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Wally Berger, CF (1930-1940) - 14th Year
Harry Brecheen, SP (1940, 1943-1953) - 1st Year
Tommy Bridges, SP (1930-1943, 1945-1946) - 8th Year
Dom DiMaggio, CF (1940-1942, 1946-1953) - 1st Year
Lefty Gomez, SP (1930-1943) - 11th Year
Hank Edwards, RF (1941-1943, 1946-1953) - 1st Year
Bob Elliot, RF (1939-1953) - 1st Year
Tommy Henrich, RF (1937-1942, 1946-1950) - 4th Year
Fred Hutchinson, SP (1939-1940, 1946-1953) - 1st Year
Billy Johnson, 3B (1943, 1946-1953) - 1st Year
Bob Johnson, LF (1933-1945) - 9th Year
Charlie Keller, LF (1939-1943, 1945-1952) - 2nd Year
Chuck Klein, RF (1928-1944) - 10th Year
Don Kolloway, 2B (1940-1943, 1946-1953) - 1st Year
Max Lanier, SP (1938-1946, 1949-1953) - 1st Year
Tony Lazzeri, 2B (1926-1939) - 14th Year
Dutch Leonard, SP (1933-1936, 1938-1953) - 1st Year
Ernie Lombardi, C (1931-1947) - 7th Year
Heinie Manush, LF (1922-1939) - 14th Year
Marty Marion, SS (1940-1950, 1952-1953) - 1st Year
Barney McCosky, CF (1939-1942, 1946-1948, 1950-1953) - 1st Year
Johnny Mize, 1B (1936-1942, 1946-1953) - 1st Year
Pat Mulin, RF (1940-1941, 1946-1953) - 1st Year
Buddy Myer, 2B (1925-1941) - 13th Year
Bobo Newsom, SP (1929-1930, 1932, 1934-1948, 1952-1953) - 1st Year
Bill Nicholson, RF (1936, 1939-1953) - 1st Year
Jerry Priddy, 2B (1941-1943, 1946-1953) - 1st Year
Ray Scarborough, SP (1942-1943, 1946-1953) - 1st Year
Eddie Stanky, 2B (1943-1953) - 1st Year
Bob Swift, C (1940-1953) - 1st Year
Cecil Travis, SS (1933-1941, 1945-1947) - 7th Year
Hal Trosky, 1B (1933-1941, 1944, 1946) - 9th Year
Dixie Walker, RF (1931, 1933-1949) - 5th Year
Bucky Walters, SP (1934-1948, 1950) - 4th Year
Lloyd Waner, RF (1926-1945) - 9th Year
Lon Warneke, SP (1930-1943, 1945) - 9th Year
Ted Wilks, RP (1944-1953) - 1st Year
Al Zarilla, RF (1943-1944, 1946-1953) - 1st Year
None of the Above (Blank Ballot)
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Required Support: Players receiving at least 75% support in an election will be elected. Players need at least 5% support to appear on the next ballot.
Player Eligibility: Players eligible for an election will have last played at least 5 years prior to the election year and have appeared in at least 10 Major League seasons. If a player appeared in less than 10 seasons, he may still be eligible if he had a minimum of 3000 PAs or 1500 IP, though extra scrutiny will be applied. Players will remain on the ballot for 15 years, provided they continue to receive at least 5% of the vote, at which point they will become indefinitely eligible for periodic elections conducted by the Veterans Committee.
- Age Exception: For players 40 or older, they will become eligible the later of either 5 years after their last year of continuous play, or their first inactive year at age 45 or older.
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1958 Guide
There are 38 candidates on the 1957 ballot - 17 holdovers and 21 first timers. First time eligible players last played in 1953 (unless qualifying under the age or death rule) or were omitted on the ballot in previous years.
Newly Eligible (21)
Harry Brecheen
Dom DiMaggio
Hank Edwards
Bob Elliot
Fred Hutchinson
Billy Johnson
Don Kolloway
Max Lanier
Dutch Leonard
Marty Marion
Barney McCosky
Johnny Mize
Pat Mullin
Bobo Newsom
Bill Nicholson
Jerry Priddy
Ray Scarborough
Eddie Stanky
Bob Swift
Ted Wilks
Al Zarilla
Holdovers (17)
Holdovers Dropped From Last Election (2)Code:Player Year of Eligibility Previous Support High Support Low Support Wally Berger 14th 53.33% 53.85% (1947) 38.24% (1950) Tommy Bridges 8th 46.67% 46.67% (1957) 22.58% (1952) Lefty Gomez 11th 63.33% 63.33% (1957) 38.46 (1948) Tommy Henrich 4th 16.67% 25.00% (1955) 11.11% (1956) Bob Johnson 9th 43.33% 47.06% (1953) 26.47% (1950) Charlie Keller 2nd 40.00% 40.00% (1957) 40.00% (1957) Chuck Klein 10th 40.00% 45.71% (1951) 37.50% (1954) Tony Lazzeri 14th 50.00% 50.00% (1957) 20.59% (1953) Ernie Lombardi 7th 46.67% 48.15% (1956) 32.26% (1952) Heinie Manush 14th 26.67% 34.48% (1945) 18.75% (1954) Buddy Myer 13th 13.33% 20.59% (1953) 11.11% (1946) Cecil Travis 7th 16.67% 16.67% (1957) 6.25% (1954) Hal Trosky 9th 10.00% 14.29% (1951) 5.88% (1953) Dixie Walker 5th 13.33% 13.33% (1957) 9.38% (1954) Bucky Walters 4th 53.33% 53.33% (1957) 40.74% (1956) Lloyd Waner 9th 13.33% 13.33% (1957) 5.88% (1953) Lon Warneke 9th 26.67% 26.67% (1957) 8.82% (1950)
Last Year of Eligibility (0)Code:Player Reason Years on Ballot High Support Low Support Kiki Cuyler End of Eligibility 15 55.17% (1945) 29.63% (1956) Johnny Vander Meer Lack of Support 2 7.41% (1956) 3.33% (1957)
Penultimate Year of Eligibility (3)Code:Player High Support
Holdovers Receiving At Least 50% in Previous Election (2)Code:Player High Support Wally Berger 53.85% (1947) Tony Lazzeri 50.00% (1957) Heinie Manush 34.48% (1945)
Hall of Famers - 176Code:Player Previous Support Years with At Least 50% Support Wally Berger 53.33% 5 Lefty Gomez 63.33% 6 Tony Lazzeri 50.00% 1 Bucky Walters 53.33% 1
A total of 176 players and contributors have been elected to the BBF Progressive Hall of Fame.
