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Forever! Scott Rollen is immortalized as a member of the Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame. ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/kwfEvcfKjF
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A flawless career worthy of the Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame. Fred McGriff is immortal! 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/PiEyXAjXZP
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July 23, 2023
COOPERSTOWN, NY — The highlights of Scott Rollen’s 17-year career didn’t come in the 2006 World Series season with the St. Louis Cardinals or even his first full season with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1997, which earned him unanimous Rookie of the Year voting.
For Rollen, one of two players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, the honor was reserved for an unexpected moment with his parents after he was called up to his first major league game in 1996.
“Watching my mother and father walk to their seats from my position on the third floor was a feeling I’ve never surpassed in my 17 years,” Rollen recalled during his 16-minute acceptance speech.
It took six tries, but Roland’s parents, Ed and Linda, finally saw their son earn his Hall of Fame bronze plaque. He is joined by Fred McGriff, who was unanimously selected by the Contemporary Players panel in December after disappearing from the writers’ ballot in 2020.
Rolan was the only player to receive more than 75% of the vote needed to qualify for induction. He received 297 votes (76.3%) from the Baseball Writers Association of America in January. A year ago, he got 63.2% of the vote.
“I am grateful for this great gesture,” Rollen said. “At no time in my life did I feel like I was standing on this stage.”
The third baseman spent six of his 17 seasons with the Cardinals, earning four of his seven All-Star Game selections and three of his eight Gold Gloves.
Rolan batted .281 with 316 home runs and 1,287 RBIs in 2,038 games. He led the team with a .421 hit during the 2006 World Series, as St. Louis swept Detroit in five games.
Rolan credits his parents for the values they taught him.
“I wasn’t raised to be a big leaguer,” he said. “I was raised to be honest, hardworking, responsible for my words and actions, and to treat people with kindness and respect.”
McGriff joined Rolen on stage, shaking hands with the nearly 50 Hall of Famers who greeted him.
