The Really Big Hall of Fame: 1900

[Nerdlinger]

The numbers are in and in this, the very first Really Big Hall of Fame election, we elected 12 players, including three not in the actual Hall of Fame. Four players--each of whom are in the real Hall--received 100% of the vote.

Here are our inaugural inductees:

Tim Keefe
King Kelly
Old Hoss Radbourn
John Clarkson
Al Spalding
Jack Glasscock
Deacon White
George Wright
Ross Barnes
Pud Galvin
Monte Ward
Bob Caruthers

Two players, Tip O'Neill and Ed Morris, were saved from elimination as they appeared on Would Have Voted For lists.

Here are the voting statistics for this round:

Name			Votes received	   Total voters         Percentage

Tim		Keefe		10		10		100.00%
King		Kelly		10		10		100.00%
Old Hoss	Radbourn	10		10		100.00%
John		Clarkson	10		10		100.00%
Al		Spalding	9		10		90.00%
Jack		Glasscock	9		10		90.00%
Deacon		White		9		10		90.00%
George		Wright		8		10		80.00%
Ross		Barnes		8		10		80.00%
Pud		Galvin		8		10		80.00%
Monte		Ward		7		10		70.00%
Bob		Caruthers	7		10		70.00%
<---------- cut-off ---------->
Paul		Hines		6		10		60.00%
Pete		Browning	6		10		60.00%
Charlie		Bennett		5		10		50.00%
Jim		McCormick	5		10		50.00%
Tony		Mullane		5		10		50.00%
Hardy		Richardson	5		10		50.00%
Joe		Start		4		10		40.00%
George		Gore		4		10		40.00%
Ezra		Sutton		4		10		40.00%
Harry		Stovey		4		10		40.00%
Tommy 		Bond		4		10		40.00%
Dickey		Pearce		3		10		30.00%
Charlie		Buffinton	2		10		20.00%
Bobby		Mathews		2		10		20.00%
Harry		Wright		2		10		20.00%
Larry		Corcoran	1		10		10.00%
Cal		McVey		1		10		10.00%
Levi		Meyerle		1		10		10.00%
Fred		Dunlap		1		10		10.00%
Charley		Jones		1		10		10.00%
Jim		Whitney		1		10		10.00%
Ned		Hanlon		1		10		10.00%
Oyster		Burns		1		10		10.00%

Neat. Looks like the full ballots and lower cutoff should ensure this will well and truly be a big Hall.

[Cowtipper]

The numbers are in and in this, the very first Really Big Hall of Fame election, we elected 12 players, including three not in the actual Hall of Fame. Four players--each of whom are in the real Hall--received 100% of the vote.

Here are our inaugural inductees:

Tim Keefe
King Kelly
Old Hoss Radbourn
John Clarkson
Al Spalding
Jack Glasscock
Deacon White
George Wright
Ross Barnes
Pud Galvin
Monte Ward
Bob Caruthers

Two players, Tip O'Neill and Ed Morris, were saved from elimination as they appeared on Would Have Voted For lists.

Here are the voting statistics for this round:

Name			Votes received	   Total voters         Percentage

Tim		Keefe		10		10		100.00%
King		Kelly		10		10		100.00%
Old Hoss	Radbourn	10		10		100.00%
John		Clarkson	10		10		100.00%
Al		Spalding	9		10		90.00%
Jack		Glasscock	9		10		90.00%
Deacon		White		9		10		90.00%
George		Wright		8		10		80.00%
Ross		Barnes		8		10		80.00%
Pud		Galvin		8		10		80.00%
Monte		Ward		7		10		70.00%
Bob		Caruthers	7		10		70.00%
<---------- cut-off ---------->
Paul		Hines		6		10		60.00%
Pete		Browning	6		10		60.00%
Charlie		Bennett		5		10		50.00%
Jim		McCormick	5		10		50.00%
Tony		Mullane		5		10		50.00%
Hardy		Richardson	5		10		50.00%
Joe		Start		4		10		40.00%
George		Gore		4		10		40.00%
Ezra		Sutton		4		10		40.00%
Harry		Stovey		4		10		40.00%
Tommy 		Bond		4		10		40.00%
Dickey		Pearce		3		10		30.00%
Charlie		Buffinton	2		10		20.00%
Bobby		Mathews		2		10		20.00%
Harry		Wright		2		10		20.00%
Larry		Corcoran	1		10		10.00%
Cal		McVey		1		10		10.00%
Levi		Meyerle		1		10		10.00%
Fred		Dunlap		1		10		10.00%
Charley		Jones		1		10		10.00%
Jim		Whitney		1		10		10.00%
Ned		Hanlon		1		10		10.00%
Oyster		Burns		1		10		10.00%

[JR Hart]

