Unraveling the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1988
| <--1987 | 1989--> |
| Hall of Famer | Category | Inducted By | Yes % |
| Willie Stargell | Player | BBWAA | 82.44% |
Nominees who didn't make the cut in 1988
In 1988, there were 427 ballots cast by the voters, and a nominee needed 321 yes votes to reach the 75% threshold for induction. A minimum of 22 votes were required to remain on the ballot for the following year.
| Nominee | Votes | Yes % |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Bunning | 317 | 74.24% |
| Tony Oliva | 202 | 47.31% |
| Orlando Cepeda | 199 | 46.6% |
| Roger Maris | 184 | 43.09% |
| Harvey Kuenn | 168 | 39.34% |
| Bill Mazeroski | 143 | 33.49% |
| Luis Tiant | 132 | 30.91% |
| Maury Wills | 127 | 29.74% |
| Ken Boyer | 109 | 25.53% |
| Mickey Lolich | 109 | 25.53% |
| Ron Santo | 108 | 25.29% |
| Minnie Minoso | 90 | 21.08% |
| Roy Face | 79 | 18.5% |
| Vada Pinson | 67 | 15.69% |
| Joe Torre | 60 | 14.05% |
| Sparky Lyle | 56 | 13.11% |
| Elston Howard | 53 | 12.41% |
| Dick Allen | 52 | 12.18% |
| Curt Flood | 48 | 11.24% |
| Thurman Munson | 32 | 7.49% |
| Don Larsen | 31 | 7.26% |
| Wilbur Wood | 30 | 7.03% |
| Bobby Bonds | 27 | 6.32% |
| Manny Mota | 18 | 4.22% |
| Mark Belanger | 16 | 3.75% |
| Bill Lee | 3 | 0.7% |
| Lee May | 3 | 0.7% |
| Reggie Smith | 3 | 0.7% |
| Al Hrabosky | 1 | 0.23% |
| Stan Bahnsen | 0 | 0% |
| Ross Grimsley | 0 | 0% |
| Larry Hisle | 0 | 0% |
| Grant Jackson | 0 | 0% |
| Randy Jones | 0 | 0% |
| John Mayberry | 0 | 0% |
| Lynn McGlothen | 0 | 0% |
| Doc Medich | 0 | 0% |
| John Milner | 0 | 0% |
| Willie Montanez | 0 | 0% |
| Joe Rudi | 0 | 0% |
| Jim Spencer | 0 | