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1987 inductee … attended Nyack H.S. in the mid-1940s … pro baseball pitcher who made it to the major leagues for a one-game stint with the St. Louis Cardinals … in an 8-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs on April 19, Hahn allowed two unearned runs in one inning of relief … highlight was inducing Hank Sauer, the National League home run and RBI leader that year, to hit into a double play … started pro career as an 18-year-old with the Nyack Rockies of the Class D North Atlantic League, Rockland’s lone professional team, which operated from 1946 to ‘48 … first pro start was a 5-0 shutout victory over Carbondale, Pa. … after posting records of 4-6 and 9-11, Hahn’s contract was sold to the St. Louis Cardinals … he advanced through the minors in such cities as Fresno, Calif., Columbus, Ga., Lynchburg, Va., Omaha and Houston before reaching the Cards’ Class Triple A affiliate, the Rochester Red Wings of the International League, in 1951 … was a 23-year-old rookie when he got his fleeting opportunity with the big league Cards … Hahn’s winningest seasons in the International League were 1956 and ‘57 with Buffalo … in ‘56 he was 10-11 with 104 strikeouts in 163 innings for the last-place Bisons, and 9-10 with 105 strikeouts in 188 innings in ‘57 … threw a fastball, curve, changeup and added a slider later in his career … after his demotion to the minors, pitched for Rochester, Toronto and Buffalo in the International League before retiring in 1959 … Hahn played for Rochester in the Junior World Series in 1952 against the American Association champion Kansas City Blues, the Yankees’ top farm team … lived in Tappan for many years … died in 1984 at age 56.