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2022 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
New inductees7
via BBWAA1
via Golden Days Era Committee4
via Early Baseball Era Committee2
Total inductees340
Induction dateJuly 24, 2022
← 2021
2023 →

Elections to the National Baseball Hall of Fame for 2022 were conducted according to the rules most recently amended in 2016. 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 25.[1] David Ortiz, in his first year of eligibility, was the only player elected from the BBWAA ballot.

Meetings of the Early Baseball Era Committee and Golden Days Era Committee—two of a group of four bodies generally referred to as the Veterans Committee—who consider players from the 1871–1949 and 1950–1969 eras, respectively, took place in December 2021, having been postponed from December 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The Early Baseball Era Committee elected Buck O'Neil and Bud Fowler, while the Golden Days Era Committee elected Minnie Miñoso, Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, and Tony Oliva.[3]

The inductees and other honorees composing the class of 2022 were honored in ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York, on July 24, 2022.[4][5]

BBWAA ballot

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The list of players appearing on the BBWAA ballot was announced on November 22, 2021.[6] There were 17 players carried over from the prior year's ballot, who garnered at least 5% of the vote in 2021 balloting and were still eligible for election, along with 13 players selected to appear on this ballot in their first year of eligibility, whose final major league appearance was in 2016.[7][8] A total of 2801 votes were cast for individual players, an average of 7.11 votes per ballot.

This was the final BBWAA ballot for Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Curt Schilling, and Sammy Sosa.[10] Schilling joined Jim Bunning in becoming the second player ever to run out of eligibility after having twice received 70% of the vote, but falling short of the necessary 75%.

Players who met first-year eligibility requirements but were not selected by the screening committee for inclusion on the ballot included: Michael Bourn, Billy Butler, Marlon Byrd, Chris Capuano, Coco Crisp, Gavin Floyd, Jeff Francoeur, Roberto Hernández, Omar Infante, Kelly Johnson, Colby Lewis, Kyle Lohse, Javier López, Ángel Pagán, Brayan Peña, Joel Peralta, David Ross, Brendan Ryan, Matt Thornton, Juan Uribe, Ryan Vogelsong, and Jerome Williams.

Early Baseball Era Committee

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Buck O'Neil
Bud Fowler

The Early Baseball Era Committee met to consider players from the pre-1950 era.[11] The committee was established in July 2016;[12] this was its first meeting to consider candidates for election to the Hall.[11]

Within the Early Baseball Era Committee, the Hall of Fame announced a Special Early Baseball Overview Committee to form a ballot of 10 Negro League players for consideration; the special committee was led by former commissioner Bud Selig in a non-voting role.[11]

The ballot was announced on November 5, and the voting was held on December 5. All 10 candidates were deceased.[13][14]

Candidate Category Votes Percent
Buck O'Neil Executive 13 81.3%
Bud Fowler Executive 12 75%
Vic Harris Player 10 62.5%
John Donaldson Player 8 50%
Allie Reynolds Player 6 37.5%
Lefty O'Doul Player 5 31.8%
George Scales Player 4 25%
Bill Dahlen Player <4
Home Run Johnson Player <4
Dick Redding Player <4

The committee consisted of the following individuals:[15][16]

Golden Days Era Committee

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Minnie Miñoso
Gil Hodges

The Golden Days Era Committee met to consider players from the 1950–1969 era.[11] The committee was established in July 2016;[12] this was its first meeting to consider candidates for election to the Hall.[11]

The ballot was announced on November 5, and the voting was held on December 5. Of the 10 candidates, only Jim Kaat, Tony Oliva, and Maury Wills were still alive.[13][14]

Candidate Category Votes Percent
Minnie Miñoso Player 14 87.5%
Gil Hodges Player 12 75%
Jim Kaat Player 12 75%
Tony Oliva Player 12 75%
Dick Allen Player 11 68.8%
Ken Boyer Player <4
Roger Maris Player <4
Danny Murtaugh Manager <4
Billy Pierce Player <4
Maury Wills Player <4

The committee consisted of the following individuals:[15][16]

Ford C. Frick Award

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A baseball card of Jack Graney as a player

