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AROUND THE HORN News & Notes from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum September Edition

Sept. 17, 2015 volume 22, issue 8

FRICK AWARD BALLOT VOTING UNDER WAY

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Ford C. Frick Award is presented annually since 1978 by the Museum for excellence in baseball broadcasting…Annual winners are announced as part of the Baseball each year, while awardees are presented with their honor the following summer during Hall of Fame Weekend in Cooperstown, …Following changes to the voting regulations implemented by the Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors in the summer of 2013, the selection process reflects an era-committee system where eligible candidates are grouped together by years of most significant contributions of their broadcasting careers… The totality of each candidate’s career will be considered, though the era in which the broadcaster is deemed to have had the most significant impact will be determined by a Hall of Fame research team…The three cycles reflect eras of major transformations in broadcasting and media:  The “Broadcasting Dawn Era” – to be voted on this fall, announced in December at the Winter Meetings and presented at the Hall of Fame Awards Presentation in 2016 – will consider candidates who contributed to the early days of baseball broadcasting, from its origins through the early-1950s.  The “High Tide Era” – to be presented at the Hall of Fame Awards Presentation in 2017 – will consider candidates whose contributions have come during the regional cable network era, beginning with the mid-1980s through today. The High Tide Era was last considered for the Frick Award in the fall of 2013.  The “Living Room Era” – to be presented at the Hall of Fame Awards Presentation in 2018 – will consider candidates whose most significant years fell during the mid-1950s through the early 1980s, as the game spread through television and into homes across the country. The Living Room Era was last considered for the Frick Award in the fall of 2014.

The Broadcasting Dawn Era process began Sept. 14, when the Museum released the list of eligible candidates for the 2016 Frick Award and online voting began to place three candidates on the ballot via the Hall of Fame’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/baseballhall, or on the Hall of Fame’s website at www.baseballhall.org/discover/awards/ford-frick-award- voting... Online voting will conclude at 5 p.m. ET on Oct. 2…The top three fan selections will be placed on the 10-person final ballot for the Broadcasting Dawn Era, with the remaining candidates determined by a Hall of Fame research team…Bios of each candidate appear at www.facebook.com/baseballhall under the Frick Voting tab...For the 13th consecutive year, fans will choose members of the ballot through online voting…In 2014, , and Jack Quinlan earned spots on the final Frick Award ballot via fan voting…The 18-member Frick Award Committee will cast ballots during November, with the 2016 winner to be announced during the 2015 Baseball Winter Meetings from Nashville, Tenn., on Dec. 9…The Frick Award electorate is comprised of the 14 living Frick Award recipients and four broadcast historians/columnists, including Frick honorees , Dick Enberg, Joe Garagiola, Jaime Jarrin, , , Tim McCarver, , , Felo Ramirez, , , Dave Van Horne and , and historians/columnists (NBC/MLB Network), Barry Horn ( Morning News), Ted Patterson (historian) and Curt Smith (historian).

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FALL’S A BALL AT THE HALL

As the baseball season winds toward its climax, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has put together an all-star lineup of programming during the fall months of 2015…The Museum will host the annual fan favorite Baseball Film Festival and celebrate the annual Fall Classic with the popular Gala…The schedule includes:

ON THE BIG SCREEN: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum recognizes the twin traditions of baseball and film when, for the 10th consecutive year, it hosts the Baseball Film Festival in Cooperstown, Sept. 25-27…Twelve films, with themes ranging from Hall of Famer and Caribbean baseball trailblazer Andre Rodgers to a look at the earthquake that rocked the , will be screened on Friday, Saturday and Sunday as filmmakers and fans celebrate the timeless connection between baseball and the big screen…A complete list of the films to be screened and screening times is available at www.baseballhall.org...All films will be shown in the Hall of Fame’s Bullpen Theater… Fastball, the acclaimed new documentary film, celebrates the game’s signature delivery and headlines the Film Festival…Produced by National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Board member Thomas Tull (the producer of “42”), along with Philip Aromando and Mike Tollin and directed by Jonathan Hock, Fastball explores the history and science behind baseball’s foundational pitch and features Hall of Famers Aaron, , and as well as legends and ….Narrated by Kevin Costner, the feature-length film explores the question of who threw the fastest pitch of all time…Fastball will be screened at 7 p.m. on Sept. 25 in the Museum’s Bullpen Theater…Tickets for all films are free but must be reserved in advance…Participants in the Museum’s Membership program can reserve now by calling 607-547-0397.

