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A total of 26 future Hall of Famers were present for this game: 21 players, both managers, National League coach Walt Alston, Hall of Fame umpire Doug Harvey, and future Hall of Fame manager Joe Torre. [14] This was the final All-Star Game in which a majority of players wore uniforms made of wool flannel.
January 9 – Elmer Flick, 94, Hall of Fame right fielder and lifetime .313 hitter who led AL in triples three times, steals twice, and batting and runs once each. January 12 – Cy Malis, 63, pitcher who threw 3 2 ⁄ 3 innings of relief for the Philadelphia Phillies in his only MLB game, on August 17, 1934.
At the 1971 All-Star Game which featured 21 future members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Lolich pitched the final two innings to preserve the first All-Star game victory by an American League team since 1962. [32] [33] He finished second to Vida Blue in the 1971 Cy Young Award voting. [34]
February 9 – Former Negro leagues pitcher Satchel Paige is nominated for the Hall of Fame. On June 10, the Hall's new Veterans Committee formally selected Paige for induction. March 7 - The Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland Athletics play a spring training game where only three balls are needed for a walk. The Athletics won 13–9, with the game ...
While he is in the Athletics’ Hall of Fame, Blue is not enshrined in Cooperstown, in part due to the three-month prison term he served in 1983 and his subsequent year-long suspension from MLB ...
The plaque gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame Ty Cobb's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, honors individuals who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport, and is the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, displaying baseball-related artifacts and exhibits.
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The team invited him to throw out the first pitch in Game 1, a moment that brought back fond memories for many. Here is how the baseball world reacted to the news of the passing of Uecker.