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Voters were instructed to cast votes for up to 10 candidates; any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall. Results of the 1982 election by the BBWAA were announced on January 13. The ballot consisted of 42 players; a total of 415 ballots were cast, with 312 votes required for election.
He finished third in the MVP voting after Detroit finished one game behind the Boston Red Sox for the AL pennant. [10] [11] Freehan wearing protective catcher's gear as a member of the Detroit Tigers in 1966. Freehan had an even better year in 1968 as he was considered the quiet leader of the 1968 World Series championship squad.
1967 – Bill Freehan: Gold Glove award at catcher; .389 on-base percentage; No. 3 in AL MVP voting 1966 – Denny McLain : 20 wins; .727 win percentage; No. 15 in AL MVP voting 1965 – Don Wert : .341 on-base percentage; 331 assists at third base; No. 10 in AL MVP voting
The Baseball Hall of Fame will officially have six more members via its committee voting, even as one of its best candidates missed the honor by the narrowest of margins. For a second time.
These reveals have led to the creation of the Hall of Fame Tracker, operated by Ryan Thibodaux. Thibodaux does tireless work as he scours the interwebs for writers who have posted their ballots.
Detroit Tigers legend and 11-time MLB All Star Bill Freehan has passed away at the age of 79, the team announced on Thursday morning. Freehan was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s several years ago and ...
The first group inducted into the Hall of Honor in 1978 was Gerald R. Ford, Bill Freehan, Tom Harmon, Ron Kramer, Bennie Oosterbaan, Cazzie Russell, and Bob Ufer.The second induction class in 1979 consisted of Fritz Crisler, DeHart Hubbard, Ray Fisher, Charlie Fonville, Willie Heston, Chuck Kocsis, George Sisler, Germany Schulz, Rudy Tomjanovich and Fielding H. Yost.
Among the seven players nominated, first baseman Steve Garvey earned the highest vote total during the 15 years players were eligible for the Hall of Fame via the writers' ballot – earning 42.6% ...