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42 Years in the Hall of Fame


On this day in 1965, Pud Galvin was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY by the Committee on Baseball Veterans. He was the only player to be inducted that year.

Wiped clean off the ballot


This year, it took 409 votes to become elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn got in easily, with both players receiving over 530 votes. However, the results at the bottom of the list deserve some attention too. For example, are there really six people who believe […]