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1971 Hall of Fame Voting

Hall of Fame Inductees / Batting / Ballot History / Pitching / Hall of Fame Voting Procedures / HOF Voting Results:
Voting bodies this year: Baseball Writers / Veterans Committee / Negro League Committee

Baseball Writers

360 total ballots (270 votes needed for election) · 1970 · 1972
Batting Stats Pitching Stats
Rk YoB Votes %vote HOFm HOFs Yrs WAR WAR7 JAWS Jpos G AB R H HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ W L ERA ERA+ WHIP G GS SV IP H HR BB SO Pos Summary
1 Yogi Berra HOF 1st 242 67.2% 226 49 19 56.1 35.1 45.6 40.7 2120 7555 1175 2150 358 1430 30 704 .285 .348 .482 .830 125 *279/35
2 Early Wynn HOF 3rd 240 66.7% 141 44 23 56.2 37.0 46.6 57.9 796 1704 136 365 17 173 1 141 .214 .274 .285 .559 54 300 244 3.54 107 1.329 691 612 15 4564.0 4291 338 1775 2334 *1
3 Ralph Kiner HOF 9th 212 58.9% 136 34 10 46.2 41.3 43.7 50.7 1472 5205 971 1451 369 1015 22 1011 .279 .398 .548 .946 149 *783
4 Gil Hodges 3rd 180 50.0% 83 32 18 40.7 31.8 36.2 51.5 2071 7030 1105 1921 370 1274 63 943 .273 .359 .487 .846 120 *3275/948
5 Enos Slaughter HOF 6th 165 45.8% 90 41 19 51.3 33.1 42.2 55.4 2380 7946 1247 2383 169 1304 71 1018 .300 .382 .453 .834 124 *O
6 Johnny Mize HOF 9th 157 43.6% 175 47 15 67.8 46.8 57.3 51.5 1884 6443 1118 2011 359 1337 28 856 .312 .397 .562 .959 158 *3/O
7 Pee Wee Reese HOF 7th 127 35.3% 100 39 16 63.1 39.6 51.4 52.1 2166 8058 1338 2170 126 885 232 1210 .269 .366 .377 .743 99 *65
8 Marty Marion 10th 123 34.2% 57 17 13 29.6 25.1 27.4 52.1 1572 5506 602 1448 36 624 35 470 .263 .323 .345 .668 81 *6/5
9 Red Schoendienst HOF 3rd 123 34.2% 110 30 19 39.0 28.5 33.7 54.4 2216 8479 1223 2449 84 773 89 606 .289 .337 .387 .724 94 *4765/8
10 Allie Reynolds 10th 110 30.6% 110 33 13 22.8 19.2 21.0 57.9 475 857 56 140 1 79 1 61 .163 .223 .198 .422 18 182 107 3.30 109 1.386 434 309 49 2492.1 2193 133 1261 1423 *1
11 George Kell HOF 7th 105 29.2% 90 29 15 34.5 25.7 30.1 53.4 1795 6702 881 2054 78 870 51 621 .306 .367 .414 .781 112 *53/749
12 Johnny Vander Meer 12th 98 27.2% 33 12 13 23.8 23.6 23.7 57.9 382 685 58 104 1 26 1 41 .152 .200 .180 .379 6 119 121 3.44 107 1.393 346 286 2 2104.2 1799 100 1132 1294 *1
13 Hal Newhouser HOF 8th 94 26.1% 140 34 17 58.6 49.6 54.1 57.9 492 999 71 201 2 81 3 89 .201 .267 .233 .500 36 207 150 3.06 130 1.311 488 374 26 2993.0 2674 136 1249 1796 *1
14 Phil Rizzuto HOF 9th 92 25.6% 87 23 13 38.1 31.9 35.0 52.1 1661 5816 877 1588 38 563 149 651 .273 .351 .355 .706 93 *6/4
15 Bob Lemon HOF 7th 90 25.0% 118 34 15 45.9 37.0 41.4 57.9 615 1183 148 274 37 147 2 93 .232 .288 .386 .674 82 207 128 3.23 119 1.337 460 350 22 2850.0 2559 180 1251 1277 *1/859
16 Duke Snider HOF 2nd 89 24.7% 152 47 18 63.1 48.1 55.6 54.8 2143 7161 1259 2116 407 1333 99 971 .295 .380 .540 .919 140 *897
17 Phil Cavarretta 8th 83 23.1% 42 22 22 31.8 24.0 27.9 51.5 2030 6754 990 1977 95 920 65 820 .293 .372 .416 .788 118 *3*O
18 Bobby Doerr HOF 12th 78 21.7% 96 41 14 47.4 34.1 40.7 54.4 1865 7093 1094 2042 223 1247 54 809 .288 .362 .461 .823 115 *4
19 Al Dark 6th 54 15.0% 51 26 14 39.6 31.0 35.3 52.1 1828 7219 1064 2089 126 757 59 430 .289 .333 .411 .744 98 0 0 18.00 33 2.000 1 1 0 1.0 1 1 1 0 *6*57/4391
20 Nellie Fox HOF 1st 39 10.8% 163 32 19 46.3 35.8 41.0 54.4 2367 9232 1279 2663 35 790 76 719 .288 .348 .363 .710 93 *4/53
21 Bobo Newsom 9th 17 4.7% 69 23 20 42.0 32.6 37.3 57.9 609 1337 86 253 1 102 1 17 .189 .200 .217 .417 10 211 222 3.98 107 1.463 600 483 21 3759.1 3769 206 1732 2082 *1
22 Dom DiMaggio 7th 15 4.2% 64 28 11 29.8 25.0 27.4 54.8 1399 5640 1046 1680 87 618 100 750 .298 .383 .419 .802 110 *O
23 Charlie Keller 10th 14 3.9% 52 30 13 40.6 36.3 38.4 50.7 1170 3790 725 1085 189 760 45 784 .286 .410 .518 .928 152 *O
24 Mickey Vernon 6th 12 3.3% 72 33 20 30.1 23.6 26.8 51.5 2409 8731 1196 2495 172 1311 137 955 .286 .359 .428 .787 116 *3/79
