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Kenesaw Mountain Landis (center), with Babe Ruth (left) and Bob Meusel Frankie Frisch as a player, c.1919 Bill Mazeroski was elected by the Veterans Committee in 2001.. The Veterans Committee can be traced back to 1939 when Commissioner of Baseball Kenesaw Mountain Landis formed the Old-Timers Committee to consider players from the 19th century for induction to the Hall of Fame.
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1953 followed a radically new procedure. The institution appointed its Committee on Baseball Veterans, the famous "Veterans Committee", to meet in person and consider pioneers and executives, managers, umpires, and earlier major league players. Committees in the 1930s and 1940s had chosen several ...
The results were announced on January 21, 2020, [1] with Derek Jeter and Larry Walker elected to the Hall of Fame. [2] The Modern Baseball Era Committee, one of four voting panels that since 2016 have taken over the role of the more broadly defined Veterans Committee, [3] [4] convened at the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings in December ...
Top finish on BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot: 18.9%, 1996 Outlook : A feared hitter whose metrics would be greatly appreciated today, Allen is under consideration by a veteran's committee for the ...
The 16-member committee considered a ballot including eight former players, announced on November 7. [8] Players needed 75% or more of the committee vote in order to be eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame. Fred McGriff was the only player to be inducted, garnering unanimous support from the 16-member committee. [9] [10]
The list of players appearing on the BBWAA ballot was released on November 20, 2023. There were 14 players carried over from the 2023 ballot, [3] [4] who garnered at least 5% of the vote and were still eligible for election, as well as 12 players whose last major league appearance was in 2018, played at least 10 seasons of Major League Baseball, and were chosen by a screening committee. [5]
Baines was a good player who does not belong in Hall of Fame conversations, let alone the Hall of Fame." [12] Sports Illustrated's John Tayler and Tom Verducci noted that Baines' candidacy was helped by several committee members – Pat Gillick, Tony La Russa, and Jerry Reinsdorf – who were connected to his teams. [10] [11]
The ballot for election by the Expansion Era Committee was released on November 4, 2013, [1] and the Hall of Fame announced the results on December 9. The cutoff for election and summer 2014 induction remains the standard 75%, or 12 of 16 votes.