THE WIZARD IN COOPERSTOWN: Hall of Famer will return to Cooperstown during the first weekend of October to pass on lessons from his remarkable career…Smith will be in town to visit alumni of the Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development…He will also be featured in a Voices of the Game program at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3 in the Museum’s Grandstand Theater, where he will share stories and participate in a question-and-answer session with Museum visitors…Tickets to the Voices of the Game event will go on sale exclusively to participants in the Museum’s Membership Program at 9 a.m. on Mon., Sept. 21…Any remaining tickets will go on sale at the Museum’s Ticket Booth at 9 a.m. Oct. 3…Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12-and-under and can be reserved by calling 607-547-0397.

GALA EVENT: Enjoy the excitement of the World Series on the big screen at the Hall of Fame during one of our favorite annual family events, the World Series Gala…The entertaining evening on Oct. 31 will include refreshments, trivia, raffles and prizes during a live broadcast of Game 4 of the World Series from the park of the champion…Tickets will go on sale to Members starting Sept. 28 at 607-547-0397, and any remaining tickets will be made available to the general public Oct. 26.

HALL OF FAME WEEKEND RECAP

The induction of Class of 2015 members , , Pedro Martínez and brings the total number of Hall of Famers to 310, including 69 living members…Award winners Dick Enberg (Ford C. Frick Award for broadcast excellence) and (J.G. Taylor Spink Award for writing) were honored at the July 25 Awards Presentation at Doubleday Field.

A STAGE FILLED WITH HEROES: Fifty-three of the 69 living Hall of Famers attended the July 26 Induction Ceremony at the Clark Sports Center:

Hank Aaron Luis Aparicio Nolan Ryan Craig Biggio Ozzie Smith Bob Gibson John Smoltz Pedro Martínez Frank Thomas Tony Pérez Fergie Jenkins Randy Johnson Cal Ripken Jr.

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COME ONE, COME ALL: An estimated crowd of 45,000 fans attended the July 26 Induction Ceremony, the fourth-highest total in the history of the event…In 2007, an estimated 82,000 fans packed Cooperstown, honoring the Hall of Fame induction of Cal Ripken Jr. and and setting a Hall of Fame Weekend attendance record…Following 2007, the top six estimated crowds for Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies: 50,000 (1999); 48,000 (2014); 45,000 (2015); 40,000 (1995); 27,000 (2001 and 2005); and 25,000 (2000)…This year’s total marked the first time that crowds of 40,000 or more attended the Induction Ceremony in consecutive years…The average attendance for any one Induction Ceremony is 15,000 fans.

BOOK NOW FOR FUTURE WEEKENDS: Hall of Fame Weekend is typically scheduled for the last weekend in July, though there are exceptions…The 2016 Induction Weekend is scheduled for July 22-25, with the Induction on July 24…A partial list of eligible first-time players for upcoming Hall of Fame elections includes: 2016: , Ken Griffey Jr., , Billy Wagner; 2017: , , Manny Ramirez, Ivan Rodriguez,; 2018: , Hideki Matsui, , Omar Vizquel; 2019: , , Andy Pettitte, ; 2020: , Derek Jeter, , .

VOTING SEASON NEWS

PRE-INTEGRATION ERA COMMITTEE COMING THIS FALL: The BBWAA-appointed Historical Overview Committee will devise the ballot for the Pre-Integration Era Committee election this fall, with the final ballot to be announced Oct. 5… That 10-person ballot will be voted on by the Pre-Integration Era Committee at Baseball’s Winter Meetings Dec. 7 in Nashville, Tenn.…Any candidate appearing on at least 75 percent of ballots cast will be enshrined as a member of the Class of 2016 at the Hall of Fame…The Pre-Integration Era Committee members will be announced later this fall.

WHO’S ELIGIBLE: The Pre-Integration Era covers candidates among managers, umpires, executives and long-retired players whose most significant career impact was realized from the through 1946, the year before broke the color barrier in …Eligible candidates include: Players who played in at least 10 major league seasons, who are not on Major League Baseball’s ineligible list, and have been retired for 21 or more seasons; Managers and Umpires with 10 or more years in baseball and retired for at least five years, with any candidates who are 65 years or older first-eligible six months from the date of the election following retirement; and Executives who have been retired for at least five years, with any active executives 65 or older eligible for consideration.

CLASS OF 2 0 1 5

BIGGER AND BETTER: Craig Biggio totaled 3,060 hits in his 20-year career with the Astros, one of only 29 men in the 3,000- club…Starting out as a before moving to second base and then the outfield, Biggio won Silver Slugger Awards both behind the plate and at the keystone sack (for a total of five Silver Sluggers) and was named to seven All-Star Games… A four-time -winner at second base, Biggio is one of only 12 players with at least 3,000 hits and 1,800 runs scored…Led the Astros to six postseason appearances, including their only National League pennant in 2005...Biggio ranks fifth on the all-time doubles list (and first among right-handed batters) with 668 two-base knocks…Only player in big league history with at least 3,000 hits, 600 doubles, 400 stolen bases and 250 home runs.

