Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1976
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The 1976 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 1956 or later, but not after 1970; the ballot included candidates from the 1975 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 1970. 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 32 players; a total of 388 ballots were cast, with 291 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 two candidates who received at least 75% of the vote and was elected is indicated in bold italics; candidates who have since been elected in subsequent elections are indicated in italics. The nine candidates who received less than 5% of the vote, thus becoming ineligible for future BBWAA consideration, are indicated with a *.
Phil Rizzuto was on the ballot for the final time.
| Player | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Robin Roberts | 337 | 86.9 |
| Bob Lemon | 305 | 78.6 |
| Gil Hodges | 233 | 60.1 |
| Enos Slaughter | 197 | 50.8 |
| Eddie Mathews | 189 | 48.7 |
| Pee Wee Reese | 186 | 47.9 |
| Nellie Fox | 174 | 44.8 |
| Duke Snider | 159 | 41.0 |
| Phil Rizzuto | 149 | 38.4 |
| George Kell | 129 | 33.2 |
| Red Schoendienst | 129 | 33.2 |
| Don Drysdale | 114 | 29.4 |
| Roger Maris | 87 | 22.4 |
| Richie Ashburn | 85 | 21.9 |
| Alvin Dark | 62 | 16.0 |
| Walker Cooper | 56 | 14.4 |
| Elston Howard | 55 | 14.2 |
| Mickey Vernon | 52 | 13.4 |
| Ted Kluszewski | 50 | 12.9 |
| Don Larsen | 47 | 12.1 |
| †Roy Face | 23 | 5.9 |
| Lew Burdette | 21 | 5.4 |
| Don Newcombe | 21 | 5.4 |
| Ken Boyer | 15 | 3.9 |
| †Del Crandall | 15 | 3.9 |
| Vern Law | 9 | 2.3 |
| Bobby Thomson | 9 | 2.3 |
| Harvey Haddix | 8 | 2.1 |
| Dick Groat | 7 | 1.8 |
| Will White | 7 | 1.8 |
| Vic Wertz | 5 | 1.3 |
| Johnny Podres | 2 | 0.5 |
Players eligible for the first time who were not included on the ballot were: Jerry Adair, Hank Aguirre, Bob Allison, Gerry Arrigo, Don Cardwell, Jim Davenport, Tito Francona, Gary Geiger, Bob Johnson, Ken Johnson, Lou Klimchock, Ron Kline, Al McBean, Pedro Ramos, Rich Rollins, Johnny Roseboro, Tom Satriano, Russ Snyder, Lee Stange, Hawk Taylor, Ray Washburn and Earl Wilson.
[edit] External links
- 1976 Election at www.baseballhalloffame.org
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