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A source said Hodges' character and sportsmanship sealed his selection by the committee.

After decades of waiting, the Hall of Fame has some new additions.

Kenneth Moffett, the federal mediator during the 1981 baseball strike who briefly succeeded Marvin Miller as the second head of the players' association, died last month at the age of 90 in Virginia.

Elected by the Hall's Early Days committee, Bud Fowler was a pioneer who played organized professional baseball against white players as early as 1878.

Many agents and executives -- not to mention us -- thought signings would be hard to come by before Dec. 1. They couldn't have been more wrong.

A pair of committees asked to review candidates from previous eras elected Buck O'Neil, Gil Hodges, Minnie Miñoso, Tony Oliva, Jim Kaat and Bud Fowler.

Buck O'Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field, joined Gil Hodges, Minnie Minoso and three others in being elected to the baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.