Joined at the hip Yount, Brett wait for call from Hall

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  January 5, 1999 ;     700+ words ......Milwaukee Brewers and Brett with the Kansas City...afternoon, Yount and Brett who became close friends...induction into baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown...Association of America. Brett and Yount are part...for Yount)," said Brett. "I'm keeping my fingers...Brewers cap into the ...

Brett stays involved as spring tutor

The Topeka Capital-Journal;  March 25, 1999 ;     418 words ......Since he finished his Hall of Fame career in 1993, Brett has made annual stops...is a bonus." After all, Brett will be inducted in the Hall with a resume that includes...But being elected to the Hall hasn't changed Brett's nature. "I'm the same...

Fore once, Brett feels pressure of the moment

Charleston Daily Mail;  July 26, 1999 ;     700+ words ...COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - George Brett was completely blown...the pressure on the Hall of Fame podium Sunday...the Texas Rangers. Brett and Yount each topped...victims. Thirty-four Hall inductees - 15 of...Giants, and entered the Hall wearing their cap...played two months with Brett for the ...

Hall gets triple play // Call goes to Ryan, Brett and Yount

Chicago Sun-Times;  January 6, 1999 ;     631 words ......induction in 1936, the Hall of Fame will open...Nolan Ryan and George Brett received the second...beer afterwards." Brett was truly choked...baseball for (making the Hall)," he said. "It's...belongs, as does Brett. Both acheieved 3...Sutter (121). Ryan, Brett and Yount will be...240 ...

Putting a charge into it Brett, Yount, and Ryan liven up Hall

The Boston Globe;  July 26, 1999 ;     700+ words ......for the baseball Hall of Fame with a good...message. George Brett stepped forward...player to reach the Hall and the fifth overall...The presence of Brett, Ryan, and Yount...in Kansas City." Brett said the fact that he made the Hall still amazes him...

Hall of Famer Brett Teaches Royals

AP Online;  March 24, 1999 ;     424 words ...AP Online 03-24-1999 Hall of Famer Brett Teaches Royals HAINES CITY...Since he finished his Hall of Fame career in 1993, Brett has made annual stops at...But being elected to the Hall hasn't changed Brett's nature. ``I'm the same...

Ryan, Brett, Yount Head for Hall

AP Online;  July 25, 1999 ;     700+ words ......Online 07-25-1999 Ryan, Brett, Yount Head for Hall AP Baseball Writer COOPERSTOWN...incidentally, struck out 28 Hall of Famers, including Brett, Yount and Cepeda. Fitting...Robin turned 3 on the day Brett and Yount were elected to the Hall. ``Robin was the guy I...

TRIPLE CROWN RYAN, BRETT, YOUNT SET TO ENTER HALL.(Sports)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  July 24, 1999 ;     700+ words ......Nolan Ryan, George Brett and Robin Yount left...places in the Baseball Hall of Fame. It is a...three players - Ryan, Brett and Yount - gaining acceptance into the Hall in their first year...total in history and Brett the fourth. It was...In his eyes, every Hall of Fame class is...did ...

Brett, Yount, Cepeda, Ryan Have Their Claim to Fame

The Washington Post;  July 26, 1999 ;     700+ words ......last big league game. With 34 Hall of Famers looking on, George Brett, Robin Yount, Nolan Ryan and...posthumously. Among the returning Hall of Famers was Ted Williams...one of his rare visits to the Hall of Fame in honor of his former...Pete Rose's admission into the Hall of Fame. From the ...

Legislature goes to bat to commend Brett

The Topeka Capital-Journal;  February 9, 1999 ;     457 words ......sincere on your part." Brett was elected into the Hall of Fame on Jan. 5...candidate for the hall in Cooperstown, New York. Brett spent 21 seasons with...and commend George Brett upon his election...membership in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and honor...

Ryan, Brett, Yount Elected to Hall; Three Are Selected On Their First Try...

The Washington Post;  January 6, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Nolan Ryan, George Brett and Robin Yount were...into the Baseball Hall of Fame in record-setti...history and, with Brett and Yount, gives the Hall of Fame three first-ti...far as visibility." Brett choked back tears...discuss entering the Hall of Fame with Yount...

Ryan, Brett, Yount elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Chicago Sun-Times;  January 5, 1999 ;     626 words ......YORK Nolan Ryan, George Brett and Robin Yount were voted into the Hall of Fame today, the biggest...Rangers will take on Brett's Kansas City Royals. The Hall's membership of 240...landed him a place in the Hall. Brett was a 13-time All-Star...

Ryan, Brett, Yount Await Hall Call

AP Online;  January 5, 1999 ;     700+ words ......AP Online 01-05-1999 Ryan, Brett, Yount Await Hall Call NEW YORK (AP) -- Nolan Ryan and George Brett are surely headed to the Hall of Fame. Now, who will join...will land him a place in the Hall. Brett is 13th on the career hits...

Ryan, Brett, Yount await Cooperstown's call

Sunday Gazette-Mail;  January 3, 1999 ;     700+ words ......anticipated elections in Hall history are announced...candidates, Ryan and Brett figure to be shoo...change as Ryan and Brett should zoom past the...increase the current Hall membership of 237...with an appropriate Hall of Fame exhibition...an's Texas Rangers vs. Brett's Kansas City ...

GEORGE BRETT BIG-TIME PLAYER CARRIED SMALL-MARKET TEAM TO TOP.(Sports)

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  July 25, 1999 ;     700+ words ......said. Now, however, Brett will carry the label of Hall of Famer. Today in...lot of guys in the Hall of Fame,'' Brett said. ``But you know...up, has a dream,'' Brett said. ``That dream...someday make it to the Hall of Fame.'' Not everyone...