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  Baseball Almanac - Ron Santo Uniform Number to be Retired
Santo, who played for the Cubs from 1960-1973 and with the White Sox in 1974, is in his 14th season as a WGN Radio color commentator in 2003.
Santo, who was diagnosed with diabetes in his teens, is a member of the board of directors of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.
Santo, who joined the WGN radio team in 1990, was a member of the inaugural Cubs Walk of Fame Class of 1992 and was selected to the club's all-century team in 1999.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/ron_santo_press_release.shtml   (511 words)

  
 ESPN.com: MLB - Hall debates: Ron Santo
Santo also lacked one signature skill on which to hang his case; he doesn't have 400 home runs or 3,000 hits or one major point his supporters could use to beat his candidacy home.
Santo was the NL's Gold Glove winner at third base from 1964 through 1968, and led the league in bases on balls in four of those five years.
So Santo was one of the top few players in his league for about six years, the second-best third baseman in the game's history upon his retirement, and put up numbers at a defensive position that would have made him a borderline Hall of Fame candidate at an offensive one.
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  Ron Santo   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ron Santo (born February 25, 1940 in Seattle, Washington), is a former All-Star third baseman for 15 seasons in Major League Baseball.
Ron Santo has been endorsing the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's annual Ron Santo Walk to Cure Diabetes in Chicago since 1974 and has raised over $50 million for cancer research.
Santo, who wore the number 10 as a player, is one of only three Cub players to have his number retired, along with Ernie Banks (#14) and Billy Williams (#26).
www.casimiro.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/r/ro/ron_santo.html   (217 words)

  
 Ron Santo   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ron Santo was the Cubs third baseman for nearly 14 years.
Ron Santo’s best over al season was in 1964 when his average was 313 and hit 30 homers.
Ron Santo topped NL third baseman in putouts seven times, he assists seven times, and double plays four times.
www.mlb.com /mlb/kids/website_contest/runnerup_b/ron_santo.html   (128 words)

  
 ESPN.com: Page 3 - 'This Old Cub': A tribute to Ron Santo
Ron Santo played for 15 years (1960-74) in the majors, the first 14 of them for the Cubs.
Santo, who fell eight votes short this year to gain induction into the Hall of Fame, already embodied the most endearing qualities associated with Cubs players.
But speaking to Santo and Comstock, it's clear that the primary intent of the film was not to promote a man who's already a legend or to cash in on Cubs fan sentimentality.
sports.espn.go.com /espn/page3/story?page=behrens/santo/050301   (2524 words)

  
 Ron Santo | The BASEBALL Page
Santo was a volatile competitor, and more than once in his career he had run-ins with teammates, opponents, media and managers.
Santo was the first player to invoke his privilege under the "Ten and Five" rule, which states that a team cannot trade a player who has been in the league at least 10 years and been with that club for at least five, without his permission.
Ron Santo became the third baseman in 1960, and for the remainder of the decade, the Cubs had a very stable lineup of players.
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 Ron Santo - Moviefone
Ron Santo batting, fielding and pitching major league baseball lifetime statistics for each season and his career, and a list of any post-season awards he...
Santo has been endorsing the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's annual Ron Santo Walk to Cure Diabetes in Chicago since 1974, and has raised over $50...
A petition for Ron Santo to be inducted in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.
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 Chicago Cubs Legend Ron Santo Honored by JDRF : Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
Santo was a clear choice for this honor: he has devoted many years of invaluable service to JDRF, becoming a role model and inspiration to countless individuals and families affected by diabetes.
Santo, now 61, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 18 and went on to enjoy a highly successful career in baseball.
Santo also hosts the popular Ron Santo Golf Experience each summer, a fundraiser for JDRF that provides donors with the chance to golf with sports celebrities.
www.jdrf.org /index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=0878942D-026D-0E5E-BD11FDC782521BFA   (544 words)

  
 Ron Santo | BaseballLibrary.com
Santo made his major-league debut on June 26, 1960, and remained the Cubs' third baseman for nearly 14 years.
Santo will be operated on tomorrow but will return to action in a week.
Santo's hit, driving in his 1,200th run, is the margin of victory as the Cub top the Giants, 10—9.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/S/Santo_Ron.stm   (1559 words)

