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Henke, Simpson and Wood to be enshrined in the Canadian Ball Hall<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St. Marys, ON \u2013 Toronto Blue Jays legendary closer Tom Henke leads the 2011 class of inductees who will be enshrined on Saturday, June 18th<\/sup> in St. Marys, Ontario.\u00a0 \u201cThe Terminator\u201d will be joined by Kelowna, British Columbia native Allan Simpson, the founder of Baseball America, the monthly publication commonly referred to as the Bible of the baseball industry, and posthumous inductee George \u201cDandy\u201d Wood, born in Pownal, Prince Edward Island, who played almost 1,300 games in the major leagues back in the 1800\u2019s, but whose Canadian citizenship was only uncovered a year ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bob Elliott, an icon in baseball journalism, will be presented with the Jack Graney at the ceremony as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And who knows, Toronto Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf and pro golfer Lori Kane might even show up!\u00a0 When the Hall conducted a \u00a0genealogical search tracing Wood, who was born on November 9, 1858 and died April 4, 1924, in an attempt to invite a relative to represent him at the ceremony, it was discovered that Phaneuf and Kane, who are fifth cousins of each other, are third cousins three times removed from Wood.\u00a0 Phaneuf and Kane\u2019s great-grandfathers were third cousins of Wood through his mother.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tom Henke<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Tom<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Henke\u2019s 217 saves rank him first all-time with the Blue Jays, and his 311 career saves are 17th<\/sup> best all-time in the major leagues.\u00a0 He played eight seasons for Toronto, pitching in 446 games, winning 29, and compiling a 2.48 earned run average.\u00a0 He finished his career playing two seasons for the Texas Rangers and one with the boyhood favourite team, the St. Louis Cardinals.\u00a0 Henke also began his career with the Rangers, who drafted and signed him in 1980.\u00a0 On January 24, 1985, 26 years exactly from the day of this announcement, he was chosen by the Blue Jays as a free agent compensation pick.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An imposing figure on the mound standing 6\u20195\u201d and wearing large-rimmed glasses, Henke\u2019s best season with the Blue Jays was 1987, when he was named to the All-Star team and led the American League with 34 saves.\u00a0 In 1992, his final season with the Blue Jays, he chalked up a pair of saves and pitched in three of the Blue Jays four amazing one-run victories over the Atlanta Braves, bringing home the Canada\u2019s first World Series title.\u00a0 Henke, who also made the All-Star team as a Cardinal in 1995, struck out an average of 9.8 hitters per nine innings over his career.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00ab J\u2019ai vraiment h\u00e2te de retourner l\u00e0 o\u00f9 le baseball et les Blue Jays m\u2019ont donn\u00e9 une chance de briller.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI’ve always considered Toronto and Canada my favourite place to play and to help to bring home Canada\u2019s first World Series win can never be duplicated.\u00a0 I am truly humbled and honoured, and I can’t wait to share this great news with my family and friends in Canada and in the United States.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Henke and his wife Kathy have four children, Linsey, Ryan, Kim\u00a0and Amanda, and currently spends much of his time assisting the Special Learning Centre, a school for handicapped children, as well as volunteering with Down Syndrome charities, the Special Olympics and the Cancer Society. He is also on the board of directors with the Missouri Department of Mental Health.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Allan Simpson<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Allan<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Baseball America\u2019s motto is \u201cBaseball news you can\u2019t find anywhere else.\u201d\u00a0 The same can be said about its founder, as he is absolutely one-of-a-kind.\u00a0 A public accountant and baseball junkie, Simpson had briefly dipped his toes in baseball industry waters as general manager of the Lethbridge Expos in the rookie-level Pioneer League, and he spent three summers with the semi-pro Alaska Goldpanners, during which time\u00a0he doubled as sports editor of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00ab J\u2019ai \u00e9t\u00e9 assez chanceux de voir Dave Winfield devenir un joueur \u00e0 temps plein avec Fairbanks en 1972 et Andrew Dawson faire ses d\u00e9buts professionnels \u00e0 Lethbridge trois ans plus tard \u00bb, se rappelle Simpson de son domicile de Durham en Caroline du Nord.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When The Sporting News ignored the growth of college baseball, and reduced its baseball coverage of the minor leagues, winter and summer leagues, the draft, the ambitious but admittedly naive Simpson, decided to step in and fill the void.\u00a0 He had no publishing background, limited financial resources, and few active contacts in baseball.\u00a0 Yet he believed he could produce a bi-weekly publication covering every corner of the baseball industry while doubling up as circulation manager, advertising manager and production manager, out of his garage, in Canada no less.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Le r\u00e9cipiendaire du prix Jack Graney en 2004 a alors d\u00e9m\u00e9nag\u00e9 sa famille \u00e0 White Rock (C.-B.) et a ouvert des bo\u00eetes postales \u00e0 Blaine et \u00e0 Bellingham dans l\u2019\u00e9tat de Washington.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI had to do everything I could to give readers the impression this was a USA-based publication.\u00a0 Otherwise, it was akin to starting a hockey publication in the U.S. – it wouldn\u2019t have worked if readers thought it was a Canadian product,\u201d added Simpson.