directory, history of Hall of Fame elections

[Paul Wendt]

bold marks the title of the thread at Baseball-Fever; 'NBHOFM' is the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum; 'BBWAA' is the Base Ball Writers Association of America (elections covering recent major league players)
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Veterans Committee membership since 2007 New, fall 2010

http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?101533-Veterans-Committee-membership-since-2007

Veterans Committee membership, 1994 to 2001 meetings (not limited to those years)

http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=75953

- Sometimes this thread is the starter location for another one, such as "Historical Overview Committee". When I "spin off" the other thread I try to repeat all of the valuable content.

Historical Overview Committee, nominating committee since 2002

http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=77945

BBWAA Screening Committee, 2008 function (not limited to that year)

http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=78021

NBHOFM Board of Directors, 2007 members (not limited to that year)

http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=77982

NBHOFM Honor Rolls of Baseball, established 1946 and abandoned

http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=76716

Hall of Fame for Great Americans, the model established 1900 and 1901

http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=76827

prospects for Managers and Umpires

http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=76429

prospects for Executives

http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=76432

one by Bill Burgess
Meet the Sportswriters

http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=57538

- This long "thread" is a solo effort by Bill Burgess. It now includes pages for about 300 baseball writers including every one who served on the Veterans Committee or the Historical Overview Committee (or it soon will). Many of the pages need contents. Please help if you can.

three by Jim Albright

http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=50006

HOF umpires

http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=50005

HOF league executives and team owners

http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=49984

Managers and GMs who belong in the Hall (or already are)

[Paul Wendt]

add two

NBHOFM Board of Directors, 2007 members (not limited to that year)

http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=77982

BBWAA Screening Committee, 2008 function (not limited to that year)

http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=78021

[Paul Wendt]

not sure yet just how I will handle the recent election cycle, which is only partly covered in the references listed above.

Some places where I have contributed factual notes on the process.

Joe Gordon at the Hall of Merit (from #57, especially #68ff)

Ron Santo at the Hall of Merit (from #110 especially #116)

"Vets committee elect NO ONE post 1942" at BBF (especially #29-31 on intermediate nominations)

[jalbright]

Added to the forum's "resources" thread. Nice work, Paul!

[Paul Wendt]

Negro Leagues elections coverage at the old NBHOFM website

A Brief History of Elections of Negro Leagues Candidates
: http://web.archive.org/web/200602281...g_overview.htm

Negro Leagues and Pre-Negro Leagues Elections [2005/2006]
: http://web.archive.org/web/200602281...o_leaguers.htm

Seventeen from Negro Leagues, Pre-Negro leagues Eras Elected to the Hall of Fame by Special Committee
: http://web.archive.org/web/200604042...006/060227.htm


pre-Negro Leagues (10)

John Donaldson http://web.archive.org/web/200602030...ldson_john.htm (Dick Clark)
Frank Grant http://web.archive.org/web/200602030...rant_frank.htm (Greg Bond)
Pete Hill http://web.archive.org/web/200602030.../hill_pete.htm (Leslie Heaphy)
Grant Johnson http://web.archive.org/web/200602030...nson_grant.htm (Jim Overmyer)
Jose Mendez http://web.archive.org/web/200602030...endez_jose.htm (Adrian Burgos)
Spotswood Poles http://web.archive.org/web/200602030...spottswood.htm (Dick Clark)
Dick Redding http://web.archive.org/web/200602030...dding_dick.htm (Larry Hogan)
Louis Santop http://web.archive.org/web/200602030...ntop_louis.htm (Larry Hogan)
Ben Taylor http://web.archive.org/web/200602072...taylor_ben.htm (Todd Bolton)
Sol White http://web.archive.org/web/200602030.../white_sol.htm (Greg Bond)

Negro Leagues (29)

