Friday, April 14, 2023

Hall of Fame - 1970 Boudreau, Combs, Frick, Haines

 
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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