1999 Hall of Fame voting

SportsLine wire reports
Jan. 5, 1999

To earn entrance to the Hall of Fame, a player must appear on at least three-quarters of the ballots submitted by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Necessary votes this year -- 373. This is how the voting broke down for this year's ballot (x -- first-year of eligibility; y -- final year of eligibility):

Player
Votes
x-Nolan Ryan
491 (elected)
x-George Brett
488 (elected)
x-Robin Yount
385 (elected)
x-Carlton Fisk
330
Tony Perez
302
Gary Carter
168
Steve Garvey
150
Jim Rice
146
Bruce Sutter
121
Jim Kaat
100
x-Dale Murphy
96
Tommy John
93
Dave Parker
80
y-Minnie Minoso
73
Bert Blyleven
70
Dave Concepcion
59
Luis Tiant
53
Keith Hernandez
34
Ron Guidry
31
Bob Boone
27
y-Mickey Lolich
26
Dwight Evans
18
x-George Bell
6
x-John Candelaria
1
x-Mike Boddicker
0
x-Charlie Leibrandt
0
x-Frank Tanana
0
x-Mike Witt
0

 
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