793:
766:
739:
712:
685:
658:
631:
602:
553:
526:
497:
470:
441:
392:
363:
334:
305:
187:
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. The ballot consisted of 26 players; 473 ballots were cast, with 355 votes required for election. A total of 2,559 votes were cast, an
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met in closed sessions to elect as many as two executives, managers, umpires, and older major league players—the categories considered in all its meetings since 1953. By an arrangement since 1995 it separately considered candidates from the Negro leagues and from the 19th century with authority to
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The BBWAA was authorized to elect players active in 1978 or later, but not after 1992; the ballot included candidates from the 1997 ballot who received at least 5% of the vote but were not elected, along with selected players, chosen by a screening committee, whose last appearance was in 1992. All
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110:
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Eliminated from future BBWAA voting. Under rules of the time, players who received less than 5% of the vote were also eliminated from
Veterans Committee consideration, but their eligibility for that process was restored in 2001.
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average of 5.41 per ballot. Those candidates receiving less than 5% of the vote (24 votes) would not appear on future BBWAA ballots, and under then-current rules were also eliminated from future consideration by the
1262:"At 94, still navigating the current Sam Lacy: The honors keep coming for the longtime sports editor of the Afro-American, who continues to tackle the latest issues in his weekly column with no sign of slowing down"
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The newly-eligible players included 17 All-Stars, nine of whom were not included on the ballot, representing a total of 44 All-Star selections. Among the new candidates were 11-time All-Star
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Candidates who were eligible for the first time are indicated here with a dagger (†). The one candidate who received at least 75% of the vote and were elected is indicated in
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205:. The seven candidates who received less than 5% of the vote, thus becoming ineligible for future BBWAA consideration, are indicated with an asterisk (*).
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honoring a baseball writer. (The award was voted at the
December 1997 meeting of the BBWAA, dated 1997, and included in the summer 1998 ceremonies.)
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1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1398:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
964:
829:
78:
73:
192:. A 2001 change in Hall policy restored the eligibility of players dropped from BBWAA balloting for Veterans Committee consideration.
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1207:
1234:
1908:
1083:
1059:
1901:
2039:
1011:
983:
1987:
1142:
1127:
968:
913:
156:
1178:
1962:
1261:
1063:
699:
133:
1071:
1039:
808:
172:
140:
89:
2005:
1322:
1157:
1954:
1877:
1107:
189:
152:
589:
1023:
617:
1183:
1043:
987:
960:
871:
850:
672:
2013:
1153:
995:
991:
1893:
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Players who were elected in future elections. These individuals are also indicated in
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2028:
1095:
1075:
1047:
892:
726:
569:
320:
1977:
1972:
1123:
1119:
1091:
1079:
1067:
1031:
999:
934:
456:
428:
201:; candidates who have since been selected in subsequent elections are indicated in
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164:
123:
103:
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met in closed sessions and selected four people from multiple classified ballots:
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1051:
1035:
1019:
1015:
1007:
956:
540:
408:
99:
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1943:
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1087:
1003:
753:
645:
484:
286:
160:
148:
113:
109:
93:
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349:
208:
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378:
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118:
108:
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Elected to the Hall. These individuals are also indicated in
1288:"Dodgers Hall of Fame broadcaster Jaime JarrĂn to retire"
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Players not yet elected who returned on the 1999 ballot.
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10-year members of the BBWAA were eligible to vote.
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for 1998 followed the system in use since 1995. The
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1934:
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1235:"DOBY'S PIONEERING PATH EARNED HALL OF FAME PLAQUE"
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16:Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame
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20:1998 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
1179:"Sutton star of Hall of Fame show"
1177:Holtzman, Jerome (July 27, 1998).
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495:
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614:
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375:
346:
317:
282:
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245:
233:
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840:
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819:
801:
774:
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610:
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505:
478:
449:
422:
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400:
371:
342:
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763:
736:
709:
682:
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628:
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523:
494:
467:
438:
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360:
331:
302:
1868:
254:
246:
234:
220:
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1988:J. G. Taylor Spink Award
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1134:J. G. Taylor Spink Award
1122:from the 1960s, pitcher
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44:via Veterans Committee
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1206:Wojciechowski, Gene.
963:and 5-time All-Stars
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141:Baseball Hall of Fame
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112:
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175:, on July 26, 1998.
2006:Ford C. Frick Award
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1208:"Hall of injustice"
1158:Ford C. Frick Award
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117:
107:
97:
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2021:
1891:
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953:
952:
262:
261:
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86:
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1895:
1405:
1395:
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1347:
1340:
1333:
1324:
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22:
2055:
2054:
2050:
2049:
2048:
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2000:
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1949:
1930:
1922:
1892:
1887:
1864:
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1166:
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1136:
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1044:Rance Mulliniks
1012:Mike Fitzgerald
988:Floyd Bannister
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872:Carney Lansford
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444:
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366:
337:
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83:
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1522:
1517:
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1497:
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1472:
1467:
1462:
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1452:
1446:
1444:
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1416:
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1076:Mike Scioscia
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1048:Ken Oberkfell
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1033:
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1001:
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993:
989:
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984:Dave Anderson
981:
977:
972:
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969:Mike Flanagan
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962:
958:
942:
939:
936:
932:
921:
918:
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914:Mike Flanagan
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900:
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893:Brian Downing
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1554:1970s–1980s
1443:1950s–1960s
1362:1930s–1940s
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1052:Gary Pettis
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1020:Rich Gedman
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1008:Rick Cerone
957:Gary Carter
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409:Gary Carter
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1968:Larry Doby
1944:Don Sutton
1936:BBWAA Vote
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1088:Pat Tabler
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754:Ron Guidry
646:Luis Tiant
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321:Tony PĂ©rez
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980:Jim Acker
781:Bob Boone
350:Ron Santo
209:Ron Santo
1996:Sam Lacy
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379:Jim Rice
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1298:7 April
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450:6th
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423:1st
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