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pootshwan

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Jan 26, 2010
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Doing some random browsing on baseball-reference.com (per the usual) and I stumbled upon this tidbit of information that surprised the heck out of me. It took Harmon Killebrew 4 years to make it to the hall. With 573 HR's! He was 5th all time on the HR list when he hung 'em up and hit 40+ HR's 8 times. I'm not old enough to have watched him play, but I always assumed he was first ballot. :benson:


Which HOF inductees have amazed you guys, either getting in too quickly or having to wait extra years for the sacred call? I'm interested.
 

scotty216brs

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Apr 15, 2012
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It took Duke Snider 11 years to make the hall. Maybe the lack of an MVP hurt him? I dunno....
 

jbhofmann

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Mar 12, 2009
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Indiana
1962 was the first year someone was elected first ballot since the original class of '36.

Bob Feller
Jackie Robinson
 

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