Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:08 pm
I'm sure there have been other years where multiple hall of fame players have passed away, but what stands out to me from the list you have here is, all seven of them were elected by the BBWAA, not a single one snuck in the back door via a Veterans Committee. We have lost greats who were considered by the baseball writers to be the very best, the cream of the crop.