Pat Gillick Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

by Andrew Johnson

Filed under: Blue Jays, Mariners, Orioles, Phillies, MLB Hall of Fame

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Longtime baseball executive Pat Gillick is the newest member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Gillick was elected by the Expansion Era Committee, the only candidate on a ballot of eight former players, three executives and one manager to receive the necessary 75 percent of the vote.

"I can't tell you what an honor this is, and really I think it's on behalf of all the people that I worked with over the years. That's who I feel this honor is for," Gillick said. "The owners, the scouts, the managers, the player development people -- they'll share in this award.

"It's over the hill."

Gillick received votes from 13 of the 16 members of the selection committee, one more than was necessary for election. Falling just short once again was Marvin Miller, the legendary former head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, who received 11 votes.

Gillick is currently a senior adviser for the Phillies. He served as general manager in Philadelphia from 2006-08, following stints as the GM in Seattle (2000-03), Baltimore (1996-98) and Toronto (1985-93). He world World Series championships with the Blue Jays (1992-93) and Phillies (2008), and his 2001 Mariners won a record 116 games.

 

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