{{BBWAA balloting key}} --version 3 (2014)
{{BBWAA balloting 2}} --version 2 (2013), perhaps to be modified --2014-01-22, transcluded 1999

2014 revisions

Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2000 -- version 3 is in use
Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1999 -- version 2 which may be appropriate back to 1967(?) when our use of pink background color begins Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1967

Was the 5% rule instituted in 1967?

1956: "The BBWAA was authorized to elect players active in 1926 or later, but not after 1950."

now biennial thru 1966; no printed ballot

1958

printed ballot, about 400 players

1962: "The BBWAA was authorized to elect players active in 1932 or later, but not after 1956."

many would lose eligibility prior to the next election in 1964

1964: "The BBWAA was authorized to elect players active in 1944 or later, but not after 1958."

Official BBWAA Results by Year --evidently broken

They were also eliminated from future consideration by the Veterans Committee of the time, a possibility later restored.^[a]

Performance in the BBWAA elections, about 5 to 20 years after retirement, was one criterion for subsequent consideration as a "veteran" for a couple decades? }}

the Veterans Committee -- 50 years biennially OR annually covering 40-some elections 1953 to 2001

Notes

^ Arrangements for inducting "veteran" players, those inactive for about 25 years or more, were radically revised in 2001 and subsequently. Since 2001 a player's eligibility for the veterans ballots does not depend on his performance in the BBWAA elections.

done 1999

Minor: tweak headings 1, 2, 3; mark HOF {dead}; add BB-Ref

major rewrite above the table (moving some all-time comment to the lead)
insert {BBWAA balloting 2|date=2000}
mark expired candidates (*)
add Notes

reword two paragraphs below the table

"The "field" of newly-eligible candidates, who played their last games during 1993,
The [count them?] newly-eligible players who did not reach the ballot

Data

BBWAA election data and work progress
Year	lastgame	from								to
2000	1980–94	30	16	14	499	375	2813	5.64	25	2 15 0 13	counted
1999	1979–93	28	17	11	497	373	3348	6.74	25	3 16 2 7	co, rev
1967	1947–61	47	38^	9	292	219	2321	7.95	15	1[r] 23 4 19	counted
306 runoff ballots; 1198 votes; 4.10
^ 5% support has been the criterion for renomination (bold entries pertain) only since 1967.
1966	1946–60	48&			302	227	2208	7.31	NA	1 37^ 1 9	counted
Annual elections were restored after 1966.
1964	1944–58	58&		15	201	151	1632	8.12		1[r] – 5 – (not starred)
201 runoff ballots; 939 votes; 4.67

[r] – elected in runoff

& – number of candidates who received votes; size of ballot unknown

counted – numbers in this table (and in the article if revised) have been checked against the main table.

They should be checked against Baseball-Reference.

1967

This was the last election with runoff provisions (and a runoff). It is the first where we use four-color background shading.

Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1967 followed rules in transition. The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) held its first election in any odd-number year since 1955 and its last election with provision for a runoff in case of no winner. (In June the rules were rewritten to restore a single annual vote permanently.) In the event, the BBWAA voted twice by mail and elected Red Ruffing on the second ballot. The Veterans Committee met in closed sessions to consider executives, managers, umpires, and earlier major league players. It selected two people, Branch Rickey and Lloyd Waner.

BBWAA election

The BBWAA was authorized to elect players active in 1947 or later but not after 1961 (final game, 1947 to 1961). There were 47 candidates including 9 on the ballot for the first time (†), chosen by a screening committee from players who last appeared in 1961. All 10-year members of the BBWAA were eligible to participate by voting for as many as 10 candidates and any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots returned would be honored with induction to the Hall.

A total of 292 ballots were returned so 219 votes were required for election. A total of 2321 individual votes were cast, an average of 7.95 per ballot. 19 candidates (*) received less than 5% support, or 15 votes, and would not appear on future BBWAA ballots but might eventually be considered by the Veterans Committee.

(runoff) No player received 75% support so there was a runoff election featuring those 31 who received 10 or more votes (thirty leaders including a tie). One winner of the runoff election would be inducted, regardless of numerical support on the second ballot; in fact, winner Red Ruffing tallied 266 of 306 votes or 87%. A total of 1198 individual votes were cast in the runoff, an average of 4.10 per ballot.

(location?)

Red Ruffing, Al Lopez, Billy Herman, Mel Harder and Ernie Lombardi (*) were on the ballot for the final time because they last played in 1947. Ruffing was elected and those 23 who received at least 5% support and last played during 1948–61 were forwarded to next year.

Regular and runoff election results
Player	Vote	Percent	Runoff
Joe Medwick	212	72.6	248
Red Ruffing *	212	72.6	266
Roy Campanella	204	69.9	170
Lou Boudreau	143	49.0	68
Ralph Kiner	124	42.5	41
Enos Slaughter	123	42.1	48
Al Lopez * ^[a]	114	39.0	50
Marty Marion	90	30.8	22
Johnny Mize	89	30.5	14
Pee Wee Reese	89	30.5	16
Johnny Vander Meer	87	29.8	35
Allie Reynolds	77	26.4	19
Phil Rizzuto	71	24.3	14
Joe Gordon	66	22.6	13
Bucky Walters	65	22.3	24
Hal Newhouser	62	21.2	13
Billy Herman *	59	20.2	14
Mel Harder *	52	17.8	14
Arky Vaughan	46	15.8	19
Ernie Lombardi *	43	14.7	25
George Kell	40	13.7	11
Alvin Dark	38	13.0	7
Bobby Doerr	35	12.0	15
Bob Lemon	35	12.0	7
†Hank Bauer	23	7.9	9
Bobo Newsom	19	6.5	6
Don Newcombe	18	6.2	2
Phil Cavarretta	15	5.1	4
Mickey Vernon*	14	4.8	2
Larry Doby*	10	3.4	1
Bobby Thomson*	10	3.4	1
†Ted Kluszewski*	9	3.1
Gil McDougald*	4	1.4
†Jackie Jensen*	3	1.0
Terry Moore*	3	1.0
Del Ennis*	2	0.7
Carl Furillo*	2	0.7
Jim Hegan*	2	0.7
†Earl Torgeson*	2	0.7
†Elmer Valo*	2	0.7
†Clint Courtney*	1	0.3
†Walt Dropo*	1	0.3
†Ned Garver*	1	0.3
Grady Hatton*	1	0.3
Jim Hearn*	1	0.3
†Billy Martin*	1	0.3
Andy Pafko*	1	0.3

Key
†	First time on the BBWAA ballot.
	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 1968 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. Not elected to 2024.
*	Eliminated from annual BBWAA consideration by poor performance or expiration on this ballot.

The results show that voters in the second election concentrated their support on the three leaders.

Notes

^ Lopez was later inducted by the Hall of Fame as a manager.

External links

1967 Election at www.baseballhalloffame.org ^{[dead link‍]}
1967 Runoff Election at www.baseballhalloffame.org ^{[dead link‍]}
1967 Hall of Fame Voting at Baseball-Reference – with runoff election results

Category:Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Hall of Fame balloting

[1] Arrangements for inducting "veteran" players, those inactive for about 25 years or more, were radically revised in 2001 and subsequently. Since 2001 a player's eligibility for the veterans ballots does not depend on his performance in the BBWAA elections.

[2] Lopez was later inducted by the Hall of Fame as a manager.

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