Hall of Fame Players Wing
Players Elected - 154
Players Elected by Primary PositionCode:Player Year Elected Election Percentage Years on Ballot Position Primary Team Active Years Total Seasons Living/Deceased Age at Election Pete Alexander 1935 93.94% 1 Pitcher Philadelphia Phillies (NL) 1911-1930 20 Deceased (1887-1950) 48 Cap Anson 1902 100% 1 First Base Chicago White Stockings (Cubs) (NL) 1871-1897 27 Deceased (1852-1922) 50 Luke Appling 1955 100% 1 Shortstop Chicago White Sox (AL) 1930-1943, 1945-1950 20 Living - Age 51 48 Earl Averill 1947 82.14% 2 Center Field Cleveland Indians (AL) 1929-1941 13 Living - Age 56 45 Frank Baker 1927 96.43% 1 Third Base Philadelphia Athletics (AL) 1908-1914, 1916-1919, 1921-1922 13 Living - Age 70 41 Ross Barnes^ 1911 76.00% 11 Second Base Boston Red Stockings (NA) 1871-1879, 1881 9 Deceased (1850-1915) 61 Jake Beckley 1917 76.00% 6 First Base Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) 1887-1907 20 Deceased (1867-1918) 50 John Beckwith*` 1947 (VC) 91.67% VC Third Base Chicago Giants (NNL) 1916-1938 19 Deceased (1900-1956) 47 James Bell 1952 (VC) 100% VC Center Field Pittsburgh crawfords (NNL) 1922-1946 25 Living - Age 55 49 Charlie Bennett 1907 75.00% 7 Catcher Detroit Wolverines (NL) 1878, 1880-1893 15 Deceased (1854-1927) 53 Lou Boudreau 1957 90.00% 1 Shortstop Cleveland Indians (AL) 1938-1952 15 Living - Age 41 40 Roger Bresnahan 1925 79.17% 6 Catcher New York Giants (NL) 1897, 1900-1915 17 Deceased (1879-1944) 46 Dan Brouthers 1901 90.00% 1 First Base Buffalo Bisons (NL) 1879-1896, 1904 18 Deceased (1858-1932) 50 Mordecai Brown 1921 96.77% 1 Pitcher Chicago Cubs (NL) 1903-1916 14 Deceased (1876-1948) 45 Ray Brown*` 1957 (VC) 81.81% VC Pitcher Homestead Grays (I/NNL) 1930-1948 19 Living - Age 50 49 Pete Browning 1909 77.27% 9 Left Field/Center Field Louisville Colonels (NL/AA) 1882-1894 13 Deceased (1861-1905) Deceased Jesse Burkett 1910 92.00% 1 Left Field Cleveland Spiders (NL) 1890-1895 16 Deceased (1868-1953) 42 Max Carey 1934 82.14% 1 Center Field Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) 1910-1929 20 Living - Age 68 44 Bob Caruthers 1909 77.27% 9 Pitcher/Right Field St. Louis Browns (Cardinals) (NL/AA) 1884-1893 10 Deceased (1864-1911) 45 Frank Chance 1932 83.33% 14 First Base Chicago Cubs (NL) 1898-1914 17 Deceased (1876-1924) Deceased Oscar Charleston*` 1947 (VC) 91.67% VC Center Field Indianapolis ABCs (I/NNL) 1915-1941 27 Deceased (1896-1954) 51 Cupid Childs 1920 76.92% 15 Second Base Cleveland Spiders (NL) 1888, 1890-1901 13 Deceased (1867-1912) Deceased Fred Clarke 1917 88.00% 1 Left Field Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) 1894-1915 21 Living - Age 88 45 John Clarkson 1901 90.00% 1 Pitcher Boston Beaneaters (Braves) (NL) 1882, 1884-1894 12 Deceased (1861-1909) 40 Ty Cobb 1933 96.55% 1 Center Field Detroit Tigers (AL) 1905-1928 24 Living - Age 72 47 Mickey Cochrane 1942 89.19% 1 Catcher Philadelphia Athletics (AL) 1925-1937 13 Living - Age 54 38 Eddie Collins 1935 96.67% 1 Second Base Chicago White Sox (AL) 1906-1930 25 Deceased (1887-1951) 48 Jimmy Collins 1913 82.61% 1 Third Base Boston Americans (Red Sox) (AL) 1895-1908 14 Deceased (1870-1943) 43 Roger Connor 1902 79.17% 1 First Base New York Giants (NL) 1880-1897 18 Deceased (1857-1931) 45 Andy Cooper*` 1947 (VC) 83.33% VC Pitcher Kansas City Monarchs (NNL/NAL) 1920-1941 22 Deceased (1898-1941) Deceased Wilbur Cooper* 1950 (VC) 75.00% VC Pitcher Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) 1912-1926 15 Living - Age 66 58 Stan Coveleski 1934 89.29% 2 Pitcher Cleveland Indians (AL) 1912, 1916-1928 14 Living - Age 69 45 Sam Crawford 1922 92.86% 1 Right Field Detroit Tigers (AL) 1899-1917 19 Living - Age 78 41 Joe Cronin 1950 88.24% 1 Shortstop Boston Red Sox (AL) 1926-1945 20 Living - Age 52 44 Bill Dahlen 1916 88.00% 1 Shortstop Chicago Colts (Cubs) (NL) 1891-1911 21 Deceased (1870-1950) 46 George Davis 1914 84.62% 1 Shortstop New York Giants (NL) 1890-1909 20 Deceased (1870-1940) 44 Leon Day*` 1957 (VC) 81.81% VC Pitcher/Second Base Newark Eagles (NNL) 1934-1943, 1946-1950 15 Living - Age 42 41 Ed Delahanty 1908 96.00% 1 Left Field Philadelphia Phillies (NL) 1888-1903 16 Deceased (1867-1903) Deceased Dizzy Dean 1948 80.77% 3 Pitcher St. Louis Cardinals (NL) 1930, 1932-1941, 1947 12 Living - Age 49 38 Bill Dickey 1951 94.29% 1 Catcher New York Yankees (AL) 1928-1943, 1946 17 Living - Age 51 44 Martin Dihigo*` 1952 (VC) 100% VC Second Base/Pitcher Cuban Stars (East) (ANL/I) 1923-1945 23 Living - Age 52 46 Joe DiMaggio 1956 96.30% 1 Center Field New York Yankees (AL) 1936-1942, 1946-1951 13 Living - Age 44 42 Bobby Doerr 1956 88.89% 1 Second Base Boston Red Sox (AL) 1937-1944, 1946-1951 14 Living - Age 40 38 Larry Doyle 1926 76.00% 2 Second Base New York Giants (NL) 1907-1920 14 Living - Age 72 40 Hugh Duffy 1918 75.00% 8 Center Field/Outfield Boston Beaneaters (Braves) (NL) 1888-1891, 1904-1906 17 Deceased (1866-1954) 52 Buck Ewing 1902 83.33% 1 Catcher New York Giants (NL) 1880-1897 18 Deceased (1859-1906) 44 Red Faber 1940 76.46% 3 Pitcher Chicago White Sox (AL) 1914-1933 20 Living - Age 70 52 Wes Ferrell 1955 78.57% 10 Pitcher Cleveland Indians (AL) 1927-1941 15 Living - Age 50 47 Elmer Flick 1916 80.00% 1 Right Field Cleveland Naps (Indians) (AL) 1898-1910 13 Living - Age 82 40 Willie Foster*` 1947 (VC) 75.00% VC Pitcher Chicago American Giants (ANL/NNL) 1923-1938 16 Living - Age 54 43 Jimmie Foxx 1950 100% 1 First Base Philadelphia Athletics (AL) 1925-1942, 1945 20 Living - Age 51 43 Frankie Frisch 1942 91.89% 1 Second Base New York Giants (NL) 1919-1937 19 Living - Age 59 43 Pud Galvin 1903 80.77% 3 Pitcher Buffalo Bisons (NL) 1875, 1879-1892 15 Deceased (1856-1902) Deceased Lou Gehrig 1944 100% 1 First Base New York Yankees (AL) 1923-1939 17 Deceased (1903-1941) Deceased Charlie Gehringer 1947 100% 1 Second Base Detroit Tigers (AL) 1924-1942 19 Living - Age 55 44 Josh Gibson*` 1947 (VC) 100% VC Catcher Homestead Grays (ANL/NNL) 1929-1946 18 Deceased (1911-1947) Deceased Jack Glasscock 1911 84.00% 11 Shortstop Cleveland Blues (NL) 1879-1895 17 Deceased (1857-1947) 54 George Gore 1909 77.27% 9 Center Field Chicago White Stockings (Cubs) (NL) 1879-1892 14 Deceased (1867-1933) 52 Joe Gordon 1955 75.00% 