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	Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1949 - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The 1949 election to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame proceeded using the same rules as the successful elections in the previous two years, with the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) again authorized to elect players retired less than 25 years.
		A total of 187 ballots were cast, with 920 individual votes for the 20 candidates; 141 votes were required for election.
		As a result, the rules were again revised by the Hall of Fame Committee, and the runoff procedure was eliminated after 1949; it would not be reinstated until after the 1960 election.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_balloting%2C_1949 (1267 words)

	Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2006 Information
		The 2006 elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame proceeded in keeping with rules enacted in 2001, augmented by a special election; the result was the largest class of inductees (18) in the Hall's history, including the first woman ever elected.
		In July 2000, the Hall was given a $250,000 grant from Major League Baseball to begin a comprehensive study on African Americans in baseball from 1860-1960, with the hope of enhancing the Hall's collections in these areas.
		Former Commissioner of Baseball Fay Vincent served as the non-voting chairman of both committees, and Hall of Famer Frank Robinson served as an advisor and assistant to Vincent and the committees.
	www.bookrags.com /Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_balloting%2C_2006 (1860 words)

	Baseball Hall of Fame Balloting, 1944 Encyclopedia Article @ Pitched.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) had moved to hold elections every three years rather than annually, and the next scheduled election was to be in 1945.
		Old-Timers Committee formed in late 1939 to select deserving individuals from the 19th century had still never met for that purpose, and criticism of the lack of honorees from that period was increasing.
		Two weeks after Landis' death, the Old-Timers Committee met at baseball's winter meetings in New York City and unanimously moved to elect Landis to membership in the Hall of Fame; Connie Mack sent his approval of the move by telegram from California, where he was vacationing.
	www.pitched.org /encyclopedia/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_balloting,_1944 (525 words)

	National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum - BaseballWiki - a Wikia wiki
		The Hall of Fame is often thought of primarily in terms of the latter.
		In 2005 the Hall completed a study on African American players between the late 19th century and the integration of the major leagues in 1947, and conducted a special election for such players in February 2006; seventeen figures from the Negro Leagues were chosen in that election, in addition to the eighteen previously selected.
		An ongoing controversy facing the Hall of Fame is that of the status of Joe Jackson and Pete Rose.
	baseball.wikia.com /wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame (2608 words)

	Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1937 - Definition, explanation
		The 1937 process of selecting inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame was markedly different from the initial elections the previous year.
		Any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall upon its opening in the sport's supposed centennial year of 1939.
		A total of 201 ballots were cast, with 1949 individual votes for 113 specific candidates; 151 votes were required for election.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/b/ba/baseball_hall_of_fame_balloting__1937.php (389 words)

	Honus Wagner Quotes
		Baseball Almanac is pleased to present an unprecedented collection of baseball related quotes spoken by Honus Wagner and about Honus Wagner.
		One of the first five players inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame, he led the league in stolen bases on six occasions, finishing his career with a total of 722 steals.
		The Honus Wagner baseball card, one of the most valuable in existence today, was recalled in 1909.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /quotes/quowagn.shtml (1224 words)

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	American Heroes
		Hall of Famer, Pee Wee Reese was a team leader of the famed Brooklyn Dodgers, he was a ten-time All-Star.
		Baseball fans all over the country, were shocked and sadden by this tragic news.
		Baseball Historian notes: A special night was held for Roy Campanella on his birthday on 5/7/59 and the largest crowd in baseball history, over 95,000 fans packed Los Angeles Coliseum to cheer and honor this great individual.
	www.baseballhistorian.com /html/american_heroes.cfm?page=11 (1524 words)

	National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Entrance to the Baseball Hall of Fame
		Baseball at the Movies houses baseball movie memorabilia while a screen shows footage from those movies.
		The most lasting controversy in Hall of Fame elections has been the role and composition of the Veterans Committee.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame (2579 words)

	Retired Baseball Players (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2005 - The 2005 elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame proceeded in keeping with rules enacted in 2001.
		Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1948 - The 1948 election to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame proceeded using the same rules as the highly successful election one year earlier, with the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) again authorized to elect players retired less than 25 years.
		Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1949 - The 1949 election to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame proceeded using the same rules as the successful elections in the previous two years, with the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) again authorized to elect players retired less than 25 years.
	baseballplayers.usamsoc.com /retiredbaseballplayers.html (1013 words)