LONG STORY: Randy Johnson won 303 games over 22 seasons with the Expos, Mariners, Astros, Diamondbacks, Yankees and Giants, the fifth-best total among all left-handers…The 6-foot-10 Johnson won the Award in 1995 with the Mariners and four straight National League Cy Young Awards with the Diamondbacks from 1999-2002…Johnson led his league in eight times and earned- average four times, posting three 20-win seasons and leading his league in winning percentage four times…His career mark of 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings is the best in baseball history, and his 4,875 strikeouts rank second behind Nolan Ryan and first among left-handers…Johnson shared World Series Most Valuable Player honors with Diamondbacks teammate after going 3-0 in the 2001 Fall Classic, leading Arizona to a seven-game victory over the Yankees.

DOMINICAN DOMINATOR: Pedro Martínez won three Cy Young Awards (1997, 1999-2000) and five earned-run average titles in his 18 seasons with the Dodgers, Expos, Red Sox, Mets and Phillies…Martínez becomes the second native of the Dominican Republic to be elected to the Hall of Fame following Juan Marichal in 1983…With a 219-100 record, Martínez posted a career winning percentage of .687, second to only Whitey Ford among with at least 200 victories…Martínez led his league in WHIP (walks plus hits divided by ) six times and strikeouts three times, earning eight All-Star Game selections…In seven seasons with the Red Sox, Martínez was 117-37 with a 2.52 ERA, helping Boston end an 86-year drought by winning Game 3 of the that the Red Sox went on to sweep…He is the only in history with at least 3,000 strikeouts (3,154) with fewer than 3,000 innings pitched (2,827.1).

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HOME OF THE BRAVE: John Smoltz won 213 games and saved 154 more in a 21-year career with the Braves, Red Sox and Cardinals, becoming the first pitcher in history with at least 200 wins and 150 saves…An eight-time All-Star Game selection, Smoltz won the 1996 National League and led the NL in wins twice, strikeouts twice, innings pitched twice and winning percentage twice…In three-and-a-half seasons as a in the middle of his career, Smoltz established himself as an All-Star , saving at least 44 games in each of his three full seasons…Smoltz was the only player on each of the Braves teams from 1991- 2004 that finished the season in playoff position…He is one of only 16 members of the 3,000 club (3,084).

2015 AWARD WINNERS

BY ANY MEASURE: Tom Gage, who served as The Detroit News’ beat writer for the Tigers from 1979-2014, was elected the 2015 winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America…Gage, born April 2, 1948 in Detroit, began his career with the New Orleans Times-Picayune in the early 1970s before moving to The News in 1976…Gage has covered more than 5,000 big league games in 54 ballparks, including five no-hitters and the 1984 World Championship team…Gage is the 66th winner of the Spink Award.

OH MY!: Dick Enberg, who has spent nearly 20 years calling Major League Baseball games bracketed around remarkable stints at NBC and CBS, has been selected as the 2014 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually for excellence in broadcasting by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum…Born Jan. 9, 1935 in the Detroit suburb of Mount Clemens, Mich., Enberg began his broadcasting career as an undergraduate at Central Michigan and later broadcast both football and basketball games at University…By the end of the 1960s, Enberg was calling California Angels games, a position he held from 1968-78…He also called games of the Los Angeles Rams and UCLA men’s basketball team and joined NBC Sports in 1975, remaining with the network for 25 years while working assignments that included the MLB Postseason and World Series as well as Wimbledon, college football and the National Football League…Enberg called the memorable 1982 World Series featuring the Cardinals and the Brewers, and later returned to the Angels’ broadcast team in 1985…After moving to CBS Sports in 2000, Enberg covered events including football, tennis, basketball and golf before joining the Padres as their television play-by-play voice in 2010, a position he still holds…Over a career that has spanned six decades, Enberg has established himself as one of sport’s top play-by-play announcers, with his signature “Oh, my!” call recognized around the world.

2016 SPINK AWARD FINALISTS: The Baseball Writers’ Association of America has announced its three finalists for the 2015 J.G. Taylor Spink Award…The finalists are: Former Atlanta Journal-Constitution writer ; longtime Boston Globe writer and columnist ; and longtime Spanish syndicated columnist Juan Vene …The winner of the 2016 J.G. Taylor Spink Award for writers will be announced on Dec. 8 at Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings.

