Unraveling the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1966
| <--1965 | 1967--> |
| Hall of Famer | Category | Inducted By | Yes % |
| Ted Williams | Player | BBWAA | 93.38% |
| Casey Stengel | Manager | Veterans |
Nominees who didn't make the cut in 1966
In 1966, there were 302 ballots cast by the voters, and a nominee needed 227 yes votes to reach the 75% threshold for induction. A minimum of 16 votes were required to remain on the ballot for the following year.
| Nominee | Votes | Yes % |
|---|---|---|
| Red Ruffing | 208 | 68.87% |
| Roy Campanella | 197 | 65.23% |
| Joe Medwick | 187 | 61.92% |
| Lou Boudreau | 115 | 38.08% |
| Al Lopez | 109 | 36.09% |
| Enos Slaughter | 100 | 33.11% |
| Pee Wee Reese | 95 | 31.46% |
| Marty Marion | 86 | 28.48% |
| Johnny Mize | 81 | 26.82% |
| Ralph Kiner | 74 | 24.5% |
| Johnny Vander Meer | 72 | 23.84% |
| Allie Reynolds | 60 | 19.87% |
| Bucky Walters | 56 | 18.54% |
| Phil Rizzuto | 54 | 17.88% |
| Arky Vaughan | 36 | 11.92% |
| Mel Harder | 34 | 11.26% |
| Ernie Lombardi | 34 | 11.26% |
| Hal Newhouser | 32 | 10.6% |
| Joe Gordon | 31 | 10.26% |
| Bobby Doerr | 30 | 9.93% |
| George Kell | 29 | 9.6% |
| Billy Herman | 28 | 9.27% |
| Bobo Newsom | 25 | 8.28% |
| Bob Lemon | 21 | 6.95% |
| Mickey Vernon | 20 | 6.62% |
| Al Dark | 17 | 5.63% |
| Tommy Bridges | 16 | 5.3% |
| Bobby Thomson | 12 | 3.97% |
| Phil Cavarretta | 9 | 2.98% |
| Larry Doby | 7 | 2.32% |
| Don Newcombe | 7 | 2.32% |
| Carl Erskine | 6 | 1.99% |
| Jim Hegan | 5 | 1.66% |
| Gil McDougald | 5 | 1.66% |
| Grady Hatton | 4 | 1.32% |
| Whitey Lockman | 4 | 1.32% |
| Hank Sauer | 4 | 1.32% |
| Del Ennis | 3 | 0.99% |
| Carl Furillo | 2 | 0.66% |
| Marv Grissom | 2 | 0.66% |
| Morrie Martin | 2 | 0.66% |
| Andy Pafko | 2 | 0.66% |
| Del Rice | 2 | 0.66% |
| Bobby Adams | 1 | 0.33% |
| Chico Carrasquel | 1 | 0.33% |
| Jim Hearn | 1 | 0.33% |
| Solly Hemus | 1 | 0.33% |
| Bob Porterfield | 1 | 0.33% |
| <--1965 | 1967--> |