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The plaque gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame Ty Cobb's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, honors individuals who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport, and is the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, displaying baseball-related artifacts and exhibits.
On February 8, 1991, the Hall of Fame formally declared that persons on baseball's ineligible list would no longer be eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame. As such, Pete Rose was ineligible for BBWAA election, but received 41 write-in votes. These votes were invalid and thrown out.
Hall of Fame member elected on this ballot (named in bold italics). Hall of Fame member elected subsequently to 2024 (named in plain italics). Renominated for the 2003 BBWAA election by adequate performance on this ballot. Not elected to 2024. Eliminated from annual BBWAA consideration by poor performance or expiration on this ballot.
It took Billy Wagner 10 years to get elected to the Hall of Fame after earning just 10.5% of the vote in his first year. It might take a while, but many of these players will have a fighting ...
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 ...
1962 BBWAA inductees Bob Feller (left) and Jackie Robinson Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1962 followed a new system for even-number years. Since 1956 the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) and Veterans Committee had alternated in their duties, but the BBWAA, voting by mail to select from recent major league players ...
We are just five days away from Jan. 21, the day the Baseball Hall of Fame will announce the inductees for the Class of 2025. Thanks to the Hall of Fame Ballot Tracker, created by Ryan Thibodaux ...
When there is an influx of qualified candidates, like there were for many years after the Hall was opened, voters tend to spread their votes out more. Joe DiMaggio's 88.8% is not an aberration of the time, and a player of his caliber would probably receive over 95% if voted on today (Ripken, Gwynn, Henderson, etc.).