1 Second Base New York Yankees (AL) 1938-1943, 1946-1950 11 Living - Age 43 40 Goose Goslin 1943 93.33% 1 Left Field Washington Senators (NL) 1921-1938 18 Living - Age 57 42 Frank Grant*` 1947 (VC) 83.33% VC Second Base Cuban Giants (I/MSL) 1886-1905 20 Deceased (1865-1937) Deceased Hank Greenberg 1952 93.55% 1 First Base Detroit Tigers (AL) 1930, 1933-1941, 1945-1947 13 Living - Age 47 41 Clark Griffith* 1940 (VC) 78.57% VC Pitcher Chicago Colts (Cubs) (NL) 1891, 1893-1909, 1912-1914 20 Deceased (1869-1955) 70 Heinie Groh 1936 81.25% 5 Third Base Cincinnati Reds (NL) 1912-1927 16 Living - Age 69 47 Lefty Grove 1946 100% 1 Pitcher Philadelphia Athletics (AL) 1925-1941 17 Living - Age 58 46 Stan Hack 1952 77.42% 1 Third Base Chicago Cubs (NL) 1932-1947 16 Living - Age 49 43 Billy Hamilton 1906 82.61% 1 Center Field Philadelphia Phillies (NL) 1888-1901 14 Deceased (1866-1940) 40 Gabby Hartnett 1946 96.30% 1 Catcher Chicago Cubs (NL) 1922-1941 20 Living - Age 58 46 Harry Heilmann 1937 96.18% 1 Right Field Detroit Tigers (AL) 1914, 1916-1930, 1932 17 Deceased (1894-1951) 43 Billy Herman 1952 77.42% 1 Second Base Chicago Cubs (NL) 1931-1943, 1946-1947 15 Living - Age 49 43 Pete Hill*` 1947 (VC) 91.67% VC Center Field Chicago American Giants (I) 1899-1925 27 Deceased (1880-1951) 67 Paul Hines 1904 76.00% 4 Center Field Providence Grays (NL) 1872-1891 20 Deceased (1855-1935) 49 Rogers Hornsby 1942 97.30% 1 Second Base St. Louis Cardinals (NL) 1915-1937 23 Living - Age 61 45 Carl Hubbell 1948 96.15% 1 Pitcher New York Giants (NL) 1928-1943 16 Living - Age 56 45 Hughie Jennings 1927 75.00% 14 Shortstop Baltimore Orioles (NL) 1891-1903, 1907, 1909, 1912, 1918 17 Deceased (1869-1928) 58 Grant Johnson*` 1947 (VC) 83.33% VC Shortstop Brooklyn Royal Giants (I) 1895-1916 22 Living - Age 84 73 Walter Johnson 1932 100% 1 Pitcher Washington Senators (AL) 1907-1927 21 Deceased (1887-1946) 45 Addie Joss 1926 76.00% 15 Pitcher Cleveland Naps (Indians) (AL) 1902-1910 9 Deceased (1880-1911) Deceased Tim Keefe 1901 75.00% 1 Pitcher New York Giants (NL) 1880-1893 14 Deceased (1857-1933) 44 Willie Keeler 1916 92.00% 2 Right Field Baltimore Orioles (NL) 1892-1910 19 Deceased (1872-1923) 44 Joe Kelley 1920 84.62% 8 Left Field Baltimore Orioles (NL) 1891-1906, 1908 17 Deceased (1871-1943) 49 King Kelly 1902 75.00% 2 Right Field/Catcher Chicago White Stockings (Cubs) (NL) 1878-1893 16 Deceased (1857-1894) Deceased Napoleon Lajoie 1921 96.77% 1 Second Base Cleveland Naps (Indians) (AL) 1896-1916 21 Living - Age 84 47 Tommy Leach* 1940 (VC) 85.71% VC Third Base/Center Field Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) 1898-1915, 1918 19 Living - Age 81 63 Buck Leonard*` 1952 (VC) 100% VC First Base Homestead Grays (I/NNL) 1933-1950 18 Living - Age 51 45 John Henry Lloyd*` 1947 (VC) 100% VC Shortstop Lincoln Giants (I/ECL) 1906-1932 27 Living - Age 74 63 Herman Long* 1925 (VC) 75.00% VC Shortstop Boston Beaneaters (Braves) (NL) 1889-1904 16 Deceased (1866-1909) Deceased Dick Lundy*` 1952 (VC) 81.82% VC Shortstop Bacharach Giants (I/ECL) 1916-1939 24 Living - Age 60 54 Ted Lyons 1949 80.00% 3 Pitcher Chicago White Sox (AL) 1928-1942, 1946 16 Living - Age 58 49 Biz Mackey*` 1952 (VC) 100% VC Catcher Hilldale Daises (ECL/ANL/I) 1920-1941, 1945-1947, 1950 26 Living - Age 61 55 Sherry Magee 1924 86.21% 1 Left Field Philadelphia Phillies (NL) 1904-1919 16 Deceased (1884-1929) 40 Rabbit Maranville* 1955 (VC) 100% VC Shortstop Boston Braves (NL) 1912-1933, 1935 23 Deceased (1891-1954) Deceased Christy Mathewson 1922 93.55% 1 Pitcher New York Giants (NL) 1900-1916 17 Deceased (1880-1925) 41 Joe McGinnity 1913 91.30% 1 Pitcher New York Giants (NL) 1899-1908 10 Deceased (1871-1929) 42 Bid McPhee 1905 75.00% 2 Second Base Cincinnati Reds (NL/AA) 1882-1899 18 Deceased (1859-1943) 42 Cal McVey*^ 1920 (VC) 83.33% VC Catcher/First Base Boston Red Stockings (NA) 1871-1879 9 Deceased (1849-1926) 71 Joe Medwick 1953 85.29% 1 Left Field St. Louis Cardinals (NL) 1932-1948 17 Living - Age 47 42 Jose Mendez*` 1947 (VC) 91.67% VC Pitcher Kansas City Monarchs (NNL) 1908-1926 19 Deceased (1887-1928) Deceased Bill Monroe*` 1947 (VC) 75.00% VC Second Base Brooklyn Royal Giants (I) 1896-1914 19 Deceased (1876-1914) Deceased Tony Mullane 1908 80.00% 8 Pitcher Cincinnati Reds (NL/AA) 1881-1894 14 Deceased (1859-1944) 49 Kid Nichols 1911 100% 1 Pitcher Boston Beaneaters (Braves) (NL) 1890-1901, 1904-1906 15 Deceased (1869-1953) 42 Jim O'Rourke 1901 90.00% 1 Left Field/Utility New York Giants (NL) 1872-1893, 1904 23 Deceased (1850-1919) 51 Alejandro Oms*` 1947 (VC) 75.00% VC Center Field Cuban Stars (East) (ECL/ANL) 1917-1935 19 Deceased (1895-1946) Deceased Mel Ott 1952 100% 1 Right Field New York Giants (NL) 1926-1947 22 Deceased (1909-1958) 43 Satchel Paige*` 1957 (VC) 90.91% VC Pitcher Kansas City Monarchs (I/NNL/NAL) 1926-1953 28 Living - Age 52 51 Dickey Pearce*^ 1920 (VC) 100% VC Shortstop Brooklyn Atlantics (NA) 1871-1877 6 Deceased (1836-1908) Deceased Lip Pike*^ 1920 (VC) 75.00% VC Center Field Baltimore Canaries (NA) 1871-1878, 1881, 1887 10 Deceased (1845-1926) Deceased Eddie Plank 1922 92.86% 1 Pitcher Philadelphia Athletics (AL) 1901-1917 17 Deceased (1875-1926) 47 Spotswood Poles*` 1947 (VC) 83.33% VC Center Field Lincoln Stars (I) 1909-1923 15 Living - Age 69 60 Charley Radbourn 1901 95.00% 1 Pitcher Providence Grays (NL) 1881-1891 11 Deceased (1854-1897) Deceased Dick Redding*` 1947 (VC) 91.67% VC Pitcher Brooklyn Royal Giants (I/ECL) 1911-1938 18 Deceased (1891-1948) 56 Sam Rice* 1955 (VC) 76.92% VC Right Field Washington Senators (AL) 1915-1934 20 Living - Age 68 65 Hardy Richardson* 1920 (VC) 91.67% VC Second Base/Left Field Buffalo Bisons (NL) 1879-1892 14 Deceased (1855-1931) 65 Eppa Rixey* 1955 (VC) 92.30% VC Pitcher Cincinnati Reds (NL) 1912-1917, 1919-1933 21 Living - Age 67 64 Bullet Rogan*` 1947 (VC) 100% VC Pitcher Kansas City Monarchs (NNL/NAL) 1917-1938 22 Living - Age 65 54 Edd Roush 1943 76.67% 1 Center Field Cincinnati Reds (NL) 1913-1929, 1931 18 Living - Age 65 49 Red Ruffing 1951 82.86% 2 Pitcher New York Yankees (AL) 1924-1942, 1945-1947 22 Living - Age 53 46 Amos Rusie 1906 78.26% 1 Pitcher New York Giants (NL) 1889-1895, 1897-1898, 1901 10 Deceased (1871-1942) 35 Babe Ruth 