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 | | On the surface, very little about John Alexander Bid McPhee's unexpected election to th e Hall of Fame makes much sense, including this: Although he broke in and played his entire career with the Reds, McPhee's original Cincinnati uniform was orange and black. |
 | | If the Reds included 19th-century numbers among their records, McPhee would rank first in stolen bases (568) and triples (188) and third in hits (2,250) behind Pete Rose and Dave Concepcion. |
 | | Their success, however, had been long forgotten until Tuesday, when McPhee rose from his team's multi-hued ashes to achieve a surprising place in the Hall of Fame, elected out of thin air by the veterans committee. |
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