Albert Belle was one of the most feared athletes in sports, both on and off the field. Albert produced some offensive seasons that challenged those of the greatest sluggers the game has ever known.
With a lifetime .295 batting average, 381 home runs, and a .564 slugging average, Belle had a great career statistically, but he does not belong in the Hall of Fame.
One need not worry. The only way he will get in is to pay the admission fee.
Albert Belle and Ralph Kiner
In the era of "Arena Baseball" that has existed since the 1994 World Series was cancelled, Belle's slugging accomplishments are less meaningful than they would have been if he had played right after World War II, when one of the greatest of all sluggers played.
Ralph Kiner, the great Pittsburgh Pirates' slugger, ...
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Article written by Harold Friend
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