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Ken Griffey Jr. (left) and Mike Piazza, the two inductees of 2016 Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 2016 proceeded according to rules most recently amended in 2015. . As in the past, the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from a ballot of recently retired players, with results announced on January 6, 2016; Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were ...
This is for pages documenting the election of persons to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum—the results of ... 2015 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting; 2016 ...
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.
Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and other tainted stars of the Steroids Era appear likely to get a boost in Hall of Fame balloting. Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and other tainted stars of the Steroids ...
The results of the balloting will be revealed later this month -- and we could see a number of big names inducted into Cooperstown this summer.
The reason every Hall of Fame ballot isn't hundreds of names long is the low support cutoff. Candidates who earn less than 5% of the vote are removed from next year's ballot.
The Hall of Fame announced further changes to the selection process in 2016 that took effect immediately, with the first award affected by these changes being that for 2017. Fan voting was eliminated, and the final ballot was cut from 10 to 8. Candidates were still considered every third year, but in mostly different categories: [7]
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.