Saw Moe Berg, probably a +1 on that for a similar reason to my submission.
Curt Flood is perhaps one of the most influential professional sports athletes of all time (in America) and has never even been on the Hall of Fame ballot. Curt Flood's lawsuit against baseball's reserve clause leads directly to the establishment of free agency, in baseball and all other pro sports.
He was also a Senator, so that's a plus 1. Agree on Denny McLean as well - looks like he got 4 total votes.
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Update to my own post! I was relying on this quote from his daughter: “Interestingly enough, my father has never been nominated to be in the Hall of Fame. He’s never been on the ballot,” Shelly Flood said.
But, according to Baseball Reference, Flood got 16 votes in 1977 and 8 votes in 1978, so - he's out!
I'll submit in his place Camilo Pascual and Pedro Ramos, who played for both the original Senators (that moved to Minnesota) and for the expansion Senators.
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