1997 Hall of Fame Balloting & Veterans Committee Selections
The Baseball Writers Association of America elected one player
for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame - pitcher
Phil Niekro. The Veteran's Committee announces that they had
selected Tommy Lasorda and Willie Wells for induction. The
induction ceremony was held in Cooperstown, New York on August
4th.
1997 Ballotting
As announced January 6, 1997 by the Baseball Writers Association
of America. A total of 473 ballots were cast. Seventy-five
percent (355 votes) was needed for election. Five percent (24
votes) was needed for an individual to remain on the ballot.
Players marked with an asterisk (*) have appeared on the ballot for fifteen years without being elected, and will thus be ineligble for future ballots (they can still be selected by the Veteran's Committee).
Players marked with a cross (+) appeared on the ballot for the first time in 1997.
Player Votes Pct. Phil Niekro 380 80.3 --------------------------------- Don Sutton 346 73.2 Tony Perez 312 66.0 Ron Santo 186 39.3 Jim Rice 178 37.6 Steve Garvey 167 35.3 Bruce Sutter 130 27.4 Jim Kaat 107 22.6 Joe Torre 105 22.2 * Tommy John 97 20.5 Minnie Minoso 84 17.8 Dave Parker 83 17.5 + Dick Allen 79 16.7 * Dave Concepcion 60 12.7 Luis Tiant 53 11.2 Keith Hernandez 45 9.5 Mickey Lolich 34 7.2 Ron Guidry 31 6.6 Bob Boone 28 5.9 Dwight Evans 28 5.9 + --------------------------------- Player Votes Pct. Ken Griffey Sr. 22 4.7 + Fred Lynn 22 4.7 Graig Nettles 22 4.7 Bobby Bonds 20 4.2 Rusty Staub 18 3.8 Rick Reuschel 2 0.0 + Mike Scott 2 0.0 + Garry Templeton 2 0.0 + Terry Kennedy 1 0.0 + Terry Puhl 1 0.0 +