The HOF "Class of 1962" was the first to enter the Hall after the mandatory five-year-wait rule went into effect. Since then, a First Ballot Selection has been widely viewed as the Supreme Test of worthiness -- the Cream of the Cream.
For players inducted in 1962 or later, how do you compare First Ballot Sections with those voted in later (or even by a Veteran's Committee)?
Here is my cut of an All-Star Roster made up of First Ballot Selectees:
1B - Willie McCovey (or Stan Musial?)
2b - Joe Morgan (or Jackie Robinson?)
SS - Robin Yount
3B - Mike Schmidt
LF - Ted Williams
CF - Willie Mays (or Mickey Mantle?)
RF - Hank Aaron
C -- Johnny Bench
RHP - Bob Feller, Tom Seaver, Bob Gibson
LHP - Warren Spahn, Sandy Koufax, Steve Carlton
Closer - Dennis Eckersley
What is the best roster you can come up with, for players elected to the Hall of Fame after 1962 and who were NOT first-ballot selections?
For players inducted in 1962 or later, how do you compare First Ballot Sections with those voted in later (or even by a Veteran's Committee)?
Here is my cut of an All-Star Roster made up of First Ballot Selectees:
1B - Willie McCovey (or Stan Musial?)
2b - Joe Morgan (or Jackie Robinson?)
SS - Robin Yount
3B - Mike Schmidt
LF - Ted Williams
CF - Willie Mays (or Mickey Mantle?)
RF - Hank Aaron
C -- Johnny Bench
RHP - Bob Feller, Tom Seaver, Bob Gibson
LHP - Warren Spahn, Sandy Koufax, Steve Carlton
Closer - Dennis Eckersley
What is the best roster you can come up with, for players elected to the Hall of Fame after 1962 and who were NOT first-ballot selections?
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