Barry Larkin was elected to the Hall of Fame yesterday with 86.4 percent of the vote. Larkin spent 19 seasons in the majors all with the Cincinnati Reds. Larkin was known as one of the best hitting shortstops of the 90's. He has a career .295 average with 2,340 hits, 198 homers, and 379 stolen bases. Barry was also a great post season player batting .338, with 24 hits and 71 appearances in 4 series. He took home the NL MVP award in 1995 by hitting .319 with 15 homers, 66 RBI, and 51 stolen bases. Larkin might not have been a top 5 player of his generation but he played the game the right away during the height of the steroid era.
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