Ted Williams was shaving when he got his HoF call

[heybatter]

"At the precise moment in 1966 that he learned he had been inducted into the Hall of Fame, Ted Williams was shaving."

Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mlb/news/20131004/boston-red-sox-beards-rushin/#ixzz2glynfmRf

There's also some other interesting anecdotes about shaving and baseball and days of lore.

 

[ouch]

Was it a shock that he was admitted to the HoF?

 

[SalvadorMontenegro]

So if I keep shaving, I will be inducted into the Hall of Fame... (!)

 

[August West]

So if I keep shaving, I will be inducted into the Hall of Fame... (!)

HOF is where you start here. Where you finish is a different story.