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Branch Rickey and Lloyd Waner are elected to the Hall of Fame

January 29, 1967January 28, 2024 Hall of Fame

On January 29, 1967, former Brooklyn Dodgers executive Branch Rickey and Pittsburgh Pirates hitting great Lloyd Waner are elected to the Hall of Fame. In 1947 in a unanimous vote of the Special Veterans Committee, Rickey promoted Jackie Robinson to the major leagues, effectively breaking baseball’s color line.

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