2009 Hall of Fame Election

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The 2009 Hall of Fame Election was announced on January 12, 2009. Candidates needed to recieve 405 of a possible 539 votes. Candidates who received less than 27 votes were dropped from future consideration. Tommy John was also dropped after failing to be elected in his 15th year on the ballot.

Player	Votes	Percentage	Year on the Ballot	Result
Rickey Henderson	511	94.8	1st	ELECTED
Jim Rice	412	76.4	15th	ELECTED
Andre Dawson	361	67.0	8th
Bert Blyleven	338	62.7	12th
Lee Smith	240	44.5	7th
Jack Morris	237	44.0	10th
Tommy John	171	31.7	15th	Dropped
Tim Raines	122	22.6	2nd
Mark McGwire	118	21.9	3rd
Alan Trammell	94	17.4	8th
Dave Parker	81	15.0	13th
Don Mattingly	64	11.9	9th
Dale Murphy	62	11.5	11th
Harold Baines	32	5. 9	3rd
Mark Grace	22	4.1	1st	Dropped
David Cone	21	3.9	1st	Dropped
Matt Williams	7	1.3	1st	Dropped
Mo Vaughn	6	1.1	1st	Dropped
Jay Bell	2	.4	1st	Dropped
Jesse Orosco	1	.2	1st	Dropped
Ron Gant	0	0	1st	Dropped
Dan Plesac	0	0	1st	Dropped
Greg Vaughn	0	0	1st	Dropped

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