1962 Hall of Fame Election

In the 1962 Hall of Fame Election, 120 of 160 votes were needed for election.

Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson were elected on the first ballot, the first time that anyone had gone in on the first ballot since the initial ballot in 1936.

In addition, the Veterans Committee elected two persons, in long-time manager Bill McKechnie and OF Edd Roush. All four were still alive and able to attend the induction ceremony held on July 23, 1962 in Cooperstown, NY.

Player	Votes	Result
Bob Feller	150	Elected
Jackie Robinson	124	Elected
Sam Rice	81
Eppa Rixey	49
Luke Appling	48
Phil Rizzuto	44
Burleigh Grimes	43
Hack Wilson	39
Joe Medwick	34
Kiki Cuyler	31
Red Faber	30
Jim Bottomley	20
Lefty Gomez	20
Waite Hoyt	18
Chuck Klein	18
Marty Marion	16
Heinie Manush	15
Allie Reynolds	15
Goose Goslin	14
Johnny Mize	14
Lefty O'Doul	13
Lou Boudreau	12
Al Lopez	11
Bobby Doerr	10
Tony Lazzeri	8
Chick Hafey	7
Mel Harder	7
Freddy Lindstrom	7
Earle Combs	6
Jimmy Dykes	6
Pepper Martin	6
Arky Vaughan	6
Earl Whitehill	6
Ralph Kiner	5
Ernie Lombardi	5
Johnny Vander Meer	5
Bucky Walters	5
Lloyd Waner	5
Joe Gordon	4
Billy Herman	4
Hal Newhouser	4
Jimmie Wilson	4
Earl Averill	3
Jesse Haines	3
Tommy Henrich	3
Bobo Newsom	3
Phil Cavarretta	2
Spud Chandler	2
Dom DiMaggio	2
Charlie Grimm	2
Fielder Jones	2
Firpo Marberry	2
Lon Warneke	2
Tommy Bridges	1
George Case	1
Billy Cox	1
Doc Cramer	1
Leo Durocher	1
Bob Elliott	1
Wes Ferrell	1
Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
Fred Hutchinson	1
Travis Jackson	1
Charlie Keller	1
George Kelly	1
Frank McCormick	1
Terry Moore	1
Vic Raschi	1
Preacher Roe	1
Red Rolfe	1
Johnny Sain	1
Hal Schumacher	1
Luke Sewell	1
Rip Sewell	1
Riggs Stephenson	1
Dixie Walker	1
Glenn Wright	1
Rudy York	1