Jim Bunning and Bill Foster, two of the best pitchers in MLB history were both honored on the 1996 Hall of Fame Ballot.
Bunning was just 4 votes shy of being elected in 1988, but finally earned his election based on a dominant 16 year career. As a seven-time All-Star who finished with 224 wins, he became the first pitcher to post at least 100 wins in both the NL and the AL and also threw no-hitters in both leagues. He retired with 2,855 strikeouts – second all-time behind Walter Johnson at the time of his retirement.
Foster was a dominant pitcher in his own right. He was dominant in the Negro National League for two decades and was the winning pitcher in the inaugural East-West All-Star Game in the 1930s.
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