According to the rules last amended in 2016, nominees in the Ford C. Frick Award balloting were considered from the Broadcasting Beginnings category—"early team voices and pioneers of baseball broadcasting"—one of three categories considered on a rotating basis.[12] The announced finalists, all of whom were deceased at the time nominations were announced, were:[17][18]

  • Pat Flanagan (1893–1963), Chicago Cubs broadcaster
  • Jack Graney (1886–1978), Cleveland Indians broadcaster; MLB player 1908, 1910–1922
  • Waite Hoyt (1899–1984), Cincinnati Reds broadcaster; MLB player 1918–1938; inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1969
  • France Laux (1897–1978), St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns broadcaster
  • Rosey Rowswell (1884–1955), Pittsburgh Pirates broadcaster
  • Hal Totten (1901–1985), Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox broadcaster
  • Ty Tyson (1888–1968), Detroit Tigers broadcaster
  • Bert Wilson (1911–1955), Chicago Cubs broadcaster

On December 8, 2021, the Hall of Fame announced that Jack Graney won the Frick Award.[19] The award was officially presented on July 23, 2022, in a ceremony in Cooperstown.

Tim Kurkjian

BBWAA Career Excellence Award

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The 2022 BBWAA Career Excellence Award will also be officially presented on July 23 in Cooperstown, honoring a baseball writer "for meritorious contributions to baseball writing". The award was formerly named for J. G. Taylor Spink, longtime publisher of The Sporting News.[20]

On December 7, 2021, Tim Kurkjian, an ESPN analyst who had a long career as a writer for The Dallas Morning News, The Baltimore Sun, and Sports Illustrated, was named as the recipient.[21] Allan Simpson, founder of Baseball America, and sportswriter Marty Noble were the other finalists.[22]

References

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  1. ^ Abraham, Peter (November 6, 2021). "Sunday Baseball Notes". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. ^ Fagan, Ryan (November 16, 2020). "2020 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot: Will anyone be elected this year?". Sporting News. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Negro Leagues player and ambassador Buck O'Neil elected to Hall of Fame with five others". The Boston Globe. Associated Press. December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "2022 Induction Ceremony". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  5. ^ Castrovince, Anthony (July 24, 2022). "Hall of Fame welcomes Class of 2022". MLB.com. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  6. ^ Randhawa, Manny (November 22, 2021). "Every player making HOF ballot debut in '22". MLB.com. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "Future Eligibles". baseballhall.com. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  8. ^ @baseballhall (November 22, 2021). "The 2022 BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot features 30 former players, including 13 new candidates and 17 returnees" (Tweet). Retrieved November 22, 2021 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "David Ortiz Elected to Hall of Fame by BBWAA". baseballhall.org. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  10. ^ Randhawa, Manny (November 22, 2021). "4 players facing last chance on HOF ballot". MLB.com. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Hall of Fame's Early Baseball Era Committee and Golden Days Era Committee to Meet this Winter". baseballhall.org. October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "Hall of Fame Makes Series of Announcements" (Press release). National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. July 23, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  13. ^ a b Simon, Andrew. "HOF reveals Early Baseball, Golden Days ballots". mlb.com. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Gil Hodges, Roger Maris, Minnie Miñoso among 10 on Hall of Fame committee ballot". espn.com. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Fowler, Hodges, Kaat, Miñoso, Oliva, O'Neil Elected to Hall of Fame". baseballhall.org. December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  16. ^ a b Castrovince, Anthony. "Minnie, Gil, Buck among 6 elected to Hall". mlb.com. December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  17. ^ "2022 Ford C. Frick Award Ballot". baseballhall.org. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  18. ^ "Hall of Fame announces finalists for 2022 Ford C. Frick Award". The Daily Star. October 16, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  19. ^ Bell, Mandy (December 8, 2021). "Graney honored with '22 Ford C. Frick Award". MLB.com. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  20. ^ Lucia, Joe (February 5, 2021). "BBWAA removes JG Taylor Spink's name from annual award, renames it as "Career Excellence Award"". Awful Announcing.
  21. ^ Rogers, Jesse (December 7, 2021). "ESPN's Tim Kurkjian is 2022 winner of BBWAA Career Excellence Award". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  22. ^ Harrigan, Thomas. "Kurkjian earns baseball writers' highest honor". mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media, LP. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
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