	BaseballTruth.com Archive Document
		Everyone in the top 20 is in the Hall of Fame except Minoso, because they all got to play during their 20s.
		First, while he has the most fl ink of any player on this ballot, his standards score is only 32 because his knee injuries kept his career short, and unlike for war or racism, a player shouldn't get credit for what might have been if injury is the reason for his missed time.
		As I said, I tend to be a little harsher in my assessment of vets candidates than those on the writers ballot because I've had a lot more time to consider their Hall of Fame cases.
	www.baseballtruth.com /leadingoff/leadingoff_021505.htm (5221 words)

	Baseball Prospectus \| Articles \| The Class of 2007
		For some reason, this year's ballot is heavier in outfielders than any in recent memory, with a seemingly endless supply of right fielders.
		All but Belle were nearly exact contemporaries who have been on the ballot for as long as I've been doing this.
		Until JAWS came along, they were relatively indistinguishable from a Hall of Fame standpoint, at least to me. Each had been one of their league's dominant players, but they all had more than a few warts, shortcomings or career gaps you could drive a truck through.
	www.baseballprospectus.com /article.php?articleid=5795 (864 words)

	BBF Hall of Fame: July Election - Page 3 - Baseball Fever
		The purpose of the BBF Hall is not to pick who we think are the best players that aren't in; the purpose is to build a new Hall from scratch.
		We would have had 32 ballots except that I regretfully discounted Pumpsie Green's due to the fact that PG was unable to cut his Players' Ballot down to 25 names before the deadline.
		From the Non-Players Ballot, a near-unanimous 26 (of a record 27 possible) votes carried the day for Rube Foster, the "founding father" of the negro leagues and Al Spalding, an early manager, owner and league executive, followed suit with 22 votes (81%).
	www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?p=181812 (1537 words)

	Famous Arkansas
		He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot in 1985.
		He was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1978 and the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
		He was inducted in to the Braves Hall of Fame on August 13, 2002 and the Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Fame in 1993.
	www.arkansaskids.com /famous/sports.asp (1918 words)

	Bleed Cubbie Blue :: Top 100 Cubs
		In 1977, Ernie was elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, named on 83.8% of the ballots.
		To say that Anson is the father of segregated baseball is a serious overstatement; to say that he significantly influenced, by his example, those who did draw that line, is not.
		Anson, indeed, was not finished with baseball, and he would remain a public figure the rest of his life.
	www.bleedcubbieblue.com /section/Top-100 (16043 words)

	Rich's Weekend Baseball BEAT: August 2004 Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In the meantime, Baseball America is reporting that Stephen Drew has been offered a four-year major league contract by the Arizona Diamondbacks for “close to the $4.79 million package Rickie Weeks got from the Brewers” as the second overall pick in the 2003 draft.
		The birth and subsequent growth of rotisserie and fantasy baseball helped propel James’ Baseball Abstracts from a cottage industry into national bestsellers despite appealing to a market that was originally considered too narrow for such commercial success.
		Playing hard in baseball is so much admired that people make up lists of players who play hard, with the implication that this is a good to be sought after in its own right.
	www.all-baseball.com /richbeat/archives/2004_08.html (8990 words)

	Baseball Crank: June 2000 Archives
		Even if they are true, however, baseball’s ban on allowing Rose to participate even in commemorations and the ban on honoring him in the Hall of Fame is unreasonable and goes further than needed to send a message about his conduct.
		Hall of Famer Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown had an advantage because a greusome childhood accident left him with a mangled right hand, which he used to put movement on his pitches that no one without his “handicap” could duplicate.
		A few hints: all did it after 1920; one of these guys is still active, and two are in the Hall of Fame; and three of the six spent part of their season with the Braves.
	baseballcrank.com /archives2/2000/06 (10074 words)

	Traditions University of South Carolina :: The Official Athletic Site
		The USC Athletic Hall of Fame was created in 1967, and the current membership of 90 was selected by the University of South Carolina Association of Lettermen.
		runner-up in balloting for the Lefty Gomez Plate, symbolic of the top amateur baseball player in the United States, in 1975 when he pitched the Gamecocks to within one game of the NCAA championship at the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska...
		the Carolina baseball team was 17-13 in his two seasons while the Gamecock basketball squad was 13-7, 8-4 in the Southern Conference in 1937.
	uscsports.cstv.com /trads/scar-hof.html (5779 words)

	The Official Site of The Detroit Tigers: News: Detroit Tigers News
		Still, in 15 years on the BBWAA ballot and after multiple times before baseball's Veterans Committee, Lolich has never approached the vote tallies needed for induction to the Hall.
		Though he was one of the fastest hitters to reach 300 home runs, Colavito ended his career with 374, a factor that has worked against him in Hall of Fame balloting.
		His eligibility on the writers' ballot lasted merely two years, earning him two votes in 1974 and one in 1975.
	detroit.tigers.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050228&content_id=952610&vkey=news_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det (688 words)

