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Roy Halladay is a 2019 Baseball Hall of Famer

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By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher

The late Roy Halladay has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday in Cooperstown, New York. Halladay is one of two starting pitchers in this class.

He joins Mike Mussina, who were starting pitchers that were elected to the Class of 2019. Closer Mariano Rivera and Designated Hitter Edgar Martínez also made completed the class.

Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay throws a pitch against the Miami Marlins
Roy Halladay throws a pitch against the Miami Marlins (Getty Images)

Rivera is the first player ever to be elected with 100% of the vote. Halladay and Mussina received 85.4% of the vote, while Martinez received 76.7% of the vote.

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Halladay was killed in a plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico in November 2017. He will be the first player inducted posthumously since 2013 when Deacon White, Hank O’Day, and Jacob Ruppert were inducted into the Class of 2013 posthumously.

He will go into the Hall of Fame as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. He’s just the second player to go into the Hall as a member of the Blue Jays.

Roberto Alomar was the first Blue Jays player into the Hall of Fame in 2011.

His career spanned from 1998 through 2013. He spent the first 12 years of his career with the Blue Jays and the last four years with the Philadelphia Phillies.

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As a member of the Blue Jays, he went 148-76 with a 3.43 ERA in 313 appearances, including 287 starts. He also had six games finished, 49 complete games, 15 shutouts, and one save.

He allowed 870 runs (780 earned runs) in 2,045 2/3 innings.

In his four seasons with the Phillies, he went 55-29 with a 3.25 ERA in 103 starts. Halladay also had 18 complete games and five shutouts.

He allowed 265 runs (254 earned runs) in 702 2/3 innings.

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Anthony Caruso III
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Anthony Caruso III is the Publisher of The Capital Sports Report. He has been in the Journalism field since August 2002. Since that time, Mr. Caruso has covered many marquee events. This includes 13 Heisman Trophy ceremonies, 2 Little World Series events, and one Army-Navy College Football game.
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