Welcome to the Really Big Hall of Fame, a project dedicated to developing a much more inclusive Hall of Fame. We're all "big Hall" guys here.
This is like the Progressive Hall of Fame, but with one catch. You MUST vote for 12 players in each election. It doesn't matter if you wouldn't vote for them "in real life." This is the Really Big Hall of Fame. We want a lot of inductees.
But please take the voting seriously. Please do not just vote ten random players--consider who is on the ballot and vote for the ten who you think were the best, who are most deserving for election.
To ensure that people follow the "12 player rule", I will be requiring that participating members submit their ballots as posts, rather than via a poll. That way I can ensure accountability.
Rules and information
1. A player is eligible five years from the date of his final major league game.
2. A player may appear on the ballot as many as 15 times.
3. A player must receive 65% of the vote to be elected.
4. A player must receive at least 5% of the vote to remain on the ballot.
5. Elections will last seven days (one week).
6. Usually, a player must have played 10 seasons to be eligible. But since this is the Really Big Hall of Fame, (admittedly arbitrary) exceptions will made.
7. For the time being, only major league players will be considered, including NA players. Negro League votes will come later on.
8. For the time being, a "Would Have Voted For" of fluid allowable size* is permitted. This will save players from being eliminated from the ballot, even if they do not receive any votes.
9. Please consider only a person's playing career.
*Zero players if the ballot contains less than 20 names, one player if it contains between 20 and 29 names, two players if it contains between 30 and 39 names and three players if it contains more than 40 names.
Select your best 12 from this ballot of 37 players. You must vote for 12 players. To save players from ballot elimination, you are also allowed a "would have voted for" list--a list of up to two players you would have voted for had you enough room. This will save them from dropping off the ballot even if they do not receive a vote.
George Bradley
Ted Breitenstein
Steve Brodie
Tom Brown
Oyster Burns
Nig Cuppy
Abner Dalrymple
Frank Dwyer
Bones Ely
Bob Ferguson
Silver Flint
Davey Force
Frank Foreman
Pink Hawley
Bug Holliday
Dummy Hoy
Charlie Irwin
Frank Killen
Matt Kilroy
Henry Larkin
Dick McBride
Win Mercer
John Morrill
Fred Pfeffer
Paul Radford
John Reilly
Wilbert Robinson
Jack Rowe
Mike Smith
Germany Smith
Jake Stenzel
Tommy Tucker
Curt Welch
Gus Weyhing
Will White
Ned Williamson
Harry Wright
New on the ballot:
Steve Brodie
Bones Ely
Frank Foreman
Dummy Hoy
Charlie Irwin
Win Mercer
Wilbert Robinson
Re-Instated Players:
Oyster Burns
Dropped from the last ballot:
Tom Burns
Kid Carsey
Bert Cunningham
Tommy Dowd
Jouett Meekin
Morgan Murphy
Joe Quinn
Pop Schriver
Harry Staley
Patsy Tebeau
Sam Wise
