Hall of Fame
Four of the 1947–1965 bonus babies actually produced Hall of Fame-worthy careers: Al Kaline, Harmon Killebrew, Sandy Koufax, and Catfish Hunter. Of the four, only Killebrew (a bonus baby for the Washington Senators) saw any minor league service time once his mandatory bonus baby period expired. Kaline, Koufax, and Hunter never played a single day of minor league baseball.
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