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Veterans Committee selection Pud Galvin was the lone inductee on July 26, 1965 in front of 22 of the 30 living Hall of Famers. Galvin, who became the 102nd member of the Hall of Fame, was inducted posthumously and his son Walter...
Ted Williams and Casey Stengel were enshrined in front of 7,000 fans on July 25, 1966. Williams was the lone BBWAA inductee and received a then-record 93.4 percent of the votes, while...
The late Branch Rickey, Lloyd Waner and Red Ruffing were enshrined on July 23, 1967 in the last Hall of Fame induction ceremony to take place on the...
The Hall of Fame induction ceremony moved from the front steps on Main Street, to the steps of the newly-constructed Hall of Fame Library for the first time on July 22, 1968. Joe Medwick, the lone BBWAA inductee, was enshrined with Veterans Committee selections...
The Hall of Fame’s membership grew to 114 on gray, wet day in Cooperstown on July 28, 1969. Roy Campanella, Stan Musial, Waite Hoyt and...
BBWAA inductee Lou Boudreau was enshrined with three Veterans Committee selections on July 27, 1970 in front of fans that included a contingent of more than 100, which called itself Boudreau’s buddies. The Veterans Committee picks...
Four inductees were present at the August 9, 1971 induction ceremony: Satchel Paige, Chick Hafey, ...
The Hall of Fame’s membership grew by eight on August 7, 1972, as BBWAA selections Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra and ...
The Hall of Fame waived the five year waiting period for induction, as Roberto Clemente was posthumously enshrined after dying in a plane crash in the off-season while attempting to deliver supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua....
Before a then-record crowd of 2,500 fans and 21 previously inducted Hall of Famers, Whitey Ford and Mickey Mantle were elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA. Enshrined at...
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On May 25, 1984, the Boston Red Sox acquire first baseman/outfielder Bill Buckner from the Chicago Cubs for pitcher Dennis Eckersley and infielder Mike Brumley. Buckner will give the Red Sox nearly three productive seasons, but will be remembered mostly for his critical error in Game Six of the 1986 World Series.