  
 Ron Santo at AllExperts
Santo has had both his legs amputated below the knee as a result of his diabetes; the right in 2001 and the left in 2002.
Santo has been endorsing the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's annual Ron Santo Walk to Cure Diabetes in Chicago since 1974, and has raised over $50 million for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).
In 2002, Santo was named the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's "Person of the Year." Santo also inspired Bill Holden to walk 2,100 miles, from Arizona to Chicago, to raise $250,000 for diabetes research.
en.allexperts.com /e/r/ro/ron_santo.htm   (584 words)

  
 Logo Design Store :: Ron Santo: For Love of Ivy
Ron Santo is what courage is all about and an inspiration to anyone on this big colored ball we call earth.
Ron Santo has better numbers than most of the third basemen in the Hall of Fame.
I love Ron Santo...and although I have a phobia of ballplayer autobiographies, I figured out of respect for the man, and because I thought maybe, just maybe, this one would break the mold of politically correct, sacchrine-sweet memiors typically put out there from the jock-ocracy.
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 The Cub Reporter | MVN - Most Valuable Network » Blog Archive » Why Ron Santo Belongs in the Hall of Fame ...
Ron Santo has a meritorious case for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Santo was arguably the best player at his position in the major leagues for an extended period of time, a dominant hitter and a great defender.
Santo was not only better than the least of the HOF third basemen, he was better than the majority of the third basemen in the HOF.
mvn.com /mlb-cubs/2007/01/16/why-ron-santo-belongs-in-the-hall-of-fame-part-1   (5532 words)

  
 Chicagoist: Ron Santo Denied Once Again
Santo once again set himself up for humiliating failure by lobbying for entry, even telling the media he wouldn’t be sleeping Monday night in anticipation.
Ron Santo definitely deserves to be in the hall of fame.
Furthermore, Santo played his entire career, unknown to anyone else, with diabetes in a time when the disease was not easy to manage.
www.chicagoist.com /archives/2007/02/28/ron_santo_denied_once_again.php   (1102 words)

  
 Ron Santo   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ron Santo was one of the really good Cub players.
Santo's Number 10 was retired by the Chicago Cubs.
One quote he recently said "I would rather want the cubs to win the world series than be in the Hall of Fame." One other quote he said was, "It seems I'm more famous now than when I played." For 14 seasons he has been a commentator on WGN Radio for Cubs broadcasts.
www.mlb.com /mlb/kids/website_contest/runnerup_a/history_santo.html   (228 words)

  
 KFFL - Ron Santo, 3B, Retired Players
The Chicago Tribune reports former Chicago Cubs 3B and current team broadcaster Ron Santo was in good health Tuesday, March 8 and is expected to return home from the hospital March 9.
The Chicago Tribune's Paul Sullivan reports Chicago Cubs broadcaster Ron Santo was hospitalized for several hours Saturday, Sept. 18 after experiencing a heart problem and will return to Chicago Sept. 19 to be examined by his cardiologist.
Santo reported to work for Saturday's Cubs-Reds game and said he felt better after undergoing a series of blood tests at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
www.kffl.com /player/8853/mlb   (533 words)

  
 SABR :|| Convention | SABR 35 - "Why don't you teach him a few things?" Dick Allen, Ron Santo and the Battle for ...
The off-season trade that brought the veteran Ron Santo to the White Sox initiated a bitter, year-long battle between the newly-arrived Santo and the Sox established veteran, Dick Allen, for the leadership of the young Chicago squad.
Given their personalities, Santo and Allen were predisposed to dislike each other, but their dramatically different methods of guidance exacerbated the tensions between the two.
In the end, Allen's quiet method of leadership, not Santo's confrontational approach, was the way of the new age of the 1960s and 1970s.
www.sabr.org /sabr.cfm?a=cms,c,1337,17,0   (393 words)

  
 MLB.com Store - Mounted Memories Chicago Cubs Ron Santo Autographed Baseball
Ron Santo is known as the greatest third baseman in the history of the Chicago Cubs.
Ron hit 342 homeruns and won five gold gloves during his productive career.
Santo is well known for being one of the best to never play in the post-season.
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 Ron Santo snubbed by the veterans committee one more time - USATODAY.com
Santo's election should have been a no-brainer years ago.
Perhaps it was Santo's personality that rubbed raw some contemporaries.
Ron Santo already has earned his place among the greats.
www.usatoday.com /sports/columnist/saraceno/2007-02-28-santo_x.htm?csp=34   (844 words)