1940 97.06% 1 Right Field/Left Field New York Yankees (AL) 1914-1935 22 Deceased (1895-1948) 45 Jimmy Ryan* 1930 (VC) 86.67% VC Center Field Chicago Colts (Cubs) (NL) 1885-1900, 1902, 1903 18 Deceased (1863-1923) Deceased Louis Santop*` 1947 (VC) 91.67% VC Catcher Hilldale Daises (I) 1909-1926 18 Deceased (1890-1942) Deceased Joe Sewell 1942 75.68% 5 Shortstop/Third Base Cleveland Indians (AL) 1920-1933 14 Living - Age 59 43 Jimmy Sheckard* 1945 (VC) 83.33% VC Left Field Chicago Cubs (NL) 1897-1913 17 Deceased (1878-1947) 67 Al Simmons 1949 96.00% 1 Left Field Philadelphia Athletics (AL) 1924-1944 21 Deceased (1902-1956) 47 George Sisler 1935 90.91% 1 First Base St. Louis Browns (AL) 1915-1922, 1924-1930 15 Living - Age 64 42 Al Spalding^ 1915 80.00% 15 Pitcher Boston Red Stockings (NA) 1871-1878 8 Deceased (1850-1915) Deceased Tris Speaker 1933 100% 1 Center Field Cleveland Indians (AL) 1907-1928 22 Deceased (1888-1958) 45 Joe Start*^ 1920 (VC) 91.67% VC First Base Providence Grays (NL) 1871-1886 16 Deceased (1842-1927) 78 Turkey Stearnes*` 1947 (VC) 100% VC Center Field Detroit Stars (NNL/NAL) 1923-1942 20 Living - Age 57 46 Harry Stovey 1907 75.00% 7 Left Field/First Base Philadelphia Athletics (AA) 1880-1893 14 Deceased (1856-1931) 51 Mule Suttles*` 1952 (VC) 90.90% VC First Base Newark Eagles (NNL) 1921, 1923-1944 23 Living - Age 57 51 Ezra Sutton* 1920 (VC) 83.33% VC Third Base Boston Beaneaters (Braves) (NL) 1871-1888 18 Deceased (1850-1907) Deceased Bill Terry 1941 80.00% 1 First Base New York Giants (NL) 1923-1936 14 Living - Age 59 43 Sam Thompson 1907 79.17% 5 Right Field Philadelphia Phillies (NL) 1885-1898, 1906 14 Deceased (1860-1922) 47 Cristobal Torriente*` 1947 (VC) 83.33% VC Center Field Chicago American Giants (NNL) 1913-1928 16 Deceased (1893-1938) Deceased Pie Traynor 1942 83.78% 1 Third Base Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) 1920-1937 18 Living - Age 59 42 Dazzy Vance 1940 76.47% 1 Pitcher Brooklyn Robins (Dodgers) (NL) 1915, 1918, 1922-1935 16 Living - Age 67 48 George Van Haltren 1918 75.00% 11 Center Field New York Giants (NL) 1887-1903 17 Deceased (1866-1945) 52 Arky Vaughan 1953 100% 1 Shortstop Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) 1932-1943, 1947-1948 14 Deceased (1912-1952) Deceased Rube Waddell 1915 84.00% 1 Pitcher Philadelphia Athletics (AL) 1897, 1899-1910 13 Deceased (1876-1914) Deceased Honus Wagner 1922 92.86% 1 Shortstop Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) 1897-1917 21 Deceased (1874-1955) 48 Bobby Wallace 1925 75.00% 3 Shortstop St. Louis Browns (AL) 1894-1918 25 Living - Age 85 52 Ed Walsh 1922 89.29% 1 Pitcher Chicago White Sox (AL) 1904-1917 14 Living - Age 77 41 John Ward 1907 75.00% 7 Shortstop/Pitcher New York Giants (NL) 1878-1894 17 Deceased (1860-1925) 47 Paul Waner 1950 94.12% 1 Right Field Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) 1926-1945 20 Living - Age 55 47 Mickey Welch* 1920 (VC) 75.00% VC Pitcher New York Giants (NL) 1880-1892 13 Deceased (1859-1941) 61 Willie Wells*` 1952 (VC) 90.90% VC Shortstop St. Louis Stars (NNL) 1924-1948 25 Living - Age 53 47 Zack Wheat 1932 87.50% 1 Left Field Brooklyn Robins (Dodgers) (NL) 1909-1927 10 Living - Age 70 44 Deacon White 1904 76.00% 4 Catcher/Third Base Buffalo Bisons (NL) 1871-1890 20 Deceased (1847-1939) 57 Smokey Joe Williams*` 1947 (VC) 100% VC Pitcher Homestead Grays (I/ANL) 1905-1932 28 Deceased (1895-1946) Deceased Vic Willis 1919 77.78% 5 Pitcher Boston Beaneaters (Braves) (NL) 1898-1910 13 Deceased (1876-1947) 43 Jud Wilson*` 1952 (VC) 90.90% VC Third Base Baltimore Black Sox (I/ECL/ANL) 1922-1939 18 Living - Age 59 53 George Wright^ 1907 75.00% 7 Shortstop Boston Red Stockings (NA) 1871-1882 12 Deceased (1847-1937) 60 Cy Young 1916 100% 1 Pitcher Boston Americans (Red Sox) (AL) 1890-1911 22 Deceased (1867-1955) 49 * = Elected by Veterans Committee ^ = Played Significantly Prior to 1871 ` = Played in the Negro Leagues
Catcher (11): Charlie Bennett, Roger Bresnahan, Mickey Cochrane, Bill Dickey, Buck Ewing, Josh Gibson, Gabby Hartnett, Biz Mackey, Cal McVey, Louis Santop, Deacon White
First Base (13): Cap Anson, Jake Beckley, Dan Brouthers, Frank Chance, Roger Connor, Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, Hank Greenberg, Buck Leonard, George Sisler, Joe Start, Mule Suttles, Bill Terry
Second Base (15): Ross Barnes, Cupid Childs, Eddie Collins, Bobby Doerr, Larry Doyle, Frankie Frisch, Charlie Gehringer, Joe Gordon, Frank Grant, Billy Herman, Rogers Hornsby, Napoleon Lajoie, Bid McPhee, Bill Monroe, Hardy Richardson
Third Base (9): Frank Baker, John Beckwith, Jimmy Collins, Heinie Groh, Stan Hack, Tommy Leach, Ezra Sutton, Pie Traynor, Jud Wilson
Shortstop (20): Luke Appling, Lou Boudreau, Joe Cronin, Bill Dahlen, George Davis, Jack Glasscock, Hughie Jennings, Grant Johnson, John Henry Lloyd, Herman Long, Dick Lundy, Rabbit Maranville, Dickey Pearce, Joe Sewell, Arky Vaughan, Honus Wagner, Bobby Wallace, John Ward, Willie Wells, George Wright
Left Field (12): Jesse Burkett, Fred Clarke, Ed Delahanty, Goose Goslin, Joe Kelley, Sherry Magee, Joe Medwick, Jim O'Rourke, Jimmy Sheckard, Al Simmons, Harry Stovey, Zack Wheat
Center Field (21): Earl Averill, James "Cool Papa" Bell, Pete Browning, Max Carey, Oscar Charleston, Ty Cobb, Joe DiMaggio, Hugh Duffy, George Gore, Billy Hamilton, Pete Hill, Paul Hines, Alejandro Oms, Lip Pike, Spotswood Poles, Edd Roush, Jimmy Ryan, Tris Speaker, Turkey Stearnes, Cristobal Torriente, George Van Haltren
Right Field (10): Sam Crawford, King Kelly, Elmer Flick, Harry Heilmann, Willie Keeler, Mel Ott, Sam Rice, Babe Ruth, Sam Thompson, Paul Waner
Pitcher (41): Pete Alexander, Mordecai Brown, Ray Brown, Bob Caruthers, John Clarkson, Andy Cooper, Wilbur Cooper, Stan Coveleski, Dizzy Dean, Red Faber, Wes Ferrell, Willie Foster, Pud Galvin, Clark Griffith, Lefty Grove, Carl Hubbell, Walter Johnson, Addie Joss, Tim Keefe, Ted Lyons, Christy Mathewson, Joe McGinnity, Jose Mendez, Tony Mullane, Kid Nichols, Satchel Paige, Eddie Plank, Charley Radbourn, Dick Redding, Eppa Rixey, Bullet Rogan, Red Ruffing, Amos Rusie, Al Spalding, Dazzy Vance, Rube Waddell, Ed Walsh, Mickey Welch, Smokey Joe Williams, Vic Willis, Cy Young
Players Elected by Year