	EricEnders.com - Interview With Monte Irvin
		For a decade he was one of the brightest stars in fl baseball, combining a high batting average with medium power and the ability to play shortstop, third base, and the outfield.
		After his retirement he served as a special assistant to commissioner Bowie Kuhn for 17 years, and also served on the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee for two decades.
		He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, and currently resides in Homosassa, Florida.
	www.ericenders.com /monte.htm (1770 words)

	Frankie Frisch - BR Bullpen
		Frankie Frisch was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1947.
		After no players had been selected by the writers in the previous two years (the only elections since Hornsby's selection in 1942), the rules were revised to limit eligibility to those players who had retired after 1921; Frisch was among the first four players to benefit from the more reasonable field of candidates.
		In 1999, he ranked number 88 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a nominee for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.
	www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Frankie_Frisch (1037 words)

	The Baseball Analysts: August 2004 Archives
		According to Baseball America, it is likely the Arizona Diamondbacks first-round pick, Stephen Drew, will opt to return to Florida State University.
		Baseball America's top-rated college player, Pelfrey was interviewed at THT this past spring.
		There is, on the other hand, not one single case, not one, in which the players have picked a catcher, second baseman or shortstop, but the writers have ignored him to pick an outfielder or first baseman with better offensive totals.
	baseballanalysts.com /archives/2004/08/index.php (13717 words)

	OpinionJournal - Leisure & Arts
		The story of the Negro Leagues of Baseball, a circuit of teams that provided a showcase for many of Black America's top athletes during the first half of the 20th century, is well known.
		Johnson and officials at the Hall of Fame, and a lawsuit is pending.
		John Isaacs is one of the finalists in the balloting for this year's group of inductees to the basketball Hall of Fame.
	www.opinionjournal.com /la/?id=110008119 (1149 words)

	University Of Miami Sports Hall Of Fame
		Kehoe, an offensive guard and team captain, was a two-year letterwinner at Miami after transferring in from Laney Junior College, where he has since been inducted into its Hall of Fame.
		In 1986, he finished sixth in the balloting for the Butkus Award, given to the nation's top linebacker.
		A narrow overtime loss to Florida State in the season-opener was all Savage and her teammates needed as they next defeated the Florida Gators, followed by a sweep of the remaining regular season schedule, the BIG EAST Conference Tournament and against North Carolina in the first NCAA Tournament game hosted by Miami.
	www.umsportshalloffame.com /bio2002.htm (1024 words)

	Welcome to BronxBloggers.com!
		Phil Rizzuto, the Hall of Fame shortstop who went on to fame for his unique broadcasting style, died late Monday night.
		Rizzuto had been in declining health for several years and was living at a nursing home in West Orange, N.J. Rizzuto, nicknamed "The Scooter," was the oldest living member of the Baseball Hall of Fame when he died.
		He was second to Boston's Ted Williams in the 1949 MVP balloting.
	bronxbloggers.blogspot.com (1326 words)

	Monte Irvin \| BaseballLibrary.com
		After baseball's color line was broken in 1947, Monte Irvin was one of the first fl players signed by the Giants.
		The Committee on Negro Baseball Leagues elected him to the Hall of Fame in 1973; he later became a member of that body and of the Hall of Fame Committee on Baseball Veterans.
		for the Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/I/Irvin_Monte.stm (1662 words)

	1988 MLB All Star Game : Baseball All Star Game
		The 1988 All-Star Game had a record setting thirty-two players, ten of which were also playing their last, who had never appeared in a Midsummer Classic before this game.
		This Midsummer Classic was the final All-Star Game appearance for three future Hall of Fame players: George Brett, Gary Carter and Dave Winfield.
		All in all, you have to admire baseball in the Bud...
	www.baseball-facts.com /facts/yr1988.php (512 words)

	SILive: Island Politics: Politics
		Dongan Hills resident Charlie Greinsky attended the Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cooperstown last weekend, where he had a chat with George Kell, the Hall of Fame third baseman for the Detroit Tigers.
		But Greinsky, who writes about sports issues and collectibles for the Advance, reports that Kell has another claim to fame: The Arkansas native was Bill Clinton's first-ever campaign treasurer, working on the former president's early campaigns for Congress and state attorney general.
		Balloting for these types of party races is held on Primary Day in September.
	blog.silive.com /politics/politics (3120 words)

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