  
 Durbin jumps to help Santo's hall bid :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Metro & Tri-State
Cubs legend Ron Santo's efforts to enter the baseball Hall of Fame is getting a pitch from Sen. Richard Durbin.
Santo is among 27 players on next year's Veterans Committee ballot for the Hall of Fame.
Santo, 66, played for the Cubs between 1960 and 1973, ending his career with a one-season stint with the White Sox.
www.suntimes.com /news/metro/105556,CST-NWS-santo21.article   (285 words)

  
 Touch of Class - World Class Rottweilers and Rottweiler Breeding
The MC was then telling the crowd a little about me and Santo while we stood out in the arena for all to see.
Santo darted out from my side, tucked up his legs, leaped higher than ever before over the jump, raced to the dumbell, grabbed it with with teeth clinched tightly in one snap.
Ron and Anne wish to thank all the kind and generous contributors to the Rottweiler Quarterly (stud edition, 1998) memorial for their Santo:
www.yatteau.com /santo.htm   (544 words)

  
 Ron Santo | Democrats.com
Santo earned this honor as a player, and even more such after retirement with his work on Juvenile Diabetes and his unwavering love of baseball and the Chicago Cubs.
Since his retirment, Ron Santo has become a leader in the fight against the disease he was stricken with.
Ron Santo was a Hall of Fame baseball player, and more importantly a Hall of Fame human being.
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 Ron Santo Posters - Online poster store, best Ron Santo posters gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It is a kind of a soul of the room space, that part of the space that helps to tune on the working rhythm in the office, relax at home, and feel yourself comfortable at a cafe or restaurant.
A set of well-picked Ron Santo posters serve, not only to alternate the interior, but also to create good mood, cosiness, and calm.
The main goal of this on-line Ron Santo poster store is to help you create a unique decor, no matter where: inside a house, office, restaurant or a hotel.
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 wgnradio.com - Radio 720 WGN - Chicago's News and Talk . . . and Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Santo was the first and only major league position player to play professional baseball with Type One Juvenile Diabetes (insulin dependent).
THIS OLD CUB captures the spirit of Ron Santo, a player who clicked his heels after every win, perfectly reflecting a time when players like Santo played for the love of the game-not for financial reward.
Santo is the ultimate optimist and therefore the ultimate Cub.
www.wgnradio.com /sports/thisoldcub.htm   (273 words)

  
 Ron Santo Posters - Art poster store, Ron Santo posters and art prints collection
If you wish to purchase Ron Santo posters for your apartment or house, choose the works that correspond to the style of your dwelling, create comfort and coziness.
If, however, you are in search for office posters, choose the ones that best correspond to the spirit of your company, its style and, at the same time, create a favorable atmosphere both for the company employees, and customers: then, the former will work harder, and the letter will buy better.
Moreover, when decorating your room with Ron Santo posters, you are creating an image of your company, and it is for you to decide, what it is going to be like.
www.postersbuy.com /sports/c21198-ron-santo.html   (275 words)

  
 Ron Santo shy of entry into baseball hall
Ron Santo, Jim Kaat, Marvin Miller and all the other candidates were left out Tuesday when the Veterans Committee admitted no new members for the third straight election.
Ron Santo was picked on 57 of 82 ballots, five short of induction.
Santo came the closest to the required 75 per cent.
www.cbc.ca /sports/baseball/story/2007/02/27/mlb-hall-veterans.html   (1731 words)

  
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The clicking heals of Ron Santo lifted the spirit of the city of Chicago.
Santo finished the year with a.289 average while making his sixth All Star Game appearance.
Santo's nickname was 'Pizza' because of the pizza stand that bared his name in the corridor of Wrigley Field.
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 ►► Ron Santo Baseballs
Ron Santo spent his entire 15 year career with the Chicago Cubs.
Santo was part of the Cubs great 3,4,5 line up that included Hall of Famers Billy Williams and Ernie Banks.
The Rawlings official Major League baseball is hand signed by Cubs legend Ron Santo, with special inscription of "342 HR".
www.fansedge.com /ProductDetail.aspx?pfId=33-51022&fc=cjcatalog   (253 words)

  
 OUT LOUD: Ron Santo - Chicago Tribune at Santo for Hall
A petition for Ron Santo to be inducted in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame
Ron Santo is a loved public figure here in Chicago and is an admired baseball player around the world.
Dylan on Petition for Ron Santo to be inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame
www.santoforhall.com /2006/06/29/out-loud-ron-santo-chicago-tribune   (586 words)

  
 ron santo baseball card
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