1955 Hall of Fame Election

In the 1955 Hall of Fame Election, 189 of 251 votes were needed for election to the Hall of Fame. This was the last time four players were voted in by the BBWAA until the 2015 Hall of Fame Election.

In addition to the four players elected, 12 of the next 13 players in order of finish on the ballot would eventually gain admission to Cooperstown. The exception is Hank Gowdy, whose vote total was boosted by respect for his military service in both World Wars, but whose on-field credentials were short of Hall of Fame standards.

Player	Votes	Result
Joe DiMaggio	223	Elected
Ted Lyons	217	Elected
Dazzy Vance	205	Elected
Gabby Hartnett	195	Elected
Hank Greenberg	157
Joe Cronin	135
Max Carey	119
Ray Schalk	113
Edd Roush	97
Hank Gowdy	90
Hack Wilson	81
Lefty Gomez	71
Tony Lazzeri	66
Red Ruffing	60
Zack Wheat	51
Ross Youngs	48
Kiki Cuyler	35
Rube Marquard	35
Duffy Lewis	34
Waite Hoyt	33
Sam Rice	28
Red Faber	27
Jim Bottomley	26
Dickie Kerr	25
Chuck Klein	25
Babe Adams	24
Dave Bancroft	19
Jimmie Wilson	13
Wilbur Cooper	11
Muddy Ruel	11
Jesse Haines	10
Howard Ehmke	8
Eppa Rixey	8
Everett Scott	8
Goose Goslin	7
Art Nehf	7
Clyde Milan	6
Heinie Groh	5
Babe Herman	5
Travis Jackson	5
Bill Wambsganss	5
Chick Hafey	4
Arky Vaughan	4
Glenn Wright	4
Luke Appling	3
Burleigh Grimes	3
Cy Williams	3
Earl Averill	2
George Earnshaw	2
Joe Judge	2
Bob Meusel	2
Johnny Allen	1
Charlie Berry	1
Max Bishop	1
Earle Combs	1
Jake Daubert	1
Paul Derringer	1
Jimmy Dykes	1
Joe Gordon	1
Mule Haas	1
Sam Jones	1
Roger Peckinpaugh	1
Hal Schumacher	1
Joe Sewell	1
Bill Sherdel	1