and Kirk Taylor, special contributor Dr. W. Chris Hanners and the special moment of Brett Gray’s 25-strikeout game for the London Werewolves against Chillicothe June 3, 2000.
Ledbetter is the Frontier League's all-time leader in wins (51-26) and played for the Wild Things in three seasons (2006-08). He is Washington's all-time leader in wins (27-9) and was named FL's Pitcher of the Year in 2007. Ledbetter also holds the league record for innings pitched and career starts.
Burkhardt was a first baseman for the Richmond Roosters (1995-98). The Frontier League’s Most Valuable Player award is named after Burkhart, who was the recipient in 1996, '97, and '98. He holds the Frontier League’s single-season home run record with 36 in an 80-game schedule in 1998. Burkhart had a .353 career batting average with 86 home runs and 306 RBI. He was the first position player to go from the Frontier League to the major leagues.
Riordan played for the Richmond Roosters (1997-98 and 2001-02) and the Dubois County Dragons (1999-2000). He has held the league records for career games played, at-bats, and RBI. He served as player-manager for Dubois County in 2000 and for Richmond in 2001 and '02, then returned to the Frontier League as manager for Kalamazoo (2004-09) and has led the Florence Freedom since the 2011 . Riordan has three Frontier League titles as a manager (2001, '02, and '05) and is the career leader in managerial wins.
Pinoni played first base for the Chillicothe Paints (1996, '98-99) and was named Most Valuable Player in 1999. Pinoni ranked second in Frontier League history in career home runs (58) and RBI (237) when he left.
Taylor was an outfielder for Ohio Valley (1998) and Johnstown (1999-2002) and the Frontier League Most Valuable Player in 2001. Taylor finished with a .320 batting average, 64 home runs, 275 RBI, and 87 stolen bases in 327 games.
Hanners founded the Frontier League prior to the 1993 season and owned the Chillicothe Paints from 1993 through 2008. He has owned the Rockford Aviators since 2011.
posted by Chris Dugan at
10:38 PM
3 Comments:
Surprised Chris Sidick wasn't on the list. He holds almost every career record.
He should have been list.
Ima Fraid
Give Sidick time. This was the first class and included many of the players from the first 10 years. I am surprised the player that the pitcher of the year is named after did not make the list.
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