Newt Allen http://web.archive.org/web/200602030...allen_newt.htm (Leslie Heaphy)
John Beckwith http://web.archive.org/web/200602030...kwith_john.htm (Jim Overmyer)
William Bell http://web.archive.org/web/200602030...ll_william.htm (Dick Clark)
Chet Brewer http://web.archive.org/web/200602030...rewer_chet.htm (Jim Overmyer)
Willard Brown http://web.archive.org/web/200602030...wn_willard.htm (--anon--)
Ray Brown http://web.archive.org/web/200602030.../brown_ray.htm (Jim Overmyer)
Bill Byrd http://web.archive.org/web/200604212.../byrd_bill.htm (Larry Hogan)
Andy Cooper http://web.archive.org/web/200604212...ooper_andy.htm (Dick Clark)
Rap Dixon http://web.archive.org/web/200604212.../dixon_rap.htm (--anon--)
Sammy Hughes http://web.archive.org/web/200604212...ghes_sammy.htm (Dick Clark)
Fats Jenkins http://web.archive.org/web/200604212...nkins_fats.htm (Larry Hogan)
Dick Lundy http://web.archive.org/web/200604212...lundy_dick.htm (Jim Overmyer)
Biz Mackey http://web.archive.org/web/200604212...mackey_biz.htm (--anon--)
Effa Manley http://web.archive.org/web/200604212...anley_effa.htm (Leslie Heaphy)
Oliver Marcelle http://web.archive.org/web/200604212...ell_oliver.htm (--anon--)
Minnie Minoso http://web.archive.org/web/200604212...oso_minnie.htm (--anon--)
Dobie Moore http://web.archive.org/web/200604212...oore_dobie.htm (--anon--)
Alejandro Oms http://web.archive.org/web/200604212..._alejandro.htm (Adrian Burgos)
Buck O'Neil http://web.archive.org/web/200604212...oneil_buck.htm (Raymond Doswell)
Red Parnell http://web.archive.org/web/200604212...arnell_red.htm (Dick Clark)
Alex Pompez http://web.archive.org/web/200604212...ompez_alex.htm (Adrian Burgos)
Cum Posey http://web.archive.org/web/200604212...cumberland.htm (Jim Overmyer)
George Scales http://web.archive.org/web/200604212...ales_tubby.htm (Sammy Miller)

Mule Suttles http://web.archive.org/web/200604042...ttles_mule.htm ( NOT IN ARCHIVE )
Jim Taylor http://web.archive.org/web/200604212..._candy_jim.htm (Leslie Heaphy)
C.I. Taylor http://web.archive.org/web/200604042.../taylor_ci.htm ( NOT IN ARCHIVE )
Cristobal Torriente http://web.archive.org/web/200604212..._cristobal.htm (Adrian Burgos)
J.L. Wilkinson http://web.archive.org/web/200604042...lkinson_jl.htm ( NOT IN ARCHIVE )
Jud Wilson http://web.archive.org/web/200604042...wilson_jud.htm ( NOT IN ARCHIVE )


In order to find these "Candidate Bios" at the Internet Archive, I have tried more than one archived edition of the Hall of Fame website. I have not found four of the last ones posted, late in February 2006 (marked "NOT IN ARCHIVE"). I have checked the following URL prefixes, representing editions of the website, and I have checked for daily editions of the NBHOFM homepage when they were the featured biography of the day, also without success.

http://web.archive.org/web/20060522232748

http://web.archive.org/web/20060421225408

http://web.archive.org/web/20060404221006

http://web.archive.org/web/20060228194155

[Paul Wendt]

46 players have appeared on six final ballots since the famous old Veterans Committee was dismantled after its 2001 meeting. After three elections nominally covering all major league history prior to BBWAA jurisdiction, there were two elections covering pre-1943 and post-1942 debuts in 2008/2009 and one election covering recent players in 2010/2011.

sand: one player has been elected, Joe Gordon from the pre-1943 debuts in '08/09.
blue: seven other players have tallied 50% support

Rows are ordered by finale, then by debut, then by surname.

