NAMES IN THE GAMES

Richie Ashburn, Harvey Kuenn and Roger Maris were shut out of the Hall of Fame this week. A ruling by the baseball Hall of Fame board said any postwar player who doesn’t get two-thirds of the vote in any of his 15 years of eligibility cannot get into the Hall. Ashburn called the decision unfair and said it ends his “hopes and dreams” of entering the shrine. The highest percentage Ashburn ever received was 43, Maris’ was 41 and Kuenn’s 39.