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Robbie Alomar, will be the next hall of famer? See the Poll Results.....

It took three years on the ballot before DiMaggio was elected.
Jan. 21, 1953: DiMaggio misses the cut

Election to the Baseball Hall of Fame remains the most revered honor in all of sport.

And the standard of excellence that defines the Hall of Fame was never clearer than on Jan. 21, 1953, when Joe DiMaggio failed to win election in his first year on the Baseball Writers' Association of America ballot.

The 1953 Hall of Fame election produced two enshrinees: Dizzy Dean and Al Simmons. Dean, the Cardinals ace of the 1930s, received 11 more votes than necessary, recording 79.2 percent of the vote. Simmons, who starred for the A's, White Sox, Tigers and Senators and finished just 73 hits shy of 3,000, got one more vote than he needed to finish at 75.4 percent. Keep reading �

Black History Week at the Hall
In honor of Black History Month and in anticipation of the April opening of the new exhibit celebrating the life of Hank Aaron, the Baseball Hall of Fame will celebrate the achievements of African-American ballplayers with a full week of programs and activities Monday, Feb. 16, through Saturday, Feb. 21. Details � Henderson baseball's Travelin' Man
He was named after pop-music superstar Ricky Nelson, and maybe it was a sign of things to come. Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson was indeed a "Travelin' Man." Henderson, the all-time runs-scored and stolen-base king, was a baseball nomad, playing for nine different teams over 25 years. More �

Which Hall of Fame pitcher is the only National Leaguer to have led the circuit in strikeouts for seven straight seasons?

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Which first-time eligible player has the best chance to be elected by the BBWAA in 2010?

Roberto Alomar 41%

Barry Larkin 27%

Edgar Martinez 16%

Fred McGriff 16%

Results from last week's online poll.
For this week's poll, visit baseballhall.org.

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