1979 Hall of Fame Voting
Baseball Writers
- 432 total ballots (324 votes needed for election)
Baseball Writers Table
Rk |
Name |
YoB |
Votes |
%vote |
HOFm |
HOFs |
Yrs |
WAR |
WAR7 |
JAWS |
Jpos |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
W |
L |
ERA |
ERA+ |
WHIP |
G |
GS |
SV |
IP |
H |
HR |
BB |
SO |
Pos Summary |
1 | Willie Mays | 1st | 409 | 94.7% | 376 | 76 | 23 | 156.2 | 73.5 | 114.9 | 58.2 | 3005 | 10924 | 2068 | 3293 | 660 | 1909 | 339 | 1468 | .301 | .384 | .557 | .940 | 155 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *8H3/7965 |
2 | Duke Snider HOF | 10th | 308 | 71.3% | 152 | 47 | 18 | 65.9 | 49.5 | 57.7 | 58.2 | 2143 | 7161 | 1259 | 2116 | 407 | 1333 | 99 | 971 | .295 | .380 | .540 | .919 | 140 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *89H7 |
3 | Enos Slaughter HOF | 14th | 297 | 68.8% | 90 | 41 | 19 | 57.6 | 37.3 | 47.4 | 56.7 | 2380 | 7946 | 1247 | 2383 | 169 | 1304 | 71 | 1018 | .300 | .382 | .453 | .834 | 124 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *9*7*H/8 |
4 | Gil Hodges HOF | 11th | 242 | 56.0% | 83 | 32 | 18 | 43.8 | 33.6 | 38.7 | 53.4 | 2071 | 7030 | 1105 | 1921 | 370 | 1274 | 63 | 943 | .273 | .359 | .487 | .846 | 120 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *3H275/948 |
5 | Don Drysdale HOF | 5th | 233 | 53.9% | 134 | 42 | 14 | 67.1 | 44.7 | 55.9 | 61.5 | 547 | 1169 | 96 | 218 | 29 | 113 | 0 | 60 | .186 | .228 | .295 | .523 | 45 | 209 | 166 | 2.95 | 121 | 1.148 | 518 | 465 | 6 | 3432.0 | 3084 | 280 | 855 | 2486 | *1H |
6 | Nellie Fox HOF | 9th | 174 | 40.3% | 163 | 32 | 19 | 49.4 | 37.1 | 43.3 | 57.1 | 2367 | 9232 | 1279 | 2663 | 35 | 790 | 76 | 719 | .288 | .348 | .363 | .710 | 94 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *4H/53 |
7 | Hoyt Wilhelm HOF | 2nd | 168 | 38.9% | 97 | 30 | 21 | 46.8 | 26.6 | 36.7 | 32.5 | 1070 | 432 | 24 | 38 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 26 | .088 | .139 | .106 | .246 | -31 | 143 | 122 | 2.52 | 147 | 1.125 | 1070 | 52 | 228 | 2254.1 | 1757 | 150 | 778 | 1610 | *1 |
8 | Maury Wills | 2nd | 166 | 38.4% | 104 | 29 | 14 | 39.6 | 29.5 | 34.5 | 55.5 | 1942 | 7588 | 1067 | 2134 | 20 | 458 | 586 | 552 | .281 | .330 | .331 | .661 | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *6*5H/4 |
9 | Red Schoendienst HOF | 11th | 159 | 36.8% | 110 | 30 | 19 | 44.8 | 32.7 | 38.8 | 57.1 | 2216 | 8479 | 1223 | 2449 | 84 | 773 | 89 | 606 | .289 | .337 | .387 | .724 | 94 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *4H765/8 |
10 | Jim Bunning HOF | 3rd | 147 | 34.0% | 98 | 42 | 17 | 59.5 | 48.9 | 54.2 | 61.5 | 601 | 1275 | 82 | 213 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 34 | .167 | .188 | .206 | .395 | 9 | 224 | 184 | 3.27 | 115 | 1.179 | 591 | 519 | 16 | 3760.1 | 3433 | 372 | 1000 | 2855 | *1/H |
11 | Richie Ashburn HOF | 12th | 130 | 30.1% | 112 | 41 | 15 | 64.2 | 44.5 | 54.3 | 58.2 | 2189 | 8365 | 1322 | 2574 | 29 | 586 | 234 | 1198 | .308 | .396 | .382 | .778 | 111 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *8H79/4 |