2 0 1 5 BALLOTING RECAP

THE 2015 BALLOT: The BBWAA ballot featured 34 players, including 17 new candidates and 17 returnees…Candidates appearing on the necessary 75 percent of all ballots cast to earn election appear in bold below…Candidates receiving less than five percent of the vote are no longer eligible for BBWAA consideration and appear in italics below…Seventeen players will return for consideration in 2016…A total of 549 votes were cast, with 412 votes necessary for election and 28 votes necessary to remain on the ballot… received 9.1% of the vote in his final year of eligibility on the BBWAA ballot…Mattingly will be eligible for consideration by the Expansion Era Committee beginning in the fall of 2016…The final results, in order of percentage received with number of years on the ballot:

NAME YR 2015 NAME YR 2015 NAME YR 2015 Randy Johnson 1 97.3% 14 25.1% 1 0.4% Pedro Martínez 1 91.1% 2 24.6% 1 0.4% John Smoltz 1 82.9% Jeff Kent 2 14.0% Darin Erstad 1 0.2% Craig Biggio 3 82.7% Fred McGriff 6 12.9% Rich Aurilia 1 0.0% 3 69.9% 5 11.8% Tony Clark 1 0.0% 5 55.7% 1 11.7% Jermaine Dye 1 0.0% 8 55.0% Mark McGwire 9 10.0% 1 0.0% Curt Schilling 3 39.2% Don Mattingly 15 9.1% Brian Giles 1 0.0% 3 37.5% 3 6.6% Eddie Guardado 1 0.0% 3 36.8% 1 5.5% 1 0.0% 13 30.2% 1 3.8% Edgar Martinez 6 27.0% 1 0.7%

THE VOTING ELECTORATE: A total of 549 ballots were cast by BBWAA voters in 2015, marking the 13th time that more than 500 ballots have been cast: (also: 515-2001; 506-2004; 516-2005; 520-2006; 545-2007; 543-2008; 539-2009; 539-2010; 581-2011; 573-2012; 569-2013; 571-2014)…A record 581 ballots were cast in the 2011 election…Voting privileges are extended to those BBWAA members meeting their organization’s Hall of Fame voting qualifications and in good standing with the BBWAA…Voters can select from zero to 10 names on their Hall of Fame ballot…Votes on 75 percent of all ballots cast are necessary for election. BASEBALLHALL . ORG A R O U N D T H E H ORN , PAGE 5

RULES CHANGES: On July 28, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Board of Directors announced changes to the Baseball Writers’ Association of America electorate for Hall of Fame voting…Hall of Fame voters must now meet requirements as active members who are still covering the game…A 10-year grace period will be provided for BBWAA members who are no longer active in baseball…. BBWAA members previously holding Hall of Fame voting privileges who are no longer active in the game and are more than 10 years removed from active status will have the opportunity for annual reinstatement, based on their coverage of the game in the preceding year…Approximately 650 BBWAA members are currently eligible to participate in the Hall of Fame vote, based on their status as 10-year BBWAA members…A voter registration system and survey will determine each individual member’s eligibility…Each BBWAA-Hall of Fame eligible voter will be required to register online in order to be considered as a potential voter for 2016.

CAREFUL SELECTION: 2015 marked the 71st Hall of Fame election held by the BBWAA…Starting in 1936, the BBWAA has elected someone 63 times and on eight occasions it did not elect anyone (1945, 1946, 1950, 1958, 1960, 1971, 1996, 2013)…On nine occasions, no election was held (1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965)….The BBWAA membership has elected from zero to five candidates in each of its 71 elections…As quantified in the chart below, the BBWAA has voted in one player more than any other quantity (26 times).

ELECTED TIMES LAST CLASS 5 1 1936 Cobb, Johnson, Mathewson, Ruth, Wagner 4 3 2015 Biggio, Johnson, Martínez, Smoltz 3 8 2014 Glavine, Maddux, Thomas 2 25 2011 Alomar, Blyleven 1 26 2012 Larkin 0 8 2013 -----

RULES FOR ELECTION: Voting criteria for BBWAA electors can be found at http://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/bbwaa-rules- for-election... Voting rules state that: “Voting shall be based upon the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played.”

THE GAME’S ELITE: Including the four members of the Class of 2015, the Hall of Fame is comprised of 310 elected members…Included are 215 former major league players, 28 executives, 35 Negro Leaguers, 22 managers and 10 umpires…The BBWAA has elected 119 candidates to the Hall while the veterans committees (in all forms) have chosen 165 deserving candidates (96 major leaguers, 28 executives, 22 managers, 10 umpires and nine Negro Leaguers)…The defunct “Committee on Negro Baseball Leagues” selected nine men between 1971-77 and the Special Committee on Negro Leagues in 2006 elected 17 Negro Leaguers…There are currently 69 living members.

