The Baseball Writers Association of America elected one player for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame - pitcher Don Sutton. The Hall of Fame Veterans Committee announced on March 3 that they had selected four individuals -- Larry Doby, George Davis, Lee McPhail, and "Bullet" Joe Rogan. (see the official press release from the Baseball Hall of Fame.)
The induction ceremonies will be held in Cooperstown, New York on July 26.
1998 Ballotting
As announced January 5, 1998 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.
Player Votes Pct. Don Sutton 386 81.6 --------------------------------- Tony Perez 321 67.9 Ron Santo 204 43.1 * Jim Rice 203 42.9 Gary Carter 200 42.3 + Steve Garvey 195 41.2 Bruce Sutter 147 31.1 Tommy John 129 27.3 Jim Kaat 129 27.3 Dave Parker 116 24.5 Bert Blyleven 83 17.5 + Dave Concepcion 80 16.9 Minnie Minoso 76 16.1 Luis Tiant 62 13.1 Keith Hernandez 51 10.8 Dwight Evans 49 10.4 Mickey Lolich 39 8.2 Ron Guidry 37 7.8 Bob Boone 26 5.5 --------------------------------- Player Votes Pct. Jack Clark 7 1.5 + Pedro Guerrero 6 1.3 + Willie Randolph 5 1.1 + Carney Lansford 3 0.6 + Brian Downing 2 0.4 + Mike Flanagan 2 0.4 + Rick Dempsey 1 0.2 +