1937 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

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1937 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
New inductees8
via BBWAA3
via Centennial Commission5
Total inductees13
Induction dateJune 12, 1939
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Elected in 1937 by the BBWAA were (L-R): Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker, and Cy Young.

The

the initial elections the previous year. As only half of the initial goal of 10 inductees had been selected in 1936, members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) were once again given authority to select any players active in the 20th century; but the unsuccessful 1936 Veterans Committee
election for 19th-century players led to a smaller Centennial Commission choosing a handful of inductees whose contributions were largely as non-players.

In the BBWAA election, voters were again instructed to cast votes for 10 candidates, but were now discouraged from casting votes for active players, although some

player-managers whose playing days were largely over, such as Rogers Hornsby, received votes. Any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall upon its opening in the sport's supposed centennial year of 1939. Again, individuals who had been barred from baseball were not formally ineligible; Hal Chase received some votes, although Shoeless Joe Jackson did not. Balloting by the BBWAA resulted in the election of three players: Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker, and Cy Young.[1]

BBWAA vote

A total of 201 ballots were cast, with 1,949 individual votes for 113 specific candidates, an average of 9.70 per ballot; 151 votes were required for election. Selections were announced on January 19, 1937. The three candidates who received at least 75% of the vote and were elected are indicated in bold italics; candidates who have since been selected in subsequent elections are indicated in italics.

Centennial Commission

After the error-ridden 1936 Veterans election failed to select any 19th-century players, the Hall opted in 1937 to have a small committee select inductees "for outstanding service to base ball apart from playing the game." The Commission's members were: Commissioner

American Association and chairman of the National Association's executive committee. At the December 1937 major league winter meetings in Chicago, Frick announced that the Commission had elected five people. The selections were:[2]

Of the five selectees, only Mack was still living when the selections were made.

References

  1. ^ "Lajoie, Speaker and Young Win Place Among Baseball Immortals". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. AP. January 20, 1937. p. 12. Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Major Leaguers Vote Five Into 'Hall of Fame'". Tampa Bay Times. AP. December 8, 1937. p. 17. Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019 – via newspapers.com.

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