DALLAS, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- The late Ron Santo, a longtime Chicago Cub who hit 342 home runs and won five Gold Gloves in a 15-year career, has been elected to baseball's Hall of Fame.
Santo was voted in by the Golden Era Committee, which considers baseball figures from the 1947-72 seasons. Santo broke into the major leagues in 1960 and played his last game in 1974.