Unraveling the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1981
| <--1980 | 1982--> |
| Hall of Famer | Category | Inducted By | Yes % |
| Bob Gibson | Player | BBWAA | 84.04% |
| Rube Foster | Manager | Veterans | |
| Johnny Mize | Player | Veterans |
Nominees who didn't make the cut in 1981
In 1981, there were 401 ballots cast by the voters, and a nominee needed 301 yes votes to reach the 75% threshold for induction. A minimum of 21 votes were required to remain on the ballot for the following year.
| Nominee | Votes | Yes % |
|---|---|---|
| Don Drysdale | 243 | 60.6% |
| Gil Hodges | 241 | 60.1% |
| Harmon Killebrew | 239 | 59.6% |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 238 | 59.35% |
| Juan Marichal | 233 | 58.1% |
| Nellie Fox | 168 | 41.9% |
| Red Schoendienst | 166 | 41.4% |
| Jim Bunning | 164 | 40.9% |
| Maury Wills | 163 | 40.65% |
| Richie Ashburn | 142 | 35.41% |
| Roger Maris | 94 | 23.44% |
| Harvey Kuenn | 93 | 23.19% |
| Elston Howard | 83 | 20.7% |
| Orlando Cepeda | 77 | 19.2% |
| Thurman Munson | 62 | 15.46% |
| Ted Kluszewski | 56 | 13.97% |
| Luis Aparicio | 148 | 36.91% |
| Lew Burdette | 48 | 11.97% |
| Bill Mazeroski | 38 | 9.48% |
| Don Larsen | 33 | 8.23% |
| Roy Face | 23 | 5.74% |
| Vada Pinson | 18 | 4.49% |
| Jim Perry | 6 | 1.5% |
| Dave McNally | 5 | 1.25% |
| Claude Osteen | 2 | 0.5% |
| Glenn Beckert | 1 | 0.25% |
| Gates Brown | 1 | 0.25% |
| Leo Cardenas | 1 | 0.25% |
| Lindy McDaniel | 1 | 0.25% |
| Jim Northrup | 1 | 0.25% |
| Sonny Siebert | 1 | 0.25% |
| Ken Berry | 0 | 0% |
| John Briggs | 0 | 0% |
| Bill Hands | 0 | 0% |
| Bobby Locke | 0 | 0% |
| Dal Maxvill | 0 | 0% |
| Dick McAuliffe | 0 | 0% |
| Sam McDowell | 0 | 0% |
| <--1980 | 1982--> |