Cooperstown Class of '99

George Brett, Nolan Ryan and Robin Yount are in fast company. Other than the inaugural Hall of Fame election in 1936 --when Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Honus Wagner and Christy Mathewson made the grade-- this is the only time three first-year candidates have been elected at once.


 
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Peter Read Miller
When Ryan retired in 1993, he had set or shared 53 major league records, including an astounding 5,714 strikeouts and seven no-hitters.

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