The all or nothing line that the HOF has come to represent has gotten pretty silly. I wouldn't have a problem with Maris getting in, but there are plenty of players who are a lot more deserving that still aren't. Dick Allen. Minnie Minoso. Gil Hodges. Tony Oliva...the list goes on. He's a pretty weak choice based on career numbers for an OF. Would we be having this conversation, perhaps even with the 61 homers - had Maris been playing in Kansas City or Cleveland still at the time? Probably not. As has already been mentioned, he is already treated like a HOF'er in our hobby and he has been for decades. Just like Munson, Rose, and a few others. It kind of doesn't matter.
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Vintage Cubs. Postwar stars & HOF'ers. 1956, ‘62, ‘71, & ‘72 Topps sets. Topps Heritage.
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