Players Elected by Primary DecadeCode:1901 (5): Dan Brouthers, John Clarkson, Tim Keefe, Jim O’Rourke, Charley Radbourn 1902 (4): Cap Anson, Roger Connor, Buck Ewing, King Kelly 1903 (1): Pud Galvin 1904 (2): Paul Hines, Deacon White 1905 (1): Bid McPhee 1906 (2): Billy Hamilton, Amos Rusie 1907 (5): Charlie Bennett, Harry Stovey, Sam Thompson, John Ward, George Wright 1908 (2): Ed Delahanty, Tony Mullane 1909 (3): Pete Browning, Bob Caruthers, George Gore 1910 (1): Jesse Burkett 1911 (3): Ross Barnes, Jack Glasscock, Kid Nichols 1912 (0): 1913 (2): Jimmy Collins, Joe McGinnity 1914 (1): George Davis 1915 (2): Al Spalding, Rube Waddell 1916 (4): Bill Dahlen, Elmer Flick, Willie Keeler, Cy Young 1917 (2): Jake Beckley, Fred Clarke 1918 (2): Hugh Duffy, George Van Haltren 1919 (1): Vic Willis 1920 (2): Cupid Childs, Joe Kelley - 1920 VC (7): Cal McVey, Dickey Pearce, Lip Pike, Hardy Richardson, Joe Start, Ezra Sutton, Mickey Welch 1921 (3): Mordecai Brown, Napoleon Lajoie, Christy Mathewson 1922 (4): Sam Crawford, Eddie Plank, Honus Wagner, Ed Walsh 1923 (0): 1924 (1): Sherry Magee 1925 (2): Roger Bresnahan, Bobby Wallace - 1925 VC (1): Herman Long 1926 (1): Larry Doyle 1927 (2): Frank Baker, Hughie Jennings 1928 (0): 1929 (1): Addie Joss 1930 (0): - 1930 VC (1): Jimmy Ryan 1931 (0): 1932 (3): Frank Chance, Walter Johnson, Zack Wheat 1933 (2): Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker 1934 (2): Max Carey, Stan Coveleski 1935 (3): Pete Alexander, Eddie Collins, George Sisler - 1935 VC (0): 1936 (1): Heinie Groh 1937 (1): Harry Heilmann 1938 (0): 1939 (0): 1940 (3): Red Faber, Babe Ruth, Dazzy Vance - 1940 VC (2): Clark Griffith, Tommy Leach 1941 (1): Bill Terry 1942 (5): Mickey Cochrane, Frankie Frisch, Rogers Hornsby, Joe Sewell, Pie Traynor 1943 (2): Goose Goslin, Edd Roush 1944 (1): Lou Gehrig 1945 (0): - 1945 VC (1): Jimmy Sheckard 1946 (2): Lefty Grove, Gabby Hartnett 1947 (2): Earl Averill, Charlie Gehringer - 1947 Negro League Players VC (19): John Beckwith, Oscar Charleston, Andy Cooper, Willie Foster, Josh Gibson, Frank Grant, Pete Hill, Grant Johnson, John Henry Lloyd, Jose Mendez, Bill Monroe, Alejandro Oms, Spotswood Poles, Dick Redding, Bullet Rogan, Louis Santop, Turkey Stearnes, Cristobal Torriente, Smokey Joe Williams 1948 (2): Dizzy Dean, Carl Hubbell 1949 (2): Ted Lyons, Al Simmons 1950 (3): Joe Cronin, Jimmie Foxx, Paul Waner - 1950 VC (1): Wilbur Cooper 1951 (2): Bill Dickey, Red Ruffing 1952 (4): Hank Greenberg, Stan Hack, Billy Herman, Mel Ott - 1952 Negro League Players VC (8): James "Cool Papa" Bell, Martin Dihigo, Buck Leonard, Dick Lundy, Biz Mackey, Mule Suttles, Willie Wells, Jud Wilson 1953 (2): Joe Medwick, Arky Vaughan 1954 (0): 1955 (3): Luke Appling, Wes Ferrell, Joe Gordon - 1955 VC (3): Rabbit Maranville, Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey 1956 (2): Joe DiMaggio, Bobby Doerr 1957 (1): Lou Boudreau - 1957 Negro League Players VC (3): Ray Brown, Leon Day, Satchel Paige
1870s (9): Ross Barnes, Cal McVey, Dickey Pearce, Lip Pike, Al Spalding, Joe Start, Ezra Sutton, Deacon White, George Wright
1880s (21): Cap Anson, Charlie Bennett, Dan Brouthers, Pete Browning, Bob Caruthers, John Clarkson, Roger Conner, Buck Ewing, Pud Galvin, Jack Glasscock, George Gore, Paul Hines, Tim Keefe, King Kelly, Tony Mullane, Jim O’Rourke, Charley Radbourn, Hardy Richardson, Harry Stovey, John Ward, Mickey Welch
1890s (19): Jake Beckley, Jesse Burkett, Cupid Childs, Bill Dahlen, George Davis, Ed Delahanty, Hugh Duffy, Frank Grant, Clark Griffith, Billy Hamilton, Hughie Jennings, Joe Kelley, Herman Long, Bid McPhee, Kid Nichols, Jimmy Ryan, Amos Rusie, Sam Thompson, George Van Haltren
1900s (24): Roger Bresnahan, Mordecai Brown, Frank Chance, Fred Clarke, Jimmy Collins, Sam Crawford, Elmer Flick, Pete Hill, Grant Johnson, Addie Joss, Willie Keeler, Napoleon Lajoie, Tommy Leach, Christy Mathewson, Joe McGinnity, Bill Monroe, Eddie Plank, Jimmy Sheckard, Rube Waddell, Honus Wagner, Bobby Wallace, Ed Walsh, Vic Willis, Cy Young
1910s (17): Pete Alexander, Frank Baker, Max Carey, Wilbur Cooper, Ty Cobb, Eddie Collins, Larry Doyle, Heinie Groh, Walter Johnson, John Henry Lloyd, Sherry Magee, Jose Mendez, Spotswood Poles, Louis Santop, Tris Speaker, Zack Wheat, Smokey Joe Williams
1920s (24): John Beckwith, Oscar Charleston, Andy Cooper, Stan Coveleski, Red Faber, Frankie Frisch, Goose Goslin, Harry Heilmann, Rogers Hornsby, Dick Lundy, Biz Mackey, Rabbit Maranville, Alejandro Oms, Dick Redding, Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Bullet Rogan, Edd Roush, Babe Ruth, George Sisler, Joe Sewell, Cristobal Torriente, Pie Traynor, Dazzy Vance
1930s (33): Luke Appling, Earl Averill, James "Cool Papa" Bell, Ray Brown, Mickey Cochrane, Joe Cronin, Dizzy Dean, Bill Dickey, Martin Dihigo, Wes Ferrell, Willie Foster, Jimmie Foxx, Charlie Gehringer, Lou Gehrig, Josh Gibson, Hank Greenberg, Lefty Grove, Gabby Hartnett, Billy Herman, Carl Hubbell, Ted Lyons, Joe Medwick, Mel Ott, Satchel Paige, Red Ruffing, Al Simmons, Turkey Stearnes, Mule Suttles, Bill Terry, Arky Vaughan, Paul Waner, Willie Wells, Jud Wilson
1940s (6): Lou Boudreau, Leon Day, Joe DiMaggio, Bobby Doerr, Joe Gordon, Stan Hack
Players Elected by Primary Organization
Bacharach Giants (I, ECL) (1): Dick Lundy
Baltimore Black Sox (I, ECL, ANL) (1): Jud Wilson
Baltimore Canaries (NA) (1): Lip Pike
Baltimore Orioles (fka St. Louis Browns) (AL) (2): George Sisler, Bobby Wallace
Baltimore Orioles (NL) (3): Hughie Jennings, Willie Keeler, Joe Kelley
Boston Red Sox (fka Americans) (AL) (4): Bobby Doerr, Jimmy Collins, Joe Cronin, Cy Young
Brooklyn Atlantics (NA) (1): Dickey Pearce
Brooklyn Royal Giants (I, ECL, NNL) (3): Grant Johnson, Bill Monroe, Dick Redding
Buffalo Bisons (NL) (4): Dan Brouthers, Pud Galvin, Hardy Richardson, Deacon White
Chicago American Giants (I, NNL, NSL, NAL) (3): Willie Foster, Pete Hill, Cristobal Torriente
Chicago Cubs (fka White Stockings, Colts) (NL) (12): Cap Anson, Mordecai Brown, Frank Chance, Bill Dahlen, Clark Griffith, George Gore, Stan Hack, Gabby Hartnett, Billy Herman, King Kelly, Jimmy Ryan, Jimmy Sheckard
Chicago Giants (NNL) (1): John Beckwith
Chicago White Sox (AL) (5): Luke Appling, Eddie Collins, Red Faber, Ted Lyons, Ed Walsh
