Albert Belle

Sport: Baseball

Induction Year: 2005

University: LSU

Induction Year: 2005

A Shreveport native, the former LSU star and second-round draft pick of the Cleveland Indians in 1987, Albert Belle became one of the most feared power hitters in major league baseball in the 1990s while playing for Cleveland (1989-96), the Chicago White Sox (1997-98) and Baltimore Orioles (1999-2000). He finished his career playing in 1,539 games with 1,726 hits, 389 doubles, 381 home runs and 1,239 RBIs. Belle had a career batting average of .295 and a career slugging percentage of .564. Among his highlights were tying Babe Ruth with at least 30 home runs and 100 RBIs in eight straight seasons from 1992-99 (only Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx had more) and becoming the first player in baseball history to hit 50 doubles and 50 home runs in a season (he had 52 doubles and 50 homers) in 1995.