25 Johnny Sain 6th 11 3.1% 55 17 11 27.3 28.8 28.1 57.9 433 774 69 190 3 101 0 24 .245 .270 .304 .574 58 139 116 3.49 107 1.300 412 245 51 2125.2 2145 179 619 910 *1
26 Harvey Haddix 1st 10 2.8% 30 20 14 30.9 25.5 28.2 57.9 531 798 95 169 4 64 4 46 .212 .255 .296 .551 47 136 113 3.63 108 1.233 453 285 21 2235.0 2154 240 601 1575 *1/9
27 Richie Ashburn HOF 4th 10 2.8% 112 41 15 60.2 42.9 51.6 54.8 2189 8365 1322 2574 29 586 234 1198 .308 .396 .382 .778 111 *879/4
28 Ted Kluszewski 5th 9 2.5% 76 24 15 29.2 27.2 28.2 51.5 1718 5929 848 1766 279 1028 20 492 .298 .353 .498 .850 123 *3
29 Don Newcombe 6th 8 2.2% 78 28 10 35.6 33.1 34.4 57.9 452 878 94 238 15 108 2 87 .271 .338 .367 .705 85 149 90 3.56 114 1.203 344 294 7 2154.2 2102 252 490 1129 *1
30 Billy Pierce 2nd 7 1.9% 82 35 18 50.4 36.1 43.2 57.9 616 1102 94 203 0 69 1 65 .184 .232 .203 .435 19 211 169 3.27 119 1.260 585 432 32 3306.2 2989 284 1178 1999 *1/3
31 Walker Cooper 4th 7 1.9% 74 32 18 27.2 22.5 24.9 40.7 1473 4702 573 1341 173 812 18 309 .285 .332 .464 .796 116 *2
32 Wally Moses 6th 7 1.9% 45 28 17 29.1 22.2 25.6 55.4 2012 7356 1124 2138 89 679 174 821 .291 .364 .416 .779 109 *O
33 Harry Brecheen 5th 7 1.9% 67 27 12 40.1 31.3 35.7 57.9 321 673 48 129 2 44 0 45 .192 .247 .235 .481 30 133 92 2.92 133 1.188 318 240 18 1907.2 1731 116 536 901 *1
34 Carl Furillo 4th 5 1.4% 40 27 15 31.8 24.3 28.0 55.4 1806 6378 895 1910 192 1058 48 514 .299 .355 .458 .813 112 *9*87
35 Bobby Shantz 2nd 5 1.4% 53 16 16 32.5 23.7 28.1 32.3 578 548 60 107 1 46 3 47 .195 .265 .245 .509 38 119 99 3.38 119 1.260 537 171 48 1935.2 1795 151 643 1072 *1/8
36 Gil McDougald 6th 4 1.1% 54 21 10 38.6 30.6 34.6 54.4 1336 4676 697 1291 112 576 45 559 .276 .356 .410 .766 111 *4*56
37 Bobby Thomson 6th 4 1.1% 30 21 15 30.0 24.7 27.3 54.8 1779 6305 903 1705 264 1026 38 559 .270 .332 .462 .794 110 *8*759/43
38 Roy Sievers 1st 4 1.1% 50 26 17 22.8 21.3 22.1 51.5 1887 6387 945 1703 318 1147 14 841 .267 .354 .475 .829 124 *3*785/9
39 Eddie Lopat 4th 4 1.1% 64 27 12 29.7 26.0 27.9 57.9 357 887 87 187 5 77 0 73 .211 .271 .268 .539 50 166 112 3.21 116 1.277 340 318 3 2439.1 2464 179 650 859 *1
40 Preacher Roe 5th 3 0.8% 55 21 12 28.2 29.2 28.7 57.9 333 620 37 68 1 28 0 38 .110 .161 .119 .280 -24 127 84 3.43 116 1.259 333 261 10 1914.1 1907 199 504 956 *1
41 Dutch Leonard 5th 3 0.8% 45 24 20 44.1 29.8 36.9 57.9 640 1054 53 177 0 69 1 20 .168 .185 .193 .378 4 191 181 3.25 119 1.256 640 375 44 3218.1 3304 158 737 1170 *1
42 Carl Erskine 5th 3 0.8% 48 18 12 12.0 13.7 12.8 57.9 360 588 51 92 1 31 0 12 .156 .175 .180 .355 -7 122 78 4.00 101 1.328 335 216 13 1718.2 1637 199 646 981 *1
43 Vic Power 1st 2 0.6% 38 10 12 13.1 14.8 13.9 51.5 1627 6046 765 1716 126 658 45 279 .284 .315 .411 .725 97 *34587/96
44 Wally Moon 1st 2 0.6% 24 21 12 22.3 23.7 23.0 50.7 1457 4843 737 1399 142 661 89 644 .289 .371 .445 .817 118 *7*983
45 Vic Raschi 5th 2 0.6% 82 25 10 15.0 15.1 15.0 57.9 269 608 45 112 1 50 0 47 .184 .243 .217 .460 25 132 66 3.72 105 1.316 269 255 3 1819.0 1666 138 727 944 1
46 Jackie Jensen 5th 2 0.6% 56 25 11 25.5 23.1 24.3 55.4 1438 5236 810 1463 199 929 143 750 .279 .369 .460 .829 120 *987
47 Vic Wertz 2nd 2 0.6% 35 26 17 24.8 19.4 22.1 55.4 1862 6099 867 1692 266 1178 9 828 .277 .364 .469 .833 122 *9*37/8
48 Bill Bruton 1st 1 0.3% 20 14 12 23.5 17.6 20.6 54.8 1610 6056 937 1651 94 545 207 482 .273 .328 .393 .720 96 *8/7
Notes: Each voting cycle, qualified members of the BBWAA name no more than 10 eligible players whom they consider worthy of Hall of Fame honors. To be enshrined, a player must be named on at least 75% of the voters' ballots. Currently, players are removed from the ballot if they are named on fewer than 5% of ballots or have been on the ballot 15 times without election.
X means off ballot for future elections. HOF means they were selected to the Hall of Fame in a future election.