69 AMBASSADORS: The 69 living members of the Hall of Fame are: , Roberto Alomar, Luis Aparicio, Johnny Bench, , Craig Biggio, Bert Blyleven, Wade Boggs, George Brett, Lou Brock, Jim Bunning, Rod Carew, Steve Carlton, Orlando Cepeda, Bobby Cox, Andre Dawson, , Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, Carlton Fisk, Whitey Ford, Bob Gibson, Pat Gillick, Tom Glavine, Goose Gossage, , Rickey Henderson, Whitey Herzog, , Reggie Jackson, , Randy Johnson, Al Kaline, Sandy Koufax, Barry Larkin, Tony La Russa, Tom Lasorda, Greg Maddux, Juan Marichal, Pedro Martínez, , , Willie McCovey, , Joe Morgan, Eddie Murray, Phil Niekro, , Tony Pérez, Gaylord Perry, Jim Rice, Cal Ripken, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Nolan Ryan, , , , Tom Seaver, Ozzie Smith, John Smoltz, Bruce Sutter, , Frank Thomas, Joe Torre, , Dave Winfield, and Robin Yount.

CONNECTING GENERATIONS: Bobby Doerr is the oldest living Hall of Famer in history, having surpassed Al Lopez (97 years, 71 days) on June 18, 2015...Doerr was born on April 7, 1918, while World War I was still raging around the globe…Pedro Martínez, who was born on Oct. 25, 1971, is now the youngest living Hall of Famer at 43 years of age.

BETWEEN THE LINES: Including Negro League players, the following is a breakdown by position of the 244 Hall of Famers who earned their election on the playing field…Also included is the last major leaguer to be elected at each position…Numbers in parenthesis indicate Hall of Famers elected by the BBWAA at each position. Pitchers ...... 77 (41) .. 21 (11) Left Fielders ...... 21 (11) ...... 16 (8) ...... 16 (6) Center Fielders ...... 23 (7) ...... 21 (9) ...... 24 (11) Right Fielders...... 24 (13) Designated Hitter .... 1 (1) DH: Thomas (2014) PITCHER: Johnson, Martínez, Smoltz (2015) SECOND BASE: Biggio (2015) LEFT FIELD: Henderson, Rice (2009) CATCHER: Carter (2003) THIRD BASE: White (2013) CENTER FIELD: Puckett (2001) FIRST BASE: Murray (2003) : Larkin (2012) RIGHT FIELD: Dawson (2010)

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FIRST THINGS FIRST: Fifty players have been elected in their first year of eligibility (16 pitchers, seven RF, six LF, four CF, five SS, five 3B, three 2B, two 1B, one DH and one catcher; position based on where electee played the majority of his big league games)…In nine of the last 14 elections, at least one player has been elected in his first year of eligibility…Other than the inaugural Hall of Fame election, 1999, 2014 and now 2015 are the only three years where as many as three first-year candidates were elected at once…NOTE: (who received votes in 1936 while active and then was elected by acclamation in 1939) and (by special election in 1973) were each elected through a non-traditional process and are not counted in the 47.

YEAR NAME YEAR NAME YEAR NAME YEAR NAME 1936 1979 Willie Mays 1991 Rod Carew 2004 Paul Molitor 1936 1980 Al Kaline 1992 Tom Seaver 2005 Wade Boggs 1936 1981 Bob Gibson 1993 Reggie Jackson 2007 Cal Ripken 1936 1982 Hank Aaron 1994 Steve Carlton 2007 Tony Gwynn 1936 1982 Frank Robinson 1995 Mike Schmidt 2009 Rickey Henderson 1962 Jackie Robinson 1983 Brooks Robinson 1999 Nolan Ryan 2014 Greg Maddux 1962 1985 Lou Brock 1999 George Brett 2014 Tom Glavine 1966 1986 Willie McCovey 1999 Robin Yount 2014 Frank Thomas 1969 1988 2001 2015 Randy Johnson 1972 Sandy Koufax 1989 Johnny Bench 2001 Dave Winfield 2015 Pedro Martínez 1973 1989 Carl Yastrzemski 2002 Ozzie Smith 2015 John Smoltz 1974 1990 Jim Palmer 2003 Eddie Murray 1977 1990 Joe Morgan 2004 Dennis Eckersley

TRY AND TRY AGAIN: The 67 men not elected by the BBWAA in their first year eligible were done so on a later ballot, taking from two to 16 elections…The length of time a player could stay on the BBWAA ballot has varied throughout history…From 1946- 56, the rule was that a player must have been active at some point in the 25 years prior to the election – it was increased to 30 years from 1956-62, was 20 years from 1963-2014 and is now 15 years…When one walks through the Hall of Fame Gallery, though, the year or method by which players were elected are not noted…The 67 non-first year BBWAA electees: 2nd election (Alomar, Berra, Fingers, Fisk, Ford, Lajoie, Speaker, Young); 3rd election (Alexander, Biggio, Grove, Hubbell, Hunter, Jenkins, Larkin, Marichal, Ott, Perry, Sandberg); 4th election (E.Collins, DiMaggio, Keeler, Killebrew, Roberts, Sisler, Wynn); 5th election (Campanella, Hornsby, Mathews, Niekro, Sutton); 6th election (Aparicio, Carter, Cochrane, Frisch, Gehringer, P.Waner, B.Williams); 7th election (Appling, Foxx); 8th election (Pennock, Traynor, Wilhelm); 9th election (Dawson, Gossage, Greenberg, Medwick, Perez); 10th election (Boudreau, Cronin, Dickey, Drysdale, Lyons, Simmons); 11th election (Snider); 12th election (Dean, Hartnett, Heilmann, Lemon); 13th election (Kiner, Sutter); 14th election (Blyleven, Maranville, Terry); 15th election (Rice, Ruffing); 16th election (Vance).

