1985 Hall of Fame Election

From BR Bullpen

297 of 395 votes needed for election

This was the final appearance on the regular ballot for Nellie Fox. Fox missed election by just two votes. It would be twelve more years before Fox was elected by the Committee on Baseball Veterans.


Player Votes Result
Hoyt Wilhelm 331 Elected
Lou Brock 315 Elected
Nellie Fox 295
Billy Williams 252
Jim Bunning 214
Catfish Hunter 212
Roger Maris 128
Harvey Kuenn 125
Orlando Cepeda 114
Tony Oliva 114
Maury Wills 93
Bill Mazeroski 87
Lew Burdette 82
Mickey Lolich 78
Ken Boyer 68
Roy Face 62
Elston Howard 54
Ron Santo 53
Joe Torre 44
Don Larsen 32
Thurman Munson 32
Dick Allen 28
Curt Flood 28
Vada Pinson 19
Wilbur Wood 16
Harvey Haddix 15
Dave McNally 7
Ken Holtzman 4
Ron Fairly 3
Jim Lonborg 3
Andy Messersmith 3
Don Kessinger 2
Denny McLain 2
Jesus Alou 1
Rico Carty 1
Dock Ellis 1
Clay Carroll 0
Ed Kranepool 0
George Scott 0
Bobby Tolan 0
Roy White 0


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