Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1972
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The 1972 elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame followed the same system in use since 1968. The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) held an election to select among recent players. The BBWAA election applied a 75% rule to all eligible players, while the Veterans Committee met in closed-door sessions to select from players ineligible for the BBWAA election, as well as managers and executives.
[edit] BBWAA election
The BBWAA was authorized to elect players active in 1952 or later, but not after 1966; the ballot included candidates from the 1971 ballot who received at least 5% of the vote but were not elected, along with selected players, chosen by a screening committee, whose last appearance was in 1966. All 10-year members of the BBWAA were eligible to vote.
Voters were instructed to cast votes for up to 10 candidates; any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall. The ballot consisted of 46 players; a total of 396 ballots were cast, with 297 votes required for election. Those candidates receiving less than 5% of the vote will not appear on future BBWAA ballots, but may eventually be considered by the Veterans Committee.
Candidates who were eligible for the first time are indicated here with a †. The three candidates who received at least 75% of the vote and were elected are indicated in bold italics; candidates who have since been elected in subsequent elections are indicated in italics. The 23 candidates who received less than 5% of the vote, thus becoming ineligible for future BBWAA consideration, are indicated with a *.
Bobo Newsom and Charlie Keller were on the ballot for the final time.
| Player | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| †Sandy Koufax | 344 | 86.9 |
| Yogi Berra | 339 | 85.6 |
| Early Wynn | 301 | 76.0 |
| Ralph Kiner | 235 | 59.3 |
| Gil Hodges | 161 | 40.7 |
| Johnny Mize | 157 | 39.6 |
| Enos Slaughter | 149 | 37.6 |
| Pee Wee Reese | 129 | 32.6 |
| Marty Marion | 120 | 30.3 |
| Bob Lemon | 117 | 29.5 |
| George Kell | 115 | 29.0 |
| Allie Reynolds | 105 | 26.5 |
| Red Schoendienst | 104 | 26.3 |
| Phil Rizzuto | 103 | 26.0 |
| Hal Newhouser | 92 | 23.2 |
| Duke Snider | 84 | 21.2 |
| Nellie Fox | 64 | 16.2 |
| Phil Cavarretta | 61 | 15.4 |
| Alvin Dark | 55 | 13.9 |
| Dom DiMaggio | 36 | 9.1 |
| Bobo Newsom | 31 | 7.8 |
| Charlie Keller | 24 | 6.1 |
| Johnny Sain | 21 | 5.3 |
| Mickey Vernon | 12 | 3.0 |
| Richie Ashburn | 11 | 2.8 |
| Ted Kluszewski | 10 | 2.5 |
| Bobby Thomson | 10 | 2.5 |
| Harvey Haddix | 9 | 2.3 |
| †Roy McMillan | 9 | 2.3 |
| Bobby Shantz | 9 | 2.3 |
| Walker Cooper | 8 | 2.0 |
| Bobby Richardson | 8 | 2.0 |
| Don Newcombe | 7 | 1.8 |
| Harry Brecheen | 5 | 1.3 |
| Dutch Leonard | 5 | 1.3 |
| Carl Erskine | 4 | 1.0 |
| Gil McDougald | 4 | 1.0 |
| Billy Pierce | 4 | 1.0 |
| Vic Raschi | 4 | 1.0 |
| Vic Wertz | 4 | 1.0 |
| Vic Power* | 3 | 0.8 |
| Roy Sievers* | 3 | 0.8 |
| Carl Furillo* | 2 | 0.5 |
| Ed Lopat* | 2 | 0.5 |
| Preacher Roe* | 2 | 0.5 |
| Jackie Jensen* | 1 | 0.3 |
[edit] External links
- 1973 Election at www.baseballhalloffame.org
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