Cincinnati Reds (NL, AA) (5): Heinie Groh, Bid McPhee, Tony Mullane, Eppa Rixey, Edd Roush
Cleveland Blues (NL) (1): Jack Glasscock
Cleveland Indians (fka Naps) (AL) (9): Earl Averill, Lou Boudreau, Stan Coveleski, Wes Ferrell, Elmer Flick, Addie Joss, Napoleon Lajoie, Joe Sewell, Tris Speaker
Cleveland Spiders (NL) (2): Jesse Burkett, Cupid Childs
Cuban Giants (I, MSL) (1): Frank Grant
Cuban Stars (East) (I, ECL, ANL) (2): Martin Dihigo, Alejandro Oms
Detroit Stars (I, NNL, NAL) (1): Turkey Stearnes
Detroit Tigers (AL) (5): Ty Cobb, Sam Crawford, Charlie Gehringer, Hank Greenberg, Harry Heilmann
Detroit Wolverines (NL) (1): Charlie Bennett
Hilldale Daises (I, ECL, ANL, EWL) (2): Biz Mackey, Louis Santop
Homestead Grays (I, ANL, NNL) (4): Ray Brown, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, Smokey Joe Williams
Indianapolis ABCs (I, NNL, NSL, NAL) (1): Oscar Charleston
Kansas City Atheltics (fka Philadelphia Athletics) (AL) (7): Frank Baker, Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove, Eddie Plank, Al Simmons, Rube Waddell
Kansas City Monarchs (I, NNL, NAL) (4): Willie Foster, Jose Mendez, Satchel Paige, Bullet Rogan
Lincoln Giants (I, ECL, ANL) (1): John Henry Lloyd
Lincoln Stars (I) (1): Spotswood Poles
Louisville Colonels (NL, AA) (1): Pete Browning
Los Angeles Dodgers (fka Brooklyn Dodgers, Robins) (NL) (2): Dazzy Vance, Zack Wheat
Milwaukee Braves (fka Boston Braves, Beaneaters, Red Stockings) (NA, NL) (11): Ross Barnes, John Clarkson, Hugh Duffy, Herman Long, Rabbit Maranville, Cal McVey, Kid Nichols, Al Spalding, Ezra Sutton, Vic Willis, George Wright
New York Yankees (AL) (6): Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Joe Gordon, Red Ruffing, Babe Ruth
Newark Eagles (NNL) (2): Leon Day, Mule Suttles
Philadelphia Athletics (AA) (1): Harry Stovey
Philadelphia Phillies (NL) (5): Pete Alexander, Ed Delahanty, Billy Hamilton, Sherry Magee, Sam Thompson
Pittsburgh Crawfords (NNL) (1): James "Cool Papa" Bell
Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) (9): Jake Beckley, Max Carey, Fred Clarke, Wilbur Cooper, Tommy Leach, Pie Traynor, Arky Vaughan, Honus Wagner, Paul Waner
Providence Grays (NL) (3): Paul Hines, Charley Radbourn, Joe Start
San Francisco Giants (fka New York Giants) (NL) (16): Roger Bresnahan, Roger Connor, George Davis, Larry Doyle, Buck Ewing, Frankie Frisch, Carl Hubbell, Tim Keefe, Christy Mathewson, Joe McGinnity, Jim O’Rourke, Mel Ott, Amos Rusie, George Van Haltren, John Ward, Mickey Welch
St. Louis Cardinals (fka Browns) (NL, AA) (4): Bob Caruthers, Dizzy Dean, Rogers Hornsby, Joe Medwick
St. Louis Stars (NNL) (1): Willie Wells
Washington Senators (AL) (3): Goose Goslin, Walter Johnson, Sam Rice
Hall of Fame Contributors Wing
Contributors Elected - 23
Contributors Elected by Primary ContributionCode:Contributor Year Elected Contribution Living/Deceased Age at Election Doc Adams 1925 Pioneer Deceased (1814-1899) Deceased Ed Barrow 1941 General Manager Deceased (1868-1953) Deceased Alex Cartwright 1925 Pioneer Deceased (1820-1892) Deceased Henry Chadwick 1925 Writer Deceased (1824-1908) Deceased Charlie Comiskey 1925 Owner Deceased (1859-1931) 66 Tommy Connolly 1956 Umpire Living - Age 88 86 Jim Creighton 1925 Pioneer Deceased (1841-1862) Deceased Rube Foster 1930 Manager/Executive Deceased (1879-1930) Deceased Miller Huggins 1941 Manager Deceased (1879-1929) Deceased William Hulbert 1925 NL President Deceased (1832-1882) Deceased Ned Hanlon 1936 Manager Deceased (1857-1937) 79 Ban Johnson 1936 AL President Deceased (1864-1931) Deceased Bill Klem 1941 Umpire Deceased (1874-1951) 67 Kenesaw Landis 1951 Commissioner Deceased (1866-1944) Deceased Connie Mack 1930 Manager/Owner Deceased (1862-1956) 68 Joe McCarthy 1951 Manager Living - Age 71 64 John McGraw 1936 Manager Deceased (1873-1934) Deceased Al Reach 1946 Owner Deceased (1840-1928) Deceased Francis Richter 1941 Writer Deceased (1854-1926) Deceased Branch Rickey 1946 General Manager Living - Age 77 65 Frank Selee 1936 Manager Deceased (1859-1909) Deceased AG Spalding* 1930 Executive Deceased (1850-1915) Deceased Harry Wright 1925 Manager Deceased (1835-1895) Deceased * = Also elected as a player
Commissioner (1): Kenesaw Landis
General Manager (2): Ed Barrow, Branch Rickey
League President (2): William Hulbert, Ban Johnson
Manager (6): Miller Huggins, Ned Hanlon, Joe McCarthy, John McGraw, Frank Selee, Harry Wright
Owner (3): Charlie Comiskey, Al Reach, AG Spalding
Pioneer (3): Doc Adams, Alex Cartwright, Jim Creighton
Umpire (2): Tom Connolly, Bill Klem
Writer (2): Henry Chadwick, Francis Richter
Contributors Elected by Primary Team
Chicago American Giants (NNL) (1): Rube Foster
Chicago Cubs (fka White Stockings, Colts) (NA, NL) (1): AG Spalding
Chicago White Sox (AL) (1): Charlie Comiskey
Excelsior of Brooklyn (NAB) (1): Jim Creighton
Kansas City Athletics (fka Philadelphia Athletics) (AL) (1): Connie Mack
Los Angeles Dodgers (fka Brooklyn Dodgers, Superbas) (AA, NL) (1): Ned Hanlon
Milwaukee Braves (fka Boston Braves, Beaneaters, Red Caps, Red Stockings) (NA, NL) (2): Frank Selee, Harry Wright
New York Knickerbockers (NAB) (2): Doc Adams, Alex Cartwright
New York Yankees (AL) (2): Miller Huggins, Joe McCarthy
Philadelphia Phillies (fka Quakers) (NL) (1): Al Reach
San Francisco Giants (fka New York Giants) (NL) (1): John McGraw
St. Louis Cardinals (AA, NL) (1): Branch Rickey
Contributors Elected by Year
1925: Doc Adams, Alex Cartwright, Henry Chadwick, Harry Wright, William Hulbert, Charlie Comiskey, Jim Creighton
1930: Rube Foster, Connie Mack, AG Spalding
1936: Ned Hanlon, Ban Johnson, John McGraw, Frank Selee
1941: Miller Huggins, Bill Klem, Francis Richter, Ed Barrow
1946: Al Reach, Branch Rickey
1951: Kenesaw Landis, Joe McCarthy
1956: Tom Connolly
Miscellaneous Information
- Highest Regular Election Percentage: Cap Anson, Luke Appling, Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, Charlie Gehringer, Lefty Grove, Walter Johnson, Kid Nichols, Mel Ott, Tris Speaker, Arky Vaughan, Cy Young – 100%
- Number of 1st Ballot Electees: 68
- Most Years on Ballot Before Election: Cupid Childs, Addie Joss, Al Spalding – 15
- Number of Players Elected After 10 Years on Ballot: 9
- Number of Players Lasting 15 Years on Ballot without Election: 45
