Intro: As previously stated, the recent election of Robert Alomar and Bert Blyleven got me to thinking: how many Hall of Famers have had books written about them or penned their own stories. Here are the results. Again, this is not an all-inclusive list; almost all juvenile titles have been omitted. * * * Hal […]
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Hal Newhouser,
Mel Ott,
Phil Niekro,
Satchel Paige
Hall of Famer Mel Ott was born this date in 1909. Ott spent his entire 22-year career with the New York Giants, splitting playing time with managing from 1942-47 (he also led the team from the bench in 1948.) He died from injuries sustained in a car accident in 1958 at the age of 49 […]
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Mel Ott
Ott was born this date in 1909, Berg in 1902. Ott, who spent his entire career with the New York Giants, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1951 on the strength of 511 home runs (the National league record for many years), 1,860 runs batted in and a .304 batting average. He died […]
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Mel Ott,
Moe Berg