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI had none of today\u2019s sophisticated word-processing and production capabilities. My garage in White Rock was equipped with a typesetter so primitive that it had no memory. \u00a0You could see the line you were typing on the screen and nothing more. \u00a0If the processor ate your copy, it was gone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Au d\u00e9part, Simpson avait 1500 abonn\u00e9s. 30 ans plus tard, on en compte pr\u00e8s de 250 000.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pat Gillick, intronis\u00e9 au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e en 1997, se rappelle que les meilleurs d\u00e9pisteurs avaient une certaine crainte envers Baseball America en raison des informations que Simpson r\u00e9ussissait \u00e0 trouver.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00ab Cette reconnaissance est m\u00e9rit\u00e9e, a dit Gillick.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Allan a toujours eu un amour et une passion pour le baseball et, aujourd\u2019hui, lorsque les d\u00e9pisteurs, les directeurs-g\u00e9n\u00e9raux, les joueurs et les partisans veulent une information exclusive, ils vont vers Baseball America. \u00bb<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Le Temple de la renomm\u00e9e a \u00e9galement re\u00e7u des commentaires \u00e9logieux d\u2019Alex Anthopoulos, Doug Melvin, Dave Dombrowski, John Schuerholz, Terry Ryan, Gary Hughes, Greg Hamilton et Jim Callis, entre autres.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00ab C\u2019est v\u00e9ritablement tout un honneur personnel, certainement le meilleur que je n\u2019ai jamais re\u00e7u, a avou\u00e9 Simpson.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 De plusieurs fa\u00e7ons, ceci valide et met en perspective tout ce que j\u2019ai fait dans le monde du baseball. Et, plus important encore, c\u2019est \u00e0 propos du Canada. Je n\u2019ai jamais oubli\u00e9 mes racines canadiennes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cBaseball was underexposed in many areas at the grassroots level of the sport, in both Canada and the United States, when I had the good fortune to launch Baseball America 30 years ago.\u00a0 I take great satisfaction in the role that I have played through the years to help publicize and promote this great game. I am very grateful to the Canadian Hall of Fame for recognizing this contribution.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Simpson and his wife Jill have three children, all Canadian-born, Jordan, Kelsey and Jeffrey.\u00a0 He left Baseball America after 25 years to become vice-president and director of national scouting with Perfect Game USA,the world\u2019s largest baseball event company and scouting service.\u00a0 They are about to open a new complex in Cartersville, Georgia, where they will expand their staging of high school tournaments and showcases.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

George \u201cDandy\u201d Wood<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"George<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cDandy,\u201d who played from 1880-92 for Worcester, Detroit, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Cincinnati, was the eighth Canadian to reach the major leagues, and one of only three to come from PEI, along with\u00a0Vern Handrahan and Henry Oxley.\u00a0 He was the only Canadian on the Ball Hall\u2019s ballot who had played more than one thousand games, and becomes the\u00a0second Hall of Famer to hail from PEI,\u00a0joining\u00a02002 Inductee Don McDougall.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The National League\u2019s 1882 homerun champion also became one of only eight Canadians to manage in the major leagues (143 games with Philadelphia in 1891), and was also one of only six Canadians to umpire in the majors (1886-98).\u00a0 The gifted outfielder led the National league in putouts (226) in 1883, and in assists (35) in 1890.\u00a0 His lifetime batting average was .273, collecting 1,467 hits, 228 doubles, a Canadian-best 132 triples, 68 homeruns and 601 RBI while stealing 113 bases.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The 2009 inductee to the PEI Sports Hall of Fame played on the first team of professionals to play in Cuba (1879-80).\u00a0 In his first week in the major leagues, Wood initiated the 11th<\/sup> triple play in history.\u00a0 He played left field for the winning team in the first perfect game recorded in baseball history (June 12, 1880).\u00a0 He was a teammate of fellow Hall-of-Famers Arthur Irwin and Tip O\u2019Neill.\u00a0 Wood became the first Canadian to hit for the cycle on June 12, 1885, (O\u2019Neill did it twice two years later). His final career homerun was hit off of Clark Griffith, father of inductee Calvin Griffith and great-uncle of inductee Sherry Robertson.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00ab Les statistiques de la carri\u00e8re de George sont remarquables puisque les balles de baseball utilis\u00e9es \u00e0 cette \u00e9poque \u00e9taient d\u2019une qualit\u00e9 moindre et us\u00e9es \u00e0 la corde avant qu\u2019on ne les remplace, \u00bb explique Douglas MacDonald de Charlottetown (\u00ce.-P.-\u00c9.), dont sa m\u00e8re \u00e9tait une cousine de Wood, et qui esp\u00e8re assister \u00e0 la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie le 18 juin prochain.th<\/sup>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201dThis is such wonderful news, and I\u2019m sure that George would be very honoured to join such an elite group.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>Following Wood\u2019s distinguished career, he eventually became a ticket-taker at the American League ballpark in Philadelphia in 1911, a messenger in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and spent his final decade as a Marshall of the new Pennsylvania Public Service Commission.\u00a0 He died in Harrisburgh, PA.<\/span><\/p>\n

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