Hendrix, one of the team’s primary scorers, had one of his worst games of the season and was so distraught that he sat on the court, frozen, as St. Joe’s celebrated. Sabathia gathered Hendrix from the floor, attempting to console him. In the locker room afterward, Wallace let Sabathia take over.

Both Hall of Famers were elected last December by the Classic Baseball Era Committee. Allen passed away in 2020 and Parker died this June 28.

It’s down to a mere few hours now, the time when five of the national pastime’s greatest receive the ultimate career-topping honor: Induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame with its corresponding bronze plaque signifying their eternal status.

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The NBC World Series starts on Thursday. Nearly 50 years ago, it helped launch Ozzie Smith's Hall of Fame career.

The number of visitors to Cooperstown, a town of a couple thousand, fluctuates with the star power of a given year’s inductees. But this year presents a new wrinkle: The area has never anticipated an influx of fans from so far away.