George Wood
Tommy York
George Zettlein
The Really Big Hall of Fame:
Holdovers:Code:Player: Times on ballot: Election percentage: Year elected: Cap Anson 1 100.00% 1902 Ross Barnes 1 80.00% 1900 Charlie Bennett 2 80.00% 1901 Tommy Bond 3 88.89% 1902 Pete Browning 2 80.00% 1901 Charlie Buffinton 3 66.67% 1902 Bob Caruthers 1 70.00% 1900 Cupid Childs 1 100.00% 1906 John Clarkson 1 100.00% 1900 Jack Clements 1 71.43% 1905 Roger Connor 1 100.00% 1902 Larry Corcoran 4 71.43% 1903 Candy Cummings 2 71.43% 1904 Fred Dunlap 4 100.00% 1903 Buck Ewing 1 100.00% 1902 Dave Foutz 3 100.00% 1903 Pud Galvin 1 80.00% 1900 Jack Glasscock 1 90.00% 1900 George Gore 2 90.00% 1901 Mike Griffin 1 85.71% 1903 Billy Hamilton 1 100.00% 1906 Guy Hecker 2 100.00% 1905 Paul Hines 2 90.00% 1901 Bill Hutchinson 4 71.43% 1905 Charley Jones 4 85.71% 1903 Bill Joyce 1 71.43% 1903 Tim Keefe 1 100.00% 1900 King Kelly 1 100.00% 1900 Silver King 2 100.00% 1903 Bill Lange 1 85.71% 1904 Denny Lyons 2 85.71% 1903 Bobby Mathews 3 66.67% 1902 Jim McCormick 3 100.00% 1902 Ed McKean 1 100.00% 1904 Sadie McMahon 3 71.43% 1904 Bid McPhee 1 100.00% 1904 Cal McVey 3 66.67% 1902 Levi Meyerle 4 85.71% 1903 Ed Morris 5 71.43% 1904 Tony Mullane 2 80.00% 1901 Billy Nash 2 71.43% 1904 Tip O'Neill 3 88.89% 1902 Dave Orr 2 100.00% 1905 Dickey Pearce 3 71.43% 1903 Lip Pike 1 70.00% 1901 Old HossRadbourn 1 100.00% 1900 Hardy Richardson 2 90.00% 1901 Amos Rusie 1 100.00% 1906 Al Spalding 1 90.00% 1900 Joe Start 3 77.78% 1902 Jack Stivetts 2 71.43% 1905 Harry Stovey 2 70.00% 1901 Ezra Sutton 2 80.00% 1901 Mike Tiernan 1 100.00% 1904 Monte Ward 1 70.00% 1900 Mickey Welch 1 80.00% 1901 Deacon White 1 90.00% 1900 Jim Whitney 4 71.43% 1903 George Wright 1 80.00% 1900
Number of voters in each election:Code:Player: Times on ballot: Previous percentage: High percentage: George Bradley 4 14.29% 28.57% Ted Breitenstein 1 28.57% 28.57% Tom Brown 4 28.57% 42.86% Nig Cuppy 1 28.57% 28.57% Abner Dalrymple 4 42.86% 42.86% Frank Dwyer 3 42.86% 42.86% Bob Ferguson 4 28.57% 42.86% Silver Flint 4 14.29% 42.86% Davy Force 2 42.86% 42.86% Pink Hawley 1 14.29% 14.29% Bug Holliday 4 14.29% 28.57% Frank Killen 2 14.29% 28.57% Matt Kilroy 4 57.14% 57.14% Henry Larkin 3 57.14% 57.14% Dick McBride 3 42.86% 57.14% John Morrill 3 14.29% 14.29% Fred Pfeffer 5 57.14% 57.14% Paul Radford 3 14.29% 14.29% John Reilly 3 14.29% 57.14% Jack Rowe 3 42.86% 42.86% Germany Smith 3 14.29% 28.57% Mike Smith 1 28.57% 28.57% Jake Stenzel 3 28.57% 42.86% Tommy Tucker 3 14.29% 14.29% Curt Welch 2 WHVF WHVF Gus Weyhing 1 57.14% 57.14% Will White 2 42.86% 42.86% Ned Williamson 2 42.86% 42.86% Harry Wright 7 42.86% 42.86% Holdovers dropped: Tom Burns...lack of support Jouett Meekin...lack of support Harry Staley...lack of support Patsy Tebeau...lack of support Sam Wise...lack of support George Wood...lack of support Tommy York...lack of support George Zettlein...lack of support Last year of eligibility: None.
