Ron Santo # 2
by Allen Beatty
Title
Ron Santo # 2
Artist
Allen Beatty
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Photograph - Photographs
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Ron Santo # 2 by Allen Beatty
The inscription on his statue outside Wrigley Field:
CHICAGO'S BELOVED THIRD BASEMAN/BELTED HOME RUNS AND GRACEFULLY DEFENDED THE HOT CORNER FOR 14 SEASONS AT WRIGLEY FIELD, PLUS 1 AT COMISKEY PARK/ A NINE-TIME ALL-STAR. / FIVE-TIME GOLD GLOVE AWARD WINNER / HE WAS THE GRIT AND GLUE OF THE CUB'S LINEUPS OF THE 60'S/ MASHED 342 CAREER HOME RUNS, 8 TIMES BELTING 25 OR MORE/ TALLIED 2254 HITS AND BATTED .277 WITH 1331 RBI'S/ HIS COURAGEOUS FIGHT WITH DIABETES DURING AND AFTRE HIS CAREER SERVED AS AN INSPIRATION TO MILLIONS/RANKED AMONG THE ELITE IN HIS / 15-YEAR CAREER. / ONE OF ONLY FOUR PLAYERS OF HIS ERA / WITH 2,000 HITS AND 1,000 WALKS. / Ron's uniform number 10 / was retired by the Cubs September 28, 2003
INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME IN 2012
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June 7th, 2018
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