GASTON, NC – Former New York Yankees All-Star Bobby Richardson will be the featured speaker at the 2016 Gaston County Sports Hall of Fame Banquet. The event is scheduled for Monday, October 3, 2016 and will take place at the Gastonia Conference Center, 145 Dr M.L.K. Jr. Way, Gastonia, NC 28052. Source: The Gaston Gazette
According to The Gaston Gazette article, the event will be induction ceremonies to honor four former major leaguers and a longtime baseball coach:
“Gastonia’s Wes Helms, Lowell’s Wilbur Howard, Bessemer City’s Kevin Millwood and Stanley’s Scott Stewart are the four former major leaguers to be honored and the late Ted Crunkleton, a former Belmont Abbey College baseball coach, also will be inducted.”
Bobby Richardson joined the New York Yankees at the age of 19. Over the next twelve years, Bobby played in more than 1400 games while the Yankees were winning American League pennants in nine of his first ten years. Named the Most Valuable Player in the 1960 World Series (still the only player from a losing team to be so named), Bobby still holds numerous World Series records, including runs-batted-in in a game, runs-batted-in in a series and hits in a series. He also holds the record for having played in 30 consecutive World Series games. Bobby is also a Christian speaker and is active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
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