July 27, 1970 Cooperstown, NY
The Baseball Writers' Association of America voted by mail to select from recent major league players and elected Lou Boudreau (1938-1952 Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox - Mgr: Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Chicago Cubs)
The Veterans Committee met in closed sessions to select : Earle Combs (1924-1935 NY Yankees), Ford Frick (writer & executive) and Jesse Haines (1918-1937 Cincinnati Reds, StLouis Cardinals)
cover postmarked on 1970 induction day signed by Don Sutton, elected to the Hall of Fame 1998
(1966-1988 Los Angeles, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, California Angels)
Jim Kaat - 1970 Topps card #75
Baseball Hall of Fame - 2022
Felipe Alou - 1970 Topps card #434
Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame - 2015
Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame - 2016
Camilo Pascual - magazine photo paste-on cachet
Examples of Do-It-Yourself covers with the 1970 Cooperstown Hall of Fame Induction day postmark, all internet action finds
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