12 | Roger Maris | 6th | 127 | 29.4% | 89 | 22 | 12 | 38.3 | 32.3 | 35.3 | 56.7 | 1463 | 5101 | 826 | 1325 | 275 | 850 | 21 | 652 | .260 | .345 | .476 | .822 | 127 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *98H/7 |
13 | Luis Aparicio HOF | 1st | 120 | 27.8% | 150 | 36 | 18 | 55.9 | 32.7 | 44.3 | 55.5 | 2599 | 10230 | 1335 | 2677 | 83 | 791 | 506 | 736 | .262 | .311 | .343 | .653 | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *6H |
14 | Mickey Vernon | 14th | 88 | 20.4% | 72 | 33 | 20 | 35.5 | 25.6 | 30.6 | 53.4 | 2409 | 8731 | 1196 | 2495 | 172 | 1311 | 137 | 955 | .286 | .359 | .428 | .787 | 116 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *3H/79 |
15 | Al Dark | 14th | 80 | 18.5% | 51 | 26 | 14 | 44.0 | 33.7 | 38.9 | 55.5 | 1828 | 7219 | 1064 | 2089 | 126 | 757 | 59 | 430 | .289 | .333 | .411 | .744 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 33 | 2.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | *6*5H7/4391 |
16 | Harvey Kuenn | 3rd | 63 | 14.6% | 100 | 27 | 15 | 26.0 | 22.1 | 24.0 | 55.5 | 1833 | 6913 | 950 | 2092 | 87 | 671 | 68 | 594 | .303 | .357 | .408 | .765 | 108 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *6*7*98H53 |
17 | Ted Kluszewski | 13th | 58 | 13.4% | 77 | 24 | 15 | 31.4 | 28.5 | 29.9 | 53.4 | 1718 | 5929 | 848 | 1766 | 279 | 1028 | 20 | 492 | .298 | .353 | .498 | .850 | 123 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *3H |
18 | Don Larsen | 6th | 53 | 12.3% | 26 | 6 | 14 | 18.4 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 32.5 | 480 | 596 | 65 | 144 | 14 | 72 | 0 | 43 | .242 | .291 | .371 | .662 | 81 | 81 | 91 | 3.78 | 99 | 1.400 | 412 | 171 | 23 | 1548.0 | 1442 | 130 | 725 | 849 | *1H/7 |
19 | Lew Burdette | 7th | 53 | 12.3% | 85 | 31 | 18 | 28.6 | 24.0 | 26.3 | 61.5 | 666 | 1011 | 101 | 185 | 12 | 75 | 2 | 32 | .183 | .216 | .253 | .469 | 29 | 203 | 144 | 3.66 | 99 | 1.243 | 626 | 373 | 32 | 3067.1 | 3186 | 289 | 628 | 1074 | *1H |
20 | Don Newcombe | 14th | 52 | 12.0% | 83 | 28 | 12 | 38.7 | 34.7 | 36.7 | 61.5 | 471 | 917 | 99 | 246 | 15 | 109 | 2 | 90 | .268 | .336 | .361 | .697 | 83 | 153 | 96 | 3.57 | 114 | 1.207 | 360 | 305 | 7 | 2251.2 | 2188 | 255 | 530 | 1187 | *1H |
21 | Bill Mazeroski HOF | 2nd | 36 | 8.3% | 71 | 16 | 17 | 36.5 | 26.0 | 31.3 | 57.1 | 2163 | 7755 | 769 | 2016 | 138 | 853 | 27 | 447 | .260 | .299 | .367 | .667 | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *4H/5 |
22 | Roy Face | 4th | 35 | 8.1% | 47 | 11 | 16 | 20.6 | 18.0 | 19.3 | 32.5 | 853 | 194 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .160 | .168 | .175 | .344 | -6 | 104 | 95 | 3.48 | 109 | 1.243 | 848 | 27 | 191 | 1375.0 | 1347 | 141 | 362 | 877 | *1/H |
23 | Elston Howard | 6th | 30 | 6.9% | 83 | 22 | 15 | 27.0 | 26.5 | 26.7 | 44.3 | 1625 | 5443 | 635 | 1491 | 168 | 775 | 10 | 376 | .274 | .321 | .427 | .748 | 107 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *27H39 |
24 | Ken Boyer | 5th | 20 | 4.6% | 87 | 36 | 15 | 62.8 | 46.3 | 54.5 | 56.3 | 2034 | 7455 | 1104 | 2143 | 282 | 1141 | 105 | 713 | .287 | .349 | .462 | .810 | 116 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *58H36 |
