European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 08, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday january 8, 1995 sports the stars and stripes Page 33 Schmidt s clout with voters makes him a Hall shoo in by Ben Walker a baseball writer no need to wonder or worry whether Mike Schmidt will be elected to the Hall of Fame i3y tomorrow night when this year s voting is announced they re certain lobe at work at Coopers town Chisling his Nigger profile into one of those Bronze plaques they la hang inside the shrine this summer. Instead consider two other made for debate questions one that will be an swered in a Day or so and one that May be argued for As Long As they play base Ball or at least remember when they played will Schmidt receive the highest vote total in history was Schmidt the greatest All around third baseman Ever it takes 75 percent of the vote by Mem Bers of the baseball writers association of America to be elected and Schmidt is sure to top that by a big margin. Schmidt hit 548 Home runs seventh on the career list won three no map awards and earned 10 Gold gloves. He even stole 174 bases. I m always going to be known As a Home run hitter he said recently. I d rather be known As a Complete whether other first time nominees such As Jim Rice .298, 382 Home runs 1,451 Bis and Tommy John 288-231, 3.34 Era or carryover candidates Don Sutton 324-256phil Niekro 318-274 and Tony Perez 379 or 1,652 Bis will get enough support for induction is Uncertain. This also is the 15th and final year of eligibility for Thurman Munson the game new York Yankee Captain who died in a plane crash during the 1979 sea son. Munson .292,701 Bis has been a. Sentimental Choice since the Accident Al though his statistics Likely will leave him Short for selection. Tom Seaver holds the record for the highest vote total getting 98-84 percent irv992. ,"." last year Steve Carlton Schmidt s longtime teammate on the Philadelphia Phillies topped 90 percent. The last thing i want to