ONE-TEAM WONDERS: There are 49 Hall of Famers who spent their entire career with one team…2015 inductee Craig Biggio is the most recent addition to that list…The others: , Ernie Banks, Johnny Bench, George Brett, , Roberto Clemente, , , Joe DiMaggio, Bobby Doerr, , , Bob Feller, Whitey Ford, Lou Gehrig, , Bob Gibson, Tony Gwynn, , , Walter Johnson, , Al Kaline, Sandy Koufax, Barry Larkin, , , Mickey Mantle, Bill Mazeroski, Bid McPhee, Stan Musial, , Jim Palmer, Kirby Puckett, , Jim Rice, Cal Ripken, , Brooks Robinson, Jackie Robinson, Mike Schmidt, Willie Stargell, , , Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, and Robin Yount.

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NINE TENTHS OF THE LAW: No individual has been elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA as a unanimous choice, though there have been many close calls....Randy Johnson and Pedro Martínez are the 29th and 30th players to earn at least 90 percent of the BBWAA vote in any one election…The 30 players with at least 90% of votes cast in their favor: YEAR PLAYER BALLOTS CAST VOTES RECEIVED % RECEIVED OMITTED BALLOTS 1992 ...... Tom Seaver ...... 430 ...... 425 ...... 98.84% ...... 5 1999 ...... Nolan Ryan ...... 497 ...... 491 ...... 98.79% ...... 6 2007 ...... Cal Ripken ...... 545 ...... 537 ...... 98.53% ...... 8 1936 ...... Ty Cobb ...... 226 ...... 222 ...... 98.23% ...... 4 1999 ...... George Brett ...... 497 ...... 488 ...... 98.19% ...... 9 1982 ...... Hank Aaron ...... 415 ...... 406 ...... 97.83% ...... 9 2007 ...... Tony Gwynn ...... 545 ...... 532 ...... 97.60% ...... 13 2015 ...... Randy Johnson ...... 549 ...... 534 ...... 97.27% ...... 15 2014 ...... Greg Maddux...... 571 ...... 555 ...... 97.20% ...... 16 1995 ...... Mike Schmidt ...... 460 ...... 444 ...... 96.52% ...... 16 1989 ...... Johnny Bench ...... 447 ...... 431 ...... 96.42% ...... 16 1994 ...... Steve Carlton ...... 455 ...... 436 ...... 95.82% ...... 19 1936 ...... Honus Wagner ...... 226 ...... 215 ...... 95.13% ...... 11 1936 ...... Babe Ruth ...... 226 ...... 215 ...... 95.13% ...... 11 2009…………….Rickey Henderson……….539………………………..511…………………...94.81%...... 28 1979 ...... Willie Mays ...... 432 ...... 409 ...... 94.67% ...... 23 1989 ...... Carl Yastrzemski ...... 447 ...... 423 ...... 94.63% ...... 24 1962 ...... Bob Feller ...... 160 ...... 150 ...... 93.75% ...... 10 1993 ...... Reggie Jackson ...... 423 ...... 396 ...... 93.62% ...... 27 1966 ...... Ted Williams ...... 302 ...... 282 ...... 93.37% ...... 20 1969 ...... Stan Musial ...... 340 ...... 317 ...... 93.23% ...... 23 1990 ...... Jim Palmer ...... 444 ...... 411 ...... 92.57% ...... 33 1983 ...... Brooks Robinson ...... 374 ...... 344 ...... 91.97% ...... 30 2014 ...... Tom Glavine ...... 571 ...... 525 ...... 91.94% ...... 46 2005 ...... Wade Boggs ...... 516 ...... 474 ...... 91.86% ...... 42 2002 ...... Ozzie Smith ...... 472 ...... 433 ...... 91.74% ...... 39 2015 ...... Pedro Martínez ...... 549 ...... 500 ...... 91.07% ...... 49 1936 ...... Christy Mathewson ...... 226 ...... 205 ...... 90.70% ...... 21 1991 ...... Rod Carew ...... 443 ...... 401 ...... 90.50% ...... 42 2011 ...... Roberto Alomar ...... 581 ...... 523 ...... 90.02% ...... 58