25 | Curt Flood | 3rd | 14 | 3.2% | 59 | 16 | 15 | 41.9 | 32.7 | 37.3 | 58.2 | 1759 | 6357 | 851 | 1861 | 85 | 636 | 88 | 444 | .293 | .342 | .389 | .732 | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *8H/5749 |
26 | X-Bobby Thomson | 14th | 11 | 2.5% | 31 | 21 | 15 | 33.6 | 27.4 | 30.5 | 58.2 | 1779 | 6305 | 903 | 1705 | 264 | 1026 | 38 | 559 | .270 | .332 | .462 | .794 | 110 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *8*75H9/43 |
27 | X-Del Crandall | 4th | 9 | 2.1% | 82 | 26 | 16 | 28.0 | 24.3 | 26.1 | 44.3 | 1573 | 5026 | 585 | 1276 | 179 | 657 | 26 | 424 | .254 | .312 | .404 | .716 | 96 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *2H/397 |
28 | X-Vern Law | 7th | 9 | 2.1% | 42 | 16 | 16 | 32.3 | 28.2 | 30.3 | 61.5 | 516 | 883 | 96 | 191 | 11 | 90 | 1 | 41 | .216 | .254 | .309 | .563 | 53 | 162 | 147 | 3.77 | 101 | 1.284 | 483 | 364 | 13 | 2672.0 | 2833 | 268 | 597 | 1092 | *1H/9 |
29 | Harvey Haddix | 9th | 8 | 1.9% | 30 | 20 | 14 | 33.3 | 26.8 | 30.1 | 61.5 | 531 | 798 | 95 | 169 | 4 | 64 | 4 | 46 | .212 | .255 | .296 | .551 | 47 | 136 | 113 | 3.63 | 108 | 1.233 | 453 | 286 | 20 | 2235.0 | 2154 | 240 | 601 | 1575 | *1H/9 |
30 | X-Ron Perranoski | 1st | 6 | 1.4% | 34 | 13 | 13 | 18.2 | 21.0 | 19.6 | 32.5 | 730 | 167 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | .096 | .147 | .114 | .261 | -25 | 79 | 74 | 2.79 | 124 | 1.332 | 737 | 1 | 178 | 1174.2 | 1097 | 50 | 468 | 687 | *1 |
31 | X-Frank Howard | 1st | 6 | 1.4% | 61 | 26 | 16 | 37.6 | 29.1 | 33.3 | 53.4 | 1895 | 6488 | 864 | 1774 | 382 | 1119 | 8 | 782 | .273 | .352 | .499 | .851 | 142 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *7*9*3HD |
32 | X-Milt Pappas | 1st | 5 | 1.2% | 40 | 34 | 17 | 43.7 | 28.5 | 36.1 | 61.5 | 527 | 1073 | 72 | 132 | 20 | 67 | 1 | 36 | .123 | .157 | .197 | .354 | -3 | 209 | 164 | 3.40 | 110 | 1.225 | 520 | 465 | 4 | 3186.0 | 3046 | 298 | 858 | 1728 | *1/H4 |
33 | X-Clete Boyer | 2nd | 3 | 0.7% | 11 | 11 | 16 | 27.8 | 23.7 | 25.7 | 56.3 | 1725 | 5780 | 645 | 1396 | 162 | 654 | 41 | 470 | .242 | .299 | .372 | .670 | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *56H4 |
34 | Denny McLain | 2nd | 3 | 0.7% | 93 | 26 | 10 | 19.3 | 22.2 | 20.8 | 61.5 | 285 | 616 | 32 | 82 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 25 | .133 | .166 | .153 | .318 | -8 | 131 | 91 | 3.39 | 101 | 1.163 | 280 | 264 | 2 | 1886.0 | 1646 | 242 | 548 | 1282 | 1/H |
35 | X-Jim Maloney | 2nd | 2 | 0.5% | 50 | 29 | 12 | 37.5 | 36.9 | 37.2 | 61.5 | 321 | 628 | 51 | 126 | 7 | 53 | 2 | 33 | .201 | .241 | .280 | .521 | 44 | 134 | 84 | 3.19 | 115 | 1.259 | 302 | 262 | 4 | 1849.0 | 1518 | 138 | 810 | 1605 | *1/H7 |
36 | X-Chris Short | 1st | 1 | 0.2% | 31 | 15 | 15 | 28.7 | 28.4 | 28.5 | 61.5 | 465 | 697 | 29 | 88 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 14 | .126 | .146 | .139 | .285 | -19 | 135 | 132 | 3.43 | 104 | 1.299 | 501 | 308 | 18 | 2325.0 | 2215 | 183 | 806 | 1629 | *1/H2 |