- Number of Players Elected by Veterans Committee: 42
- Highest Percentage Among Players Not Elected: 73.53% - Burleigh Grimes (1953)
- Most Regular Election Electees in One Year: 5 (1901, 1907, 1942)
- Fewest Regular Election Electees in One Year: 0 (1912, 1923, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1938, 1939, 1945, 1954)
- Most Veterans Committee Electees in One Year: 19 (1947)
- Largest Ballot: 78 Players (1901)
- Largest Post-1915 Ballot: 50 Players (1952)
- Smallest Ballot: 23 Players (1918)
- Most Votes Cast: 37 (1942)
- Fewest Votes Cast: 20 (1901)
- Team With Most Players Elected: San Francisco Giants - 16
- Team With Second Most Players Elected: Chicago Cubs - 12
- Electee with Longest Post-1871 Career: Satchel Paige, Smokey Joe Williams - 28
- Electee with Shortest Post-1871 Career: Dickey Pearce – 8 Seasons
- Members Elected as Both Players and Contributors: Al Spalding
- Youngest Elected Player: Amos Rusie – Age 35
- Oldest Elected Player: Joe Start – 78
- Number of Posthumously Elected Players: 27
- Number of Posthumously Elected Contributors: 16
- Number of Living Hall of Famers: 68
- Number of Deceased Hall of Famers: 106
- Oldest Living Hall of Famer: Fred Clarke - Age 88
- Deceased in Past Year: Mel Ott, Tris Speaker
Number of Ballots Submitted in Past Elections
Links to Past ElectionsCode:1901: 20 1902: 24 1903: 26 1904: 25 1905: 24 1906: 23 1907: 24 1908: 25 1909: 22 1910: 25 1911: 25 1912: 23 1913: 23 1914: 26 1915: 25 1916: 25 1917: 25 1918: 24 1919: 27 1920: 26 1921: 31 1922: 28 1923: 25 1924: 29 1925: 24 1926: 25 1927: 28 1928: 27 1929: 25 1930: 25 1931: 32 1932: 24 1933: 29 1934: 28 1935: 33 1936: 32 1937: 34 1938: 30 1939: 32 1940: 34 1941: 35 1942: 37 1943: 30 1944: 27 1945: 29 1946: 27 1947: 28 1948: 26 1949: 25 1950: 34 1951: 35 1952: 31 1953: 34 1954: 32 1955: 28 1956: 27 1957: 30
Code:1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920, 1920 Players VC 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925, 1925 Players VC, 1925 Contributors VC 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930, 1930 Players VC, 1930 Contributors VC 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935, 1935 Players VC 1936, 1936 Contributors VC 1937 1938 1939 1940, 1940 Players VC 1941, 1941 Contributors VC 1942 1943 1944 1945, 1945 Players VC 1946, 1946 Contributors VC 1947, 1947 Negro League Players VC 1948 1949 1950, 1950 VC 1951, 1951 Contributors VC 1952, 1952 Negro League Players VC 1953 1954 1955, 1955 VC 1956, 1956 Contributors VC 1957, 1957 Negro League Players VC
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The Hawk has landed. Congratulations, Andre Dawson. You deserved it.
10 14 23 26 31 31 42
What's missing? Retire #8 for Andre Dawson.
Gomez
Johnson
Lombardi
Manush
Mize
Bob Elliott should be listed as a 3B.
This is the first time I've voted full ballot in a few years:
Wally Berger
Harry Brecheen
Tommy Bridges
Lefty Gomez
Tommy Henrich
Bob Johnson
Charlie Keller
Chuck Klein
Tony Lazzeri
Ernie Lombardi
Johnny Mize
Bill Nicholson
Dixie Walker
Bucky Walters
Lon Warneke
I considered Dom DiMaggio, but passed on him and gave that vote to Bill Nicholson.
The Hawk has landed. Congratulations, Andre Dawson. You deserved it.
10 14 23 26 31 31 42
What's missing? Retire #8 for Andre Dawson.
One minor mistake on the ballot. Bob Elliott is listed as a RFer even though he played 1365 of his 1978 career games at 3B. His last name also should have 2 ts.
My ballot:
Wally Berger--I supported Hack Wilson and don't see a significant split between the 2 of them.
Harry Brecheen
Dom DiMaggio
Lefty Gomez--He has enough meat to add to his peak years to push him over the top, IMO.
Bob Elliott--His career compares favorably to Pie Traynor who is over the hump for me.
Bob Johnson--On par with several members of our HOF.
Charlie Keller--I can accept war credit for a guy who came back at the top of his game then suffered a career changing injury.
Tony Lazzeri--Compares favorably to Larry Doyle who we elected.
Johnny Mize--duh!
See posts 34-48 here for why I ultimately included both Brecheen and DiMaggio on my ballot:
http://www.baseball-fever.com/showth...t=92596&page=2
As for Tommy Bridges and Bucky Walters, I would be more comfortable pulling the trigger on them if both Lefty Gomez and Urban Shocker weren't on the outside looking in. Gomez is about as far as I'm willing to stretch at this point.
Bridges
Gomez
Mize
Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of Baseball
Here are some basics on Bob Elliott:
- An above average defensive third baseman, with a B- in DWS.
- In the company of Pie Traynor and Frank Baker all time offensively.
- Won the NL MVP in 1947
- 8 time all star (7 different years)
- 111 Gray Ink which is on par with a HOF third baseman
- 124 Career OPS+
- Topped 130 in OPS+ 6 times not including his rookie year
- Best 3 WS 29-27-27
- Best 5 WS 29-27-27-27-25
- CWS 287
- Best 3 WARP3 9.9-8.2-7.1
- Best 5 WARP3 9.9-8.2-7.1-6.8-5.5
- 66.3 WARP3
- .440 SLG is the highest of any retired third baseman through 1958
- Only the second third baseman to drive in 100 or more RBIs 5 times.
There are currently only nine third basemen listed in our HOF:
Frank Baker
John Beckwith
Jimmy Collins
Heinie Groh
Stan Hack
Tommy Leach
Ezra Sutton
Pie Traynor
Jud Wilson
Bob Elliott compares favorably to all of the MLB third basemen (I don't have WARP info on Wilson and Beckwith):
Bob Elliott definitely fits well with what we have established through 58 elections as a standard for third basemen. Elliott's best 3 outrank any MLB third baseman we have elected to date and he has both the career value and peak value for a third baseman. He deserves a lot more support than he has gotten early on in this election (perhaps listing him accidentally as a RFer is hurting his case for those who rely solely on traditional stats and OPS+?).Code:Player WARP3 Best 5 Stan Hack 74.4 9.1--8.1--7.6--6.7--6.2 Frank Baker 69.8 9.7--9.8--7.7--7.7--7.3 Heinie Groh 68.8 9.0--8.6--8.5--7.7--7.2 Jimmy Collins 68.7 8.5--7.9--7.9--7.8--6.9 Bob Elliott 66.3 9.9--8.2--7.1--6.8--5.5 Pie Traynor 63.9 7.5--6.4--5.7--5.7--5.7 Tommy Leach 60.0 7.5--6.7--6.3--5.1--5.0 Ezra Sutton* 43.6 7.7--6.6--5.6--3.8--3.7 * Ezra Sutton played prior to 1871.
