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1944 Induction Ceremony
The only person voted into the Hall of Fame in 1944 through the Veterans’ Committee was former executive Kenesaw Landis
KENESAW LANDIS: Voted to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans’ Committee, Kenesaw Landis was baseball’s first commissioner elected to office in 1920. He is widely known for how he handled the Black Sox scandal in 1919. Landis reaffirmed the trust with baseball executives, players and fans alike when he decided to ban eight of the White Sox players for life.
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This Day in Baseball History
On May 22, 1969, Atlanta Braves slugger Hank Aaron is lifted for a pinch-hitter for the first time in his major league career. Mike Lum, batting for Aaron in the seventh, hits a pinch-hit double in the Braves’ 15-3 blowout of the New York Mets. Aaron had come to bat 9,015 times in his career before being removed for a pinch-hitter.