1950 Hall of Fame Election

126 of 168 votes were needed for election. No player reached that total not for a lack of worthy candidates (the top 28 finishers on the ballot would eventually gain election) but because there was no formal ballot and write-in votes were scattered every which way. The same issue would lead to a similar result in 1951, making the need for reform obvious.

Player	Votes	Result
Mel Ott	115
Bill Terry	105
Jimmie Foxx	103
Paul Waner	95
Al Simmons	90
Harry Heilmann	87
Dizzy Dean	85
Bill Dickey	78
Rabbit Maranville	66
Hank Greenberg	64
Gabby Hartnett	54
Dazzy Vance	52
Ted Lyons	42
Joe Cronin	33
Tony Lazzeri	21
Lefty Gomez	18
Ross Youngs	17
Zack Wheat	17
Ray Schalk	16
Edd Roush	16
Hack Wilson	16
Chuck Klein	14
Max Carey	14
Charlie Grimm	13
Red Ruffing	12
Kiki Cuyler	11
Waite Hoyt	11
Jesse Haines	11
Lefty O'Doul	9
Dave Bancroft	9
Red Faber	9
Cy Williams	9
Stan Hack	8
Jim Bottomley	8
Pepper Martin	7
Red Rolfe	7
Babe Adams	6
Travis Jackson	6
Hank Gowdy	6
Burleigh Grimes	6
Eppa Rixey	6
Charles Bender	6
Bucky Harris	4
Chick Hafey	4
Bob O'Farrell	4
Muddy Ruel	4
Bucky Walters	4
Frank Baker	4
Jimmie Wilson	4
Earle Combs	3
Ernie Lombardi	3
Casey Stengel	3
Everett Scott	3
Tommy Thevenow	2
George Earnshaw	2
Lew Fonseca	2
Jimmy Dykes	2
Goose Goslin	2
Heinie Groh	2
Art Nehf	2
Mel Harder	2
Spud Chandler	2
Babe Herman	2
Glenn Wright	2
Pinky Higgins	2
Harry Hooper	2
George J. Burns	2
Miller Huggins	2
Bob Meusel	2
Billy Southworth	1
Jewel Ens	1
Joe Wood	1
George Selkirk	1
Paul Derringer	1
Bill Werber	1
Stan Coveleski	1
Bill Sherdel	1
Frankie Crosetti	1
Mike Gonzalez	1
Bill Wambsganss	1
Lloyd Waner	1
Steve O'Neill	1
Dolf Luque	1
Sherry Magee	1
Fielder Jones	1
Firpo Marberry	1
Stuffy McInnis	1
Bill McKechnie	1
Clyde Milan	1
Charlie Gelbert	1
Terry Moore	1
Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
Hub Pruett	1
Sam Rice	1
Eddie Rommel	1
Charlie Root	1
Red Lucas	1
Wally Schang	1
Art Fletcher	1
Jo-Jo Moore	1