Thread: 2016 Pre-Integration Era HOF Candidates
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Old 10-05-2015, 04:32 PM
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von der Ahe should have been in the HOF 70 years ago. He was the first true promoter of baseball and an accomplished showman. His St. Louis Browns won four straight pennants in the 1880's.
Truth! The dude put a "Shoot The Chutes" water slide ride at the ballpark.
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