1 (bold) means number of votes not reported: 0 to 2 votes in '08/09 or 0-7 votes in '10/11

81	80	82	64 12	16	number of voters
26	25	27	10 10	8*	number of candidates (*8 players, 4 others)
[b]2002/03	2004/05	2006/07	2008/09	2010/11	[U]debut[/U]	[U]finale[/U][/b] (major leagues)
			    5		1871	1890	Deacon	White
			    [B]1[/B]		1891	1911	Bill	Dahlen
			    3		1904	1919	Sherry	Magee
	2				1908	1922	Joe	Wood
16	12	6	    [B]1[/B]		1915	1929	Carl	Mays
8					1915	1929	Ken	Williams
6					1920	1930	Bob	Meusel
		15			1919	1934	Lefty	O'Doul
12	9	7	    [COLOR="Blue"]6[/COLOR]		1927	1941	Wes	Ferrell
		12			1933	1947	Cecil	Travis
			    4		1931	1950	Bucky	Walters
19	14	10	   [COLOR="SandyBrown"][B]10 (83%)[/B][/COLOR]	1938	1950	[COLOR="SandyBrown"][B]Joe	Gordon[/B][/COLOR]
17	16	11			1940	1953	Marty	Marion
16			    [COLOR="Blue"]8[/COLOR]		1942	1954	Allie	Reynolds
			    [B]1[/B]		1941	1955	Vern	Stephens
		14	    5		1939	1960	Mickey	Vernon
11	8	17			1949	1960	Don	Newcombe
4					1947	1961	Ted	Kluszewski
[COLOR="Blue"]50	52	50[/COLOR]	28		1943	1963	Gil	Hodges
16	12	12			1949	1980*	Minnie	Minoso (*first major league finale in 1964)
7	4	5			1955	1968	Rocky	Colavito
6	6				1955	1968	Elston	Howard
18	19	15			1957	1968	Roger	Maris
11	15	9			1955	1969	Ken	Boyer
10	10	14			1956	1971	Curt	Flood
24	26	33	15		1959	1972	Maury	Wills
[COLOR="Blue"]46	52	57	39[/COLOR]		1960	1974	Ron	Santo
21	23	16	12		1958	1975	Vada	Pinson
[COLOR="Blue"]48	45	47	33[/COLOR]		1962	1976	Tony	Oliva
29	36	26	19		1960	1977	Joe	Torre
13	12	11	7		1963	1977	Dick	Allen
13	9	8			1963	1979	Mickey	Lolich
4	2	5			1969	1979	Thurman	Munson
3					1967	1981	Mike	Marshall
5	4	1			1968	1981	Bobby	Bonds
	20	15	13		1964	1982	Luis	Tiant
	7	6			1967	1982	Sparky	Lyle
	[COLOR="Blue"]43	52	38[/COLOR]		1959	1983	Jim	Kaat
				[B]1[/B]	1963	1985	Rusty	Staub
		14	9	[B]1[/B]	1968	1985	Al	Oliver
				[B]1[/B]	1969	1986	Vida	Blue
				[B]1[/B]	1969	1987	Steve	Garvey
				[B]1[/B]	1968	1988	Ted	Simmons
				[COLOR="Blue"]8[/COLOR]	1970	1988	Dave	Concepcion
				[B]1[/B]	1975	1988	Ron	Guidry
				[B]1[/B]	1963	1989	Tommy	John

[Paul Wendt]

On BBWAA elections until 1962
: What writers didn't for Ruth, Cobb for HOF?

In 1962 the BBWAA elected Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson as soon as they were eligible, the first "first ballot" elections. Several people have commented on the early elections in general. I have used the thread to post notes from newspaper coverage of the three biennial elections 1958 to 1962.

[Paul Wendt]

2010 reform and 2010/2011 cycle

Hall of Fame changes voting procedure for election of veterans - the summer 2010 reform

http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?99097-Hall-of-Fame-changes-voting-procedure-for-election-of-veterans&highlight=changes+procedure

Veterans Committee membership since 2007 - thru the fall 2010 Expansion Era Cmte
: http://www.baseball-fever.com/showth...hip-since-2007