Unraveling the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1985
| <--1984 | 1986--> |
| Hall of Famer | Category | Inducted By | Yes % |
| Lou Brock | Player | BBWAA | 79.75% |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | Player | BBWAA | 83.8% |
| Enos Slaughter | Player | Veterans | |
| Arky Vaughan | Player | Veterans |
Nominees who didn't make the cut in 1985
In 1985, there were 395 ballots cast by the voters, and a nominee needed 297 yes votes to reach the 75% threshold for induction. A minimum of 20 votes were required to remain on the ballot for the following year.
| Nominee | Votes | Yes % |
|---|---|---|
| Nellie Fox | 295 | 74.68% |
| Billy Williams | 252 | 63.8% |
| Jim Bunning | 214 | 54.18% |
| Catfish Hunter | 212 | 53.67% |
| Roger Maris | 128 | 32.41% |
| Harvey Kuenn | 125 | 31.65% |
| Orlando Cepeda | 114 | 28.86% |
| Tony Oliva | 114 | 28.86% |
| Maury Wills | 93 | 23.54% |
| Bill Mazeroski | 87 | 22.03% |
| Lew Burdette | 82 | 20.76% |
| Mickey Lolich | 78 | 19.75% |
| Ken Boyer | 68 | 17.22% |
| Roy Face | 62 | 15.7% |
| Elston Howard | 54 | 13.67% |
| Ron Santo | 53 | 13.42% |
| Joe Torre | 44 | 11.14% |
| Don Larsen | 32 | 8.1% |
| Thurman Munson | 32 | 8.1% |
| Dick Allen | 28 | 7.09% |
| Curt Flood | 28 | 7.09% |
| Vada Pinson | 19 | 4.81% |
| Wilbur Wood | 16 | 4.05% |
| Harvey Haddix | 15 | 3.8% |
| Dave McNally | 7 | 1.77% |
| Ken Holtzman | 4 | 1.01% |
| Ron Fairly | 3 | 0.76% |
| Jim Lonborg | 3 | 0.76% |
| Andy Messersmith | 3 | 0.76% |
| Don Kessinger | 2 | 0.51% |
| Denny McLain | 2 | 0.51% |
| Jesus Alou | 1 | 0.25% |
| Rico Carty | 1 | 0.25% |
| Dock Ellis | 1 | 0.25% |
| Clay Carroll | 0 | 0% |
| Ed Kranepool | 0 | 0% |
| George Scott | 0 | 0% |
| Bobby Tolan | 0 | 0% |
| Roy White | 0 | 0% |
| <--1984 | 1986--> |