Mantle, Ford headline stellar Class of 1974
Ford and Mantle were inducted into the Hall of Fame in the summer of 1974 with Veterans Committee electees Jocko Conlan, Jim Bottomley Sam Thompson and Negro Leagues electee Cool Papa Bell.
Craig Muder is the director of communications for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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