2012 PRE - INTEGRATION ERA COMMITTEE RESULTS

Three electees emerged from voting by the Pre-Integration Era Committee in December of 2012 at the Winter Meetings, the last time prior to this fall that the Pre-Integration Era Committee voted on Hall of Fame candidates… Hank O’Day, former Yankees owner and 19th Century star each earned election… RESULTS OF THE 2012 PRE-INTEGRATION ERA BALLOT ELECTION (12 NEEDED FOR ELECTION): *Hank O’Day (15 votes, 93.8%); *Jacob Ruppert (15 votes, 93.8%); *Deacon White (14 votes, 87.5%); (10 votes, 62.5%); , , , , Al Reach and each received three votes or less. (*earned election to the Hall of Fame).

A BRIEF OVERVIEW: The has been a part of the Hall of Fame voting process since the first class of electees in 1936, with the first Veterans Committee electees coming in 1937…In all its forms, the Veterans Committee has elected 165 individuals (96 major leaguers, 28 executives, 22 managers, nine Negro Leaguers and 10 umpires) to the Hall of Fame.

THE COMMITTEE ON BASEBALL VETERANS: In 1953, the Baseball Hall of Fame Committee on Baseball Veterans was formed, outlining parameters that were similar through 2001, though with some variance throughout its time…Voting was conducted every other year from 1953-1959, with annual votes from 1961 until 2001…From 1961 through 2001, the Committee elected 101 members in 41 meetings, electing a candidate on all but three occasions: 1988, 1990 and 1993.

TURN OF THE CENTURY CHANGES: From 2001 through 2007, the Hall of Fame’s Committee on Baseball Veterans considered long-retired players, managers, umpires and executives on a bi-annual cycle featuring one ballot for players and another for managers, umpires and executives… The electorate was comprised of the living members of the Hall of Fame, the living recipients of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award, the living recipients of the Ford C. Frick Award and Veterans Committee members whose terms had not yet expired… Beginning in 2003, the Committee held its election of players every other year…Also beginning in 2003, the election of managers, umpires and executives was held every four years…The three players elections (2003, 2005 and 2007) and the two composite-ballot elections (2003 and 2007) produced no candidates who received the 75 percent of the vote necessary for election. BASEBALLHALL . ORG A R O U N D T H E H ORN , PAGE 8

REVAMPING THE PROCESS: From 2007 to 2010, the Hall of Fame’s Committee on Baseball Veterans was revamped to consider managers and umpires on one ballot, executives and pioneers on one ballot, players who began their big league careers prior to 1943 on one ballot and players who were retired for at least 21 seasons and whose careers began after 1942 on a fourth ballot…The electorates consisted of panels of Hall of Famers, executives and media members…Players whose big league careers began after 1942 were considered every other year, with the managers/umpires and executive pioneers ballots considered in the opposite years from the players…Players whose big league careers began prior to 1942 were considered every five years starting in the fall of 2008…In the fall of 2007, the Committee considered the managers/umpires ballot and the executives/pioneers ballot…Managers and each received 13 of a possible 16 votes (81.3%) to earn election from the managers/umpires ballot, while (10 of 12 votes, 83%), (10 of 12 votes, 83%) and Walter O’Malley (9 of 12 votes, 75%) were elected from the executives/pioneers ballot…In the fall of 2008, received 10 of 12 votes (83%) to earn election from the pre-1943 players ballot…No player reached the 75 percent threshold needed for election on the post-1942 players ballot, which was comprised solely of the 64 living Hall of Famers at that time…In the fall of 2009, the managers/umpires and the executives/pioneers ballots were again considered…Umpire Doug Harvey (15 of 16 votes, 93.8%) and Whitey Herzog (14 of 16 votes, 87.5%) were elected from the managers/umpires ballot…No candidate received the necessary 75 percent of the vote to earn election from the executives/pioneers ballot.

VETERAN INFLUENCE: The Veterans Committee, in all its forms, has been electing players to the Hall of Fame since 1937, when , , , John McGraw and George Wright comprised the first Veterans Committee class…The largest class came in 1946 when 11 men were elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee…The 11 electees in 1946 were: , , , , , Tommy McCarthy, Joe McGinnity, , , and …The 17 former Negro league players and executives chosen for enshrinement in 2006 were elected through a special committee on Negro Leagues and pre-Negro leagues candidates.

