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1981
1981 Baseball Hall of Fame Election
Cal Ripken Jr.
Ryne Sandberg
George Bell
Von Hayes
Kent Hrbek
Steve Sax
Jesse Barfield
Dave Henderson
Brett Butler
Chili Davis
Gary Gaetti
Mike Witt
Bud Black
Scott Fletcher
Johnny Ray
Tom Brunansky
Pat Tabler
Jody Davis
Mike Marshall
Steve Balboni
Candy Maldonado
Brook Jacoby
Bob Brenly
Mel Hall
John Shelby
VIDEO: Kent Hrbek’s first career home run
VIDEO: Introductions before Game One of the ’81 World Series, DiMaggio throws first pitch