37 | X-Hal Lanier | 1st | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 12 | 10 | -0.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 55.5 | 1196 | 3703 | 297 | 843 | 8 | 273 | 11 | 136 | .228 | .255 | .275 | .529 | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *6*45/H3 |
38 | X-Johnny Callison | 1st | 1 | 0.2% | 36 | 16 | 16 | 38.4 | 34.4 | 36.4 | 56.7 | 1886 | 6652 | 926 | 1757 | 226 | 840 | 74 | 650 | .264 | .331 | .441 | .773 | 115 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *97H/8D |
39 | X-Bernie Allen | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 14 | 12 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 57.1 | 1139 | 3404 | 357 | 815 | 73 | 352 | 13 | 370 | .239 | .314 | .357 | .671 | 91 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *4H5/D |
40 | X-José Pagán | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 55.5 | 1326 | 3689 | 387 | 922 | 52 | 372 | 46 | 244 | .250 | .298 | .344 | .641 | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *6*5H7/4932 |
41 | X-Gene Alley | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 16 | 11 | 24.2 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 55.5 | 1195 | 3927 | 442 | 999 | 55 | 342 | 63 | 300 | .254 | .310 | .354 | .665 | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *64H5 |
42 | X-Jim Beauchamp | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1.4 | -0.7 | -1.1 | 53.4 | 393 | 661 | 79 | 153 | 14 | 90 | 6 | 54 | .231 | .288 | .334 | .622 | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H37/89 |
43 | X-Jeff Torborg | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 44.3 | 574 | 1391 | 78 | 297 | 8 | 101 | 3 | 103 | .214 | .268 | .265 | .533 | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *2/H |
44 | X-Bobby Bolin | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 13 | 13 | 19.0 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 32.5 | 457 | 423 | 39 | 69 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 35 | .163 | .232 | .232 | .464 | 31 | 88 | 75 | 3.40 | 104 | 1.244 | 495 | 164 | 51 | 1576.0 | 1364 | 164 | 597 | 1175 | *1/H |
45 | X-Jimmy Stewart | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1.2 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 55.5 | 777 | 1420 | 164 | 336 | 8 | 112 | 38 | 139 | .237 | .306 | .305 | .611 | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *H74685/392 |
46 | X-John Stephenson | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2.3 | -0.4 | -1.4 | 44.3 | 451 | 989 | 83 | 214 | 12 | 93 | 0 | 63 | .216 | .271 | .296 | .567 | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *2H/5789 |
47 | X-Larry Stahl | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 53.4 | 730 | 1721 | 167 | 400 | 36 | 163 | 22 | 142 | .232 | .292 | .351 | .643 | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *H7983 |
48 | X-Ray Culp | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 17 | 11 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 61.5 | 312 | 602 | 40 | 74 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 26 | .123 | .161 | .148 | .308 | -13 | 122 | 101 | 3.58 | 100 | 1.280 | 322 | 268 | 1 | 1898.1 | 1677 | 188 | 752 | 1411 | *1 |
