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1949
1949 Baseball Hall of Fame Election
Don Newcombe
Minnie Minoso
Roy Sievers
Wally Post
Monte Irvin
Del Crandall
Bobby Avila
Bobby Shantz
Smoky Burgess
Walt Dropo
Solly Hemus
Gus Zernial
The nine most dramatic pennant races in baseball history
Yankees won flag by beating Red Sox on final Sunday of regular season in 1949
