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Dallas Wranglers Star Starting Pitcher Myers Enters Hall of Fame Monday, February 24th , 1975 Mike Myers was a happy-go-lucky hurler who didn't seem to take baseball too seriously. But Myers was good enough to chalk up 246 victories. Much to the dismay of his managers, the gifted pitcher was fond of making esoteric and philosophical observations like, "People are too hung up on winning. I can get off on a really good helmet throw." Whether he believed that or not, the baseball writers took his accomplishments on the mound seriously and voted him into the prestigious Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. At his induction today Myers told the press, "I played the game for fun. That didn't mean I wasn't giving it my all. I wouldn't be here today if I hadn't given it my all." Myers retired at age 38 and in his superb career compiled a fine ERA of 3.29 with 246 victories and 184 defeats and held opponents to a .252 batting average. All total he pitched in 528 games and struck out 2042 batters in 4046 innings. The eccentric and irreverent pitcher closed out his speech in style. "Baseball's a very simple game. All you have to do is sit on your butt, spit tobacco and nod at the stupid things your manager says." Little wonder that none of his managers were at the Hall of Fame today. |
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