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"Kirby Puckett's Salute to You" draws 51,000 baseball fans to the Metrodome. On July 12 Puckett had announced his impending retirement. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on August 5, 2001.
First published: July 1, 2015 Last modified: September 7, 2021