It's (finally) time for the first Hall of Fame ballot!
I've selected a group of players who completed playing careers of at least ten seasons, and who have been retired for at least three years.
Voters may vote for up to ten (10) players on each annual ballot. Any player who receives at least 75% of the votes cast in an election will be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
A player may remain on the ballot for up to 12 seasons. If he has not been elected by that time, his eligibility will end.
Any player who does not receive a vote in an election will be dropped from the ballot.
You may post your votes here, or send them to me in a private message.
And, it's not too late to become a voter. If you'd like to become part of the group of electors, just let me know, and cast a ballot. The more, the merrier.
Without further ado, here are the statistics for the players who appear on the first ballot. First, the position players:
Code:
NAME POS CAREER G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB S0 AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP
Jason Alexander 3B 1920-1936 1994 7933 1274 2576 465 79 26 990 37 22 864 413 .325 .390 .413 .803 505.0
Joe Bazeley 1B 1920-1936 2438 9967 1500 3321 593 112 96 1420 9 21 1004 361 .333 .390 .444 .835 556.0
Maxime Beaumont 0F 1920-1934 1970 8571 1568 2638 377 149 33 794 499 168 769 224 .308 .365 .398 .763 336.9
Ike Boone OF 1920-1935 1925 7323 1359 2288 410 86 166 1190 77 30 1159 267 .312 .405 .460 .865 469.8
Joe Boyd 1B 1920-1932 1823 6988 1117 2223 488 108 35 1031 80 56 862 493 .318 .395 .434 .829 380.3
Arnold Burns OF 1920-1936 2031 7848 1358 2574 415 196 74 1125 319 98 853 298 .328 .393 .459 .852 547.6
José Carlos SS 1920-1934 1955 8210 1420 2597 471 176 38 1017 657 146 672 272 .316 .370 .430 .800 682.2
Mark Chappell 3B 1920-1936 2002 7587 1404 2603 470 108 114 1215 23 16 1080 440 .343 .426 .479 .904 780.5
Mike Dickey 1B 1920-1935 2334 9644 1546 3413 662 145 103 1449 18 18 828 654 .354 .402 .485 .886 769.6
Owen Hall 3B 1920-1931 1780 7339 1133 2491 448 95 118 1120 11 10 663 197 .339 .398 .475 .873 515.6
Christopher Harris 1B 1920-1933 2065 7463 1300 2358 390 57 129 1143 8 12 1544 740 .316 .431 .435 .867 546.5
Joe Hauser 1B 1921-1936 2226 8268 1382 2577 411 65 431 1743 40 27 932 574 .312 .379 .534 .913 634.3
Júlio Hernández OF 1920-1935 1889 6583 951 2096 220 28 65 670 37 24 348 317 .318 .353 .390 .743 105.4
Tim Lewell OF 1920-1933 1742 6349 1221 2011 403 176 86 867 278 96 1009 291 .317 .409 .476 .886 539.7
Arturo Martínez OF 1921-1936 1776 7380 1090 2529 296 151 43 851 96 80 368 453 .343 .373 .441 .814 398.0
Howard Mooney 3B 1920-1934 1971 7273 1356 2380 425 78 59 931 56 42 1364 497 .327 .435 .431 .867 663.8
Ken Rich OF 1920-1936 2161 8458 1440 2986 441 144 39 1241 205 83 767 280 .353 .404 .453 .857 674.2
Wilton Schmitt 2B 1920-1936 2296 9372 1572 3014 354 146 43 1038 267 214 1061 391 .322 .392 .404 .796 304.2
Tim Stephens C 1920-1933 1638 6432 987 2135 335 43 57 805 6 7 802 384 .332 .404 .424 .828 527.8
Colby Tyler SS 1920-1932 1824 7493 1066 2293 405 61 123 1137 20 11 385 202 .306 .337 .426 .763 278.2
Howard Wallace 2B 1920-1934 1783 7126 1263 2317 345 122 36 757 204 164 727 289 .325 .386 .423 .809 350.2
Here's a listing of other accomplishments earned by the prospective Hall of Famers:
Boone: 2 HR titles.
Boyd: 1 RBI title.
Burns: 1923 Outstanding Hitter Award, 1 Gold Glove, 2 batting titles, 1 SLG title, 2 OPS titles.
Carlos: 3 Gold Gloves, 1 hits title, 1 runs title.
Chappell: 2 batting titles, 1 OBP title.
Dickey: 2 batting titles, 6 hits titles, 1 runs title.
Hall: 2 hits titles, 1 RBI title.
Harris: Outstanding Hitter Award 1921, 7 walks titles, 2 OBP titles.
Hauser: 2 HR titles, 4 RBI titles.
Lewell: 1 Gold Glove.
Martinez: 1 batting title, 1 hits title.
Mooney: 2 walks titles, 2 OBP titles.
Rich: 1 Gold Glove, 3 batting titles, 2 hits titles.
Schmitt: 2 Gold Gloves.
Here are the statistics for the pitchers who appear on the first ballot:
Code:
PITCHER CAREER W L PCT ERA G CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO VORP
Colton Blanton 1920-1933 227 163 .582 3.34 439 231 16 2 3567.2 3791 1325 674 1130 642.1
Alex Carey 1920-1931 90 75 .545 2.91 690 0 0 173 1189.1 1182 384 294 617 280.8
Jim Jessup 1920-1934 255 157 .619 3.28 478 192 21 2 3735.2 3953 1362 728 1690 707.1
Nestor Ornelas 1920-1929 153 101 .602 3.30 288 130 15 0 2269.2 2304 832 526 930 465.4
Hector Orozoco 1920-1934 234 157 .595 3.55 430 315 18 2 3574.1 4036 1410 587 1410 658.9
Bernardo Piniella 1920-1934 213 148 .590 3.29 478 56 9 1 3356.0 3552 1228 397 1587 695.3
Eugene Wise 1920-1935 256 205 .555 3.50 533 261 16 1 4308.1 4549 1674 892 1499 885.0
And, here are some of the accomplishments these pitchers earned during their careers:
Blanton: 1925 Outstanding Pitcher Award; 1 wins title.
Carey: 4 saves titles.
Jessup: 1924 Outstanding Pitcher Award, 3 ERA titles, 1 wins title, 1 strikeout title.
Ornelas: 1923 Outstanding Pitcher Award, 2 wins title, 1 shutout title.
Orozoco: 1922, 1928 Outstanding Pitcher Awards; 3 wins titles, 1 shutout title.
Wise: 1 wins title, 1 WHIP title.
There won't usually be so many players to evaluate; I have a feeling there will be some players who will drop off the ballot for lack of support this time.
I'll keep the balloting open until
Thursday, January 7.