MUSEUM NEWS FROM COOPERSTOWN

COMING TO COOPERSTOWN: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has already received several treasures from the 2015 season, including: A Motus pitching sleeve and sensor worn by the Indians’ and his teammates during …A cap worn by the Reds’ Aroldis Chapman on April 10 when he recorded his 115th career , setting a new mark for pitchers born in Cuba…A ball, ticket and scorecard from the Orioles vs. White Sox game in Baltimore on April 29 when Oriole Park at Camden Yards was closed to fans…A bat used by the Angels’ Carlos Perez when he became just the fourth player in history to hit a walk-off in his first major league game on May 5…A worn by the Rangers’ Adrian Beltre when he hit his 400th career home run on May 15…A game-used ball and cap worn by the Giants’ Chris Heston when he threw ’s fourth no-hitter in as many years on June 9…A bat used by the Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez to record the 2,000th and 2,001st runs batted in of his career on June 13, becoming just the fourth player in MLB history to reach 2,000 RBIs in his career…A baseball used by the Nationals’ during his no-hitter against the Pirates on June 20…A bat used by the Rangers’ Carlos Corporan to hit a home run against the Orioles on June 29, marking the 11,000th hit by a Puerto Rican-born player…A jersey worn by White Sox pitcher Chris Sale when he ended a streak of eight straight starts with at least 10 or more strikeouts, matching Pedro Martínez for the most in history…A bat used by Cubs prospect Kyle Schwarber in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, in which he won the game’s MVP Award on July 12…A bat used by Mike Trout during his MVP performance in the 2015 MLB All-Star Game, where he became the first player in history to win back-to-back All-Star Game MVP Awards…A game-used ball and cap worn by the Phillies’ during his no-hitter against the Cubs on July 25, Hamels’ final start for Philadelphia…A jersey worn by the Reds’ on July 29, when he became the first player to collect four hits, two home runs, seven RBI and two stolen bases in a game since RBI became an official MLB statistic in 1920…A jersey worn by the ’ Mike Hessman on Aug. 3 when he hit his 433rd home run to set the new all-time MiLB record…A game-used ball and cap worn by the Mariners’ Hisashi Iwakuma on Aug. 12 when he threw a no-hitter against the Orioles…A game-used ball and cap worn by the Astros’ Mike Fiers on Aug. 21 when he threw a no- hitter in his first career start against the Dodgers…Bat used by the Dodgers’ to record his 500th career on Aug. 22…An “axe-handle” Victus bat used by the Red Sox’s Dustin Pedroia in September.

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COOPERSTOWN CONNECTION

ANCHORS AWEIGH: U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has announced that the next Freedom-variant littoral combat ship will be named USS Cooperstown (LCS 23)…Mabus made the announcement in a speech during the annual Awards Presentation ceremony on July 25 during Hall of Fame Weekend, to commemorate Hall of Fame members who made the sacrifice by enlisting in the U.S. military during wartime… All 68 men served in conflicts ranging from the Civil War through the Korean War…The future Cooperstown will be the first ship to bear the name…The LCS possesses the flexibility to execute a variety of missions in areas such as mine warfare, anti-submarine warfare and surface warfare…The ship will be 388 feet long and will be capable of traveling at speeds in excess of 40 knots…For more information about the USS Cooperstown, please visit www.navy.mil/local/lcsfreedom.

‘BHOF BEACON’ MOBILE APP GUIDES VISITORS ON HISTORY-FILLED JOURNEY TO COOPERSTOWN: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has launched a new mobile app from the Cooperstown shrine – “BHOF Beacon” – which is now available for free in iOS through iTunes…The app provides baseball fans with an exclusive location-based mobile tool that opens users’ eyes to baseball history all around them, ultimately inspiring a pilgrimage to the Hall of Fame…The app also incorporates artifacts, historic imagery and video from the Museum, spotlighting destinations throughout New York State that a Cooperstown-bound visitor might encounter along the way, such as the location of the now-shuttered Ebbets Field where Jackie Robinson made his major league debut on April 15, 1947…The app will be expanding in the coming months to spotlight destinations across America…Built by Sullivan, a top brand engagement firm, The Beacon brings to fans a living exhibit of baseball moments and places throughout the country, starting with New York State…The Beacon provides users with indicators when near an historical baseball site, showcasing pictures, video and audio to deepen the user experience…Thanks to support from Empire State Development and the I Love NY Division of Tourism, The Beacon app is the first to be released by the Baseball Hall of Fame…In the coming weeks, the self-discovery experience of The Beacon app will be complemented with additional features and content as new places and moments from across the country are continually being added.

TIME TO VISIT: The Museum resumed regular hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily starting Labor Day… The Museum is open every day of the year, except for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day…Ticket prices are $23 for adults (13 and over), $15 for seniors (65 and over) and for those holding current memberships in the VFW, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion and AMVets organizations, and $12 for juniors (ages 7-12)…Members are always admitted free of charge and there is no charge for children 6 years of age or younger…For more information, visit our Web site at www.baseballhall.org or call 888-HALL-OF-FAME (888-425- 5633) or 607-547-7200.

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