Ron Santo

Ron Santo is one of the Hall of Fame's most glaring omissions. He's the kind of guy who's been overlooked thanks to his position, his success in non-traditional areas, and the curse of being stuck on some truly terrible 1960's Cubs teams. 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. That is exactly what Ron Santo has gone through, and accomplished, in his life. Despite being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 18, Santo went on to have an excellent career with the Cubs.

Ron Santo became the third baseman in 1960, and for the remainder of the decade, the Cubs had a very stable lineup of players. Ernie Banks played two years at short next to Santo and eight years at first; Don Kessinger moved into the shortstop spot in 1965 and stayed for 11 seasons; that same year, Glenn Beckert won the second base job, which he filled through 1973; for four seasons Dick Bertell was the Cubs' starting catcher, and starting in '66 Randy Hundley enjoyed an eight-year run behind the plate, through 1973; Billy Williams was starting in the outfield every year from 1961 to 1973.