Veterans Committee

1970 · 1972
Batting Stats Pitching Stats Manager
Rk HOFm HOFs Yrs WAR WAR7 JAWS Jpos G AB R H HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ W L ERA ERA+ WHIP G GS SV IP H HR BB SO Pos Summary W L W-L%
1 Harry Hooper as Player 38 34 17 49.4 28.4 38.9 55.4 2309 8785 1429 2466 75 817 375 1136 .281 .368 .387 .755 114 0 0 0.00 1.500 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 1 0 *O/1
2 Joe Kelley as Player 98 52 17 47.3 34.6 40.9 50.7 1853 7006 1421 2220 65 1194 443 911 .317 .402 .451 .853 134 *O35/46 338 321 .513
3 Rube Marquard as Player 84 31 18 29.1 27.6 28.4 57.9 536 1107 63 198 1 64 6 33 .179 .207 .202 .410 17 201 177 3.08 103 1.237 536 407 19 3306.2 3233 107 858 1593 *1
4 George Weiss as Pioneer/Executive
5 Dave Bancroft as Player 84 29 16 46.5 35.2 40.9 52.1 1913 7182 1048 2004 32 591 145 827 .279 .355 .358 .714 98 *6/45O 249 363 .407
6 Jake Beckley as Player 84 50 20 57.1 28.2 42.7 51.5 2389 9538 1602 2934 87 1578 315 616 .308 .361 .436 .797 125 0 1 6.75 50 2.500 1 1 0 4.0 9 0 1 2 *3/O41
7 Chick Hafey as Player 69 33 13 28.4 25.9 27.1 50.7 1283 4625 777 1466 164 833 70 372 .317 .372 .526 .898 133 *O
Notes: Various groups of Hall of Fame members and others charged with the induction of players who were not voted in by the BBWAA, as well as Negro League players and non-playing personnel (including managers, owners, and executives). To be enshrined, players must be named on at least 75% of the Committee members' ballots.

Negro League Committee

1972
Batting Stats Pitching Stats Manager
Rk HOFm HOFs Yrs WAR WAR7 JAWS Jpos G AB R H HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ W L ERA ERA+ WHIP G GS SV IP H HR BB SO Pos Summary W L W-L%
1 Satchel Paige as Player 7 0 6 8.4 8.4 8.4 32.3 179 124 2 12 0 4 0 3 .097 .118 .097 .215 -41 28 31 3.29 124 1.279 179 26 32 476.0 429 29 180 288 1
Notes: A special committee formed in 1971-1977 elected one or two players per year. Then in 2006, a special committee of 12 baseball historians was formed. The committee considered almost 100 Negro League and pre-Negro League players, managers, & executives before electing 17 to the Hall of Fame