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This Day in Yankees History: BBWAA writers skip over DiMaggio on first HoF ballot

Welcome to the relaunched This Day in Yankees History. The New Year is upon us, and the winter hot stove continues to percolate. That being said, the Yankees seem to have made their big moves in DJ LeMahieu and Corey Kluber, so that gives us more time to dig into the history books. These daily posts will highlight two or three key moments in Yankees history on a given date, as well as recognize players born on the day. Hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane with us!

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This Day in Yankees History (January 21)

68 Years Ago

Baseball’s Hall of Fame voting has always generated a fair amount of drama, and The Yankee Clipper’s path to Cooperstown is one of the weirder ones in MLB history.