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Hernandez was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1997 and was voted the Mets' all-time first baseman by fans in celebration of the team's 40th anniversary in 2002. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Mets, Hernandez was selected as the Mets' all-time first baseman by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters that included Marty ...
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 2002 election by the BBWAA were announced on January 8, 2002. The ballot consisted of 28 players; 472 ballots were cast, with 354 votes required for election.
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 2003 election by the BBWAA were announced on January 7. The ballot consisted of 33 players; 496 ballots were cast, with 372 votes required for election.
Keith Hernandez has won the most Gold Gloves at first base, capturing 11 consecutive awards in the National League from 1978 to 1988. [6] In the American League, Don Mattingly won nine times with the New York Yankees for the second-highest total among first basemen, [ 7 ] and George Scott won eight awards playing for the Boston Red Sox (three ...
In 2016, Ken Griffey Jr. was elected to the Hall of Fame with a then-record 99.3% of the votes. But instead of celebrating this, the pitchforks and Tiki torches came out for the three writers who ...
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% ...
The Expansion Era Committee's 16-member voting electorate, appointed by the Hall of Fame's Board of Directors, was announced at the same time as the ballot of 12 candidates. [1] The Hall officially calls this group the "Expansion Era Committee", but media still generally refer to it as the "Veterans Committee".
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.