Inductees

Rick Sutcliffe was born in Independence, MO on July 21, 1956 and went on to star on the baseball diamond, as well as the football field and the basketball court at Van Horn High School in his home town. In 1974, at seventeen years of age, Sutcliffe was the number one draft pick by the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1979, Rick broke into the major leagues to stay, winning 17 games and went on to win the National League Rookie of the Year Award. Rick was traded to the Cleveland Indians following the 1981 season and went on to win 31 games over the next two seasons. He led the American League in ERA in 1982 and was named to his first All-Star team in 1983. In mid 1984, Sutcliffe was traded to the Chicago Cubs. He led the Cubs to the division championship and won the Cy Young Award. After his stay in Chicago, he signed to play with the Baltimore Orioles and was chosen to start the first game at the new Camden Yards in Baltimore. He finished his career with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1994.

He retired after the 1994 season with 2,697.2 innings pitched and a career record of 171-136.