Bob Caruthers
Deacon White
George Wright
Hardy Richardson
Harry Wright
Jack Glasscock
Jim McCormick
John Clarkson
King Kelly
Ned Hanlon
Old Hoss Radbourn
Oyster Burns
Pete Browning
Pud Galvin
Ross Barnes
Tim Keefe
Tommy Bond
Tony Mullane

[TheMendozaLine]

Ross Barnes
Tommy Bond
Pete Browning
Bob Caruthers
John Clarkson
Pud Galvin
Jack Glasscock
Tim Keefe
King Kelly
Bobby Mathews
Jim McCormick
Tony Mullane
Old Hoss Radbourn
Hardy Richardson
Al Spalding
Harry Stovey
Monte Ward
Deacon White

[Cowtipper]

I updated my ballot.

Thanks, much appreciated.

[Freakshow]

I updated my ballot.

[Cowtipper]

About one day left.

[PVNICK]

On my spreadsheet, I added #s 1, 2 and 3 on that list to your main ballot, as I assumed those would be the three you would most likely added to your ballot (giving you 18 votes, the new limit). Is this assumption okay?

yes - Gore, Hines, Browning.

[Nerdlinger]

I am a Big Hall guy. I would like to be part of this.
What are the rules again? I got lost in all the replies.
Am I using a ballot, or making my own list?

Do you have a personal Hall already made up? If so, would you care to submit it to the Single Ballot HOF (see sig)? I'd be much obliged, Coach.

[Cowtipper]

From the ballot in post one, compile a list of the 18 players you think are the best or most worthy for the Hall of Fame. It must be 18 players. You may also add three "would have voted fors" to the bottom of the list (as in, you would have voted for them if you had room), which will save them from falling off the ballot if they do not receive any votes.

[Second Base Coach]

I am a Big Hall guy. I would like to be part of this.
What are the rules again? I got lost in all the replies.
Am I using a ballot, or making my own list?

[Cowtipper]

Ross Barnes
Pete Browning
John Clarkson
Tim Keefe
King Kelly
Cal McVey
Levi Meyerle
Dickey Pearce
Old Hoss Radbourn
Al Spalding
Joe Start
Monte Ward
Deacon White
Harry Wright
George Wright

I had a hard time with 15. I always twin Gore and Hines so I let them be and gave the last spot to The Louisville Slugger over Caruthers, Bond, Glasscock and Corcoran to name a few.

Edit: My would have voted for if I had room pecking order
1-Glasscock 2-Hines 3-Gore
if there is room for more 4-Caruthers 5-Corcoran 6-Bennett 7-Bond

others but not all that if there is room would get my vote: Flint, Jones, O'Neill, Orr

On my spreadsheet, I added #s 1, 2 and 3 on that list to your main ballot, as I assumed those would be the three you would most likely added to your ballot (giving you 18 votes, the new limit). Is this assumption okay?

[Freakshow]

You might want top waive the 5% rule for the first few elections,

Or just dump the 5% rule altogether. If a player is worthy of being on the ballot in the first place, there's no harm in letting him ride out his 15 years on the ballot. That way you don't have to be concerned if a guy gets squeezed out by unusually strong competition.

Alternatively, since it's up to you to decide who makes the ballot, just keep the number of candidates at a constant 50 every election, while always staying open to suggestions on players you may have overlooked.

Also, I don't think I would be so quick to raise the ballot size or to lower the percentage needed for election. Since you're starting as early as 1900, the initial glut of good candidates will soon play itself out; in four or five elections we'll have enshrined those 20 players. After that happens you may need to adjust the rules as the voting will tend to become more fragmented. So wait and see.

[Nerdlinger]

I'm going to compromise with myself and others here. I'm going to raise the number of required votes to 12 in a regular election. In this election, I will up it to 18. I will lower the required election percentage to 65. And! I will allow members to post a list of up to three "Would have voted fors" in this and perhaps for a few elections into the future...that is, you would have voted for them if you had room. If any of them do not receive a vote this election, then they will be saved from falling off the ballot. If they are saved, however, that will still count as a time on the ballot, still making it so they can appear on the ballot a maximum of 15 times.

I'll give people time to update their posts. If they don't after a few days, I'll send them a private message.

You sound like you're on an infomercial.

I updated my ballot.

[Bothrops Atrox]

Ross Barnes
Charlie Bennett
Pete Browing
Bob Caruthers
John Clarkson
Pud Galvin
Jack Glasscock
Paul Hines
Tim Keefe
King Kelly
Jim McCormick
Tony Mullane
Old Hoss Radbourn
Al Spalding
Harry Stovey
Monte Ward
Deacon White
George Wright


Pretty sure there are 3-4 guys on my list that I would not elect to a personal HOF.