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Old 01-06-2016, 02:54 PM   #152
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My mom got me the 1975 Baseball Encyclopedia for Christmas in 1975.

At that time 300 HR's was the magic number. There were NO players who were eligible for the HOF that were not in with 300 HR's

The book was awesome. Had every player ever to appear in a major league game. I would read it for hours at a time
There were a bunch. Duke Snider had over 400 and hadn't yet been inducted. Gil Hodges at 370 still isn't in.
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