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| 2007 | The Veterans Committee selects Barney Dreyfuss, owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1900 until he died in 1932, for the Hall of Fame. A German immigrant who built Forbes Field helped establish the structure for the first modern World Series in 1903 and played a pivotal role in defusing the animosity between the American and National Leagues. |
| 2023 | The Contemporary Baseball Era Committee overwhelmingly selects Jim Leyland for induction into the Hall of Fame, casting 15 of 16 possible votes for the affable skipper. The Perrysburg (OH) native, one of only 23 people to be honored as a manager in Cooperstown, compiled a 1,769-1,728-2 career managerial record, winning two American League pennants with the Tigers and the World Series in 1997 with the Marlins. |
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