HISTORIC EVENTS HALL OF FAME ELECTIONS

June 17, 1931

Future Hall of Famer Tommy Connolly announces his retirement

February 2, 1936

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Baseball Writers’ Association announces the results of the first Hall of Fame vote

January 19, 1937

Baseball Writers Association of America elects second baseman Napoleon Lajoie, outfielder Tris Speaker and pitcher Cy Young to the Cooperstown shrine

January 24, 1939

Baseball writers select Eddie Collins, Willie Keeler and George Sisler to the Hall of Fame

Baseball writers select Eddie Collins, Willie Keeler and George Sisler to the Hall of Fame

June 12, 1939

The official dedication of the Baseball Hall of Fame

The official dedication of the Baseball Hall of Fame

December 7, 1939

Lou Gehrig is elected to the Hall of Fame

December 8, 1939

Lou Gehrig gains election to the Hall of Fame

June 13, 1940

Bill Nicholson of the Chicago Cubs becomes the first major league player to hit a home run at Doubleday Field

January 4, 1942

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July 10, 1944

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis

Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis is the lone inductee into Hall of Fame

July 10, 1945

Ten new members are inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame

June 13, 1946

Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance are inducted into the Hall of Fame together

Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance are inducted into the Hall of Fame together

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