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Berger
Bridges
DiMaggio
Gomez
Bob Johnson
Keller
Mize
The case for DiMaggio:
Originally Posted by jjpm74
This is an actual case of the truth.
Elliott's just really an obscure player, for as good as he was. It doesn't suprise me that he would struggle for support here. He maxed out at 2 votes in the real HoF elections, and that was just 9 years after his last All-Star appearance and 13 years after his MVP season.
For whatever reason (probably the fact that he played with the Pirates and Braves was a chief reason), he faded into history pretty quickly. He's also the kind of player with nothing really for a traditional HoF case to hang it's hat on. He wasn't a career .300 hitter, wasn't known as a defensive whiz like Traynor, he didn't have top notch counting stats in any category, he made the World Series just once, and he never led the league in anything but BB's.
That's a very good case for him, jjpm74.
I think that he also might have struggled so much in NBHoFM elections because Eddie Mathews immediately succeeded him at 3B for the Braves (obviously I'm going out of context here).
Berger
Bridges
DiMaggio
Gomez
Elliott
Bob Johnson
Keller
Klein
Lazzeri
Leonard
Lombardi
Mize
Myer
Walters
Warneke
It was between DiMaggio and Brecheen for the final spot on my ballot and I'm afraid personal bias had a hand in my decision.
"Hitting is better than sex." - Reggie Jackson
Bob Elliott, between 1942 and 1951, had a consistent and very good streak of seasons (including an MVP) that, to me, stack up very well against our current HOF 3B. Also, check out that groovy BB total in 1948.
Eddie Stanky is also an interesting candidate to me. Admittedly, I didn't vote for him, but I'd be surprised if he didn't snag at least a couple votes.
"Hitting is better than sex." - Reggie Jackson
Researcher/advocate/mod
Mize and Keller.
Seen on a bumper sticker: If only closed minds came with closed mouths.
RIP Harry Kalas. Thanks for 38 great years, though I wish we could have had more.
I'm with you on Elliott, but I don't get why you would make the above comp. Traynor, Elliott and Baker are NOWHERE NEAR each other as offensive players.
OPS+
Baker - 136
Elliott - 124
Traynor - 107
Baker is a much better offensive player than Elliot, and Elliot is a MUCH, MUCH better offensive player than Traynor, who was not all that much above average. He didn't walk, had little power, and just had a very high batting averge in a high batting average era.
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This statement is incorrect.
Baker's top 3 years total 27.2, Groh's top 3 years total 26.1, Elliott's top 3 years total 25.2.
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Wally Berger
Tommy Bridges
Bob Elliott
Lefty Gomez
Bob Johnson
Chuck Klein
Tony Lazzeri
Ernie Lombardi
Heinie Manush
Johnny Mize
Bobo Newsom
Dixie Walker
Bucky Walters
Lloyd Waner
Lon Warneke
1. Johnny Mize
2. Chuck Klein
3. Bob Johnson
4. Ernie Lombardi
5. Bob Elliott
6. Heinie Manush
7. Lefty Gomez
8. Tony Lazzeri
9. Bucky Walters
10. Tommy Bridges
11. Lon Warneke
12. Dixie Walker
13. Wally Berger
14. Bobo Newsom
15. Lloyd Waner
Durocher on Stanky..."He can't run, he can't hit, he can't throw, he can't do anything. But what a ballplayer! I wouldn't give him for any second baseman in the league. Any two second basemen!"
Wally Berger
Tommy Bridges
Bob Elliott
Bob Johnson
Chuck Klein
Tony Lazzeri
Ernie Lombardi
Heinie Manush
Johnny Mize
Hal Trosky
Bucky Walters
Lon Warneke
I will be voting for Buddy Myer next election.
I agree that Elliott is light years ahead of Traynor. I only made the comparison because at the time Elliott retired, he was being compared to Pie Traynor who at the time was considered (way overrated) the best third baseman in the history of the game. That said, I think Elliott is at worst middle of the pack of the third basemen we have elected. He definitely isn't borderline, IMO and I'm a little surprised that I even have to champion his cause. He was much better than several third basemen we elected.
Last edited by jjpm74; 08-18-2009 at 12:36 AM.
With a name like Stanky, I hope he sticks around a few years.
Bridges
Elliot
Mize
Myer
Walters
I had a moment's pause with Elliot b/c even though he was 1947 MVP he played through the war. But a look at his numbers shows that he was just as good before, during and after the war, just a top flight ballplayer for a good decade.
I'm not sure I see that great a difference between Warnecke and Gomez. Warnecke has a 119 ERA+ in 2782 IP while Gomez is 125+ in 2503 IP but Warnecke has a 3.18 ERA (NL as a regular 32-42) v. Gomez' 3.34 (AL 31-41). I think that may be screwy b/c I would think the original Yankee Stadium being the greatest pitcher's park of all time for LHP. Though I haven't looked at the league ERAs. Anyway W-L is Warnecke 192-121 v. Gomez 189-102 (with probably the greatest dynasty of all-time). Gomez is 6-0 in the WS with a 2.86 ERA while Warnecke is 2-1 with a 2.63 ERA (getting shelled v. NYY in '32 but 2-0 w/ 0.54 ERA v. Det in '35). I think I'll put Warnecke back on my ballot next year.
--Gomez had the more favorable park, but offensive levels in the AL were significantly higher than the NL in the 1930s. Their ERA+ are reflective of that. Gomez had some excellent defenses behind him in the later part of his career, but not so much in the front.
--Gomez is a VERY borderline candidate for me. Kind of a dark gray to Warneke's light gray. I am comfortable drawing the line between them, but for anyone who thinks Gomez is a clear cut Hall of Famer then Warneke ought to be at least close to being on their ballot. And Tommy Bridges is better than both - more IP and higher ERA+ in both cases.
--Of pitchers on this ballot I've got it like this;
Bridges
Gomez
Walters
Warneke
--The line could be anywhere from above all of them to below all of them or anywhere in the middle.
I'm pretty much on board with you Leece, I'd just put Gomez 4 and Warnecke 3.
Boy, we sure do have different opinions!
When I think about the HOF I try to envision it with a number of players similar to what exists in the Cooperstown HOF. That COULD imply about 20 or so players at each position, plus 70- 80 pitchers. Of course, greatness isn't necessarily distributed perfectly evenly by position, but I consider this to be a useful guideline.
So, if a position player is in MY list of top 15 at his position, he's a no-brainer for me. If he's in my 15-25 spots he merits very careful scrutiny. For pitchers, top 50- no brainers. 51-100 on my list, think hard about it.
My list is pretty short:
1. Johnny Mize- one of the 40 greatest position players of all time, in my opinion- giving some credit for WW2 years.
2. Bob Elliott- borderline, but he's definitely one of the top 20 3Bers, possibly around top 15.
3. Lon Warnecke
Very difficult for me to draw the line on pitchers here. Bridges probably would be next for me but for now I'm not voting for him. Gomez, Walter- they're all close.
I also admire Wally Berger, but he doesn't quite make my cutoff. Another 2 years of good performance and I probably would vote for him. Right now I don't have him among my top 15 CFers.
Couple of things that I'm not sure you're aware of:
1) For the purposes of this project, we are to do our best to pretend that Cooperstown does not exist. For our purposes, the only Hall of Fame is this one, and it's standards are the basis by which we judge.
2) I don't know how the lists you mention are constructed, but for purposes of this project, the game's history only up through the year of the current election is to be considered. So when you say your top 15, does that mean top 15 circa 2009, or top 15 circa 1958?
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