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Dick Allen proved to be one of baseball's best hitters in an era dominated by pitchers. He was known as one of the sport's top right-handed power-hitters of the 1960s and early '70s. In 15 big league seasons, the corner infielder clubbed 320 doubles, 79 triples and 351 home runs in 1,749 games. ...
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Press Release Gordon elected to Hall by Veterans
Committee Former Yankees, Indians second baseman to be enshrined...
in 2009 National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Published: 12/08/2008 9:51 AM ET Printable Version COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. Nine-time ...
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On December 8, the vote of the Baseball
Hall of Fame Veterans Committee will be announced. Ten...
finalists whose careers began in 1943 or later, and who were not selected during fifteen years of eligibility on the BBWAA ballot,
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Veterans Committee to Vote on Hall of Fame Candidates
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Santo best among post-'42 Hall candidates
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Posted by Rob Neyer Later today, the Hall of Fame will announce the results of that body's latest and greatest version of Veterans Committee balloting. This time around, the ballot comes in two parts: post-1942 and pre-1943 (with those years corresponding to the middle of the U.S. participation in World War II), with 10 players per ballot. Once the results are announced, I might have some thoughts on the process itself, but this morning I'm going to run through all 20 candidates. And while I could write 1,000 words about each of them, instead I'll limit myself to 100 words ...
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... , and the lone, lucky inductee was Joe Gordon. Sorry Mr. Santo. Mr. Allen, Mr. Torre, Mr. Pinson, Mr. Oliva, and everyone else on the list. ...
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