49 | X-Eddie Fisher | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 32.5 | 664 | 246 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | .122 | .156 | .150 | .307 | -12 | 85 | 70 | 3.41 | 101 | 1.193 | 690 | 63 | 82 | 1538.2 | 1398 | 149 | 438 | 812 | *1 |
50 | X-Fred Gladding | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 17 | 13 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 32.5 | 450 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .016 | .016 | .016 | .031 | -91 | 48 | 34 | 3.13 | 114 | 1.313 | 450 | 1 | 109 | 601.0 | 566 | 38 | 223 | 394 | *1 |
51 | X-Rich Reese | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 53.4 | 866 | 2020 | 248 | 512 | 52 | 245 | 16 | 158 | .253 | .312 | .384 | .695 | 95 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *3H7/9 |
52 | X-Tommie Agee | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 11 | 12 | 25.4 | 26.3 | 25.9 | 58.2 | 1130 | 3912 | 558 | 999 | 130 | 433 | 167 | 342 | .255 | .320 | .412 | .732 | 109 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *89H7 |
53 | X-Joe Pepitone | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 11 | 12 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 53.4 | 1397 | 5097 | 606 | 1315 | 219 | 721 | 41 | 302 | .258 | .301 | .432 | .733 | 105 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *3*89H7 |
54 | X-Jerry May | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 44.3 | 556 | 1527 | 120 | 357 | 15 | 130 | 1 | 157 | .234 | .307 | .318 | .625 | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *2H |
Notes: Each voting cycle, qualified members of the BBWAA name no more than 10 eligible players whom they consider worthy of Hall of Fame honors. To be enshrined, a player must be named on at least 75% of the voters' ballots. Currently, players are removed from the ballot if they are named on fewer than 5% of ballots or have been on the ballot 15 times without election. Changed to 10 times prior to the 2015 election.
"X" means off ballot for future elections. "HOF" means they were selected to the Hall of Fame in a future election.
Veterans Committee Table
Rk |
Name |
Inducted As |
HOFm |
HOFs |
Yrs |
WAR |
WAR7 |
JAWS |
Jpos |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
W |
L |
ERA |
ERA+ |
WHIP |
G |
GS |
SV |
IP |
H |
HR |
BB |
SO |
Pos Summary |
W |
L |
W-L% |
1 | Warren Giles | as Pioneer/Executive | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2 | Hack Wilson | as Player | 112 | 39 | 12 | 38.7 | 36.0 | 37.4 | 58.2 | 1348 | 4760 | 884 | 1461 | 244 | 1063 | 52 | 674 | .307 | .395 | .545 | .940 | 144 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *879H/4 | | | |
Notes: Various groups of Hall of Fame members and others charged with the induction of players who were not voted in by the BBWAA, as well as Negro League players and non-playing personnel (including managers, owners, and executives). To be enshrined, players must be named on at least 75% of the Committee members' ballots.
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