1900: 10
1901: 10
1902: 9
1903: 7
1904: 7
1905: 7
1906: 7
Hall of Fame stats:
# of players in the Really Big Hall of Fame: 59
# of players elected by regular election: 59
Avg. # of players elected during each regular election: 8.4
Really Big Hall of Fame members by primary position:
C (3): Charlie Bennett, Jack Clements, Buck Ewing
1B (6): Cap Anson, Roger Connor, Dave Foutz, Cal McVey, Dave Orr, Joe Start
2B (5): Ross Barnes, Cupid Childs, Fred Dunlap, Bid McPhee, Hardy Richardson
3B (6): Bill Joyce, Denny Lyons, Levi Meyerle, Billy Nash, Ezra Sutton, Deacon White
SS (5): Jack Glasscock, Ed McKean, Dickey Pearce, Monte Ward, George Wright
LF (2): Charley Jones, Tip O'Neill
CF (7): Pete Browning, George Gore, Mike Griffin, Billy Hamilton, Paul Hines, Bill Lange, Lip Pike
RF (2): King Kelly, Mike Tiernan
OF (1): Harry Stovey
SP (22): Tommy Bond, Charlie Buffinton, Bob Caruthers, John Clarkson, Larry Corcoran, Candy Cummings, Pud Galvin, Guy Hecker, Bill Hutchinson, Tim Keefe, Silver King, Bobby Mathews, Sadie McMahon, Jim McCormick, Ed Morris, Tony Mullane, Old Hoss Radbourn, Amos Rusie, Al Spalding, Jack Stivetts, Mickey Welch, Jim Whitney
Players elected by year:
1900 (12): Ross Barnes, Bob Caruthers, John Clarkson, Pud Galvin, Jack Glasscock, Tim Keefe, King Kelly, Old Hoss Radbourn, Al Spalding, Monte Ward, Deacon White, George Wright
1901 (10): Charlie Bennett, Pete Browning, George Gore, Paul Hines, Tony Mullane, Lip Pike, Hardy Richardson, Harry Stovey, Ezra Sutton, Mickey Welch
1902 (10): Cap Anson, Tommy Bond, Charlie Buffinton, Roger Connor, Buck Ewing, Bobby Mathews, Jim McCormick, Cal McVey, Tip O'Neill, Joe Start
1903 (11): Larry Corcoran, Fred Dunlap, Dave Foutz, Mike Griffin, Charley Jones, Bill Joyce, Silver King, Denny Lyons, Levi Meyerle, Dickey Pearce, Jim Whitney
1904 (8): Candy Cummings, Bill Lange, Ed McKean, Sadie McMahon, Bid McPhee, Ed Morris, Billy Nash, Mike Tiernan
1905 (5): Jack Clements, Guy Hecker, Bill Hutchinson, Dave Orr, Jack Stivetts
1906 (3): Cupid Childs, Billy Hamilton, Amos Rusie
Players elected by primary decade:
1870s (10): Ross Barnes, Tommy Bond, Candy Cummings, Bobby Mathews, Cal McVey, Levi Meyerle, Lip Pike, Al Spalding, George Wright
1880s (33): Cap Anson, Charlie Bennett, Pete Browning, Charlie Buffinton, Bob Caruthers, John Clarkson, Roger Connor, Larry Corcoran, Fred Dunlap, Buck Ewing, Dave Foutz, Pud Galvin, Jack Glasscock, George Gore, Guy Hecker, Paul Hines, Charley Jones, Tim Keefe, King Kelly, Jim McCormick, Ed Morris, Tony Mullane, Tip O'Neill, Dave Orr, Dickey Pearce, Old Hoss Radbourn, Hardy Richardson, Joe Start, Harry Stovey, Ezra Sutton, Monte Ward, Mickey Welch, Deacon White, Jim Whitney
1890s (16): Cupid Childs, Jack Clements, Mike Griffin, Billy Hamilton, Bill Hutchinson, Bill Joyce, Silver King, Bill Lange, Denny Lyons, Ed McKean, Sadie McMahon, Bid McPhee, Billy Nash, Amos Rusie, Jack Stivetts, Mike Tiernan
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