Beschloss tweet; Baseball Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, New York, 80 years ago today

[Dennis Donovan]

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Michael Beschloss ✔ @BeschlossDC
Baseball Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, New York, 80 years ago today:


9:45 AM - Jun 12, 2019

The Babe's front and center (sitting)

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1. I think I can ID them.

Front Row: Eddie Collins, Babe Ruth, Connie Mack, Cy Young

Back Row: Honus Wagner, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Tris Speaker, Napolean Lajoie, George Sisler, Walter Johnson.

Ty Cobb arrived too late for the picture.

[Dennis Donovan]

2. I hope Honus Wagner had a comfortable retirement

...selling his own baseball cards.

Thank you for the ID's!

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3. I don't think so. The reason the T206 Wagner card is worth so much

is because Wagner, a non-smoker, ordered the tobacco company that issued the cards to stop pull his from the series.

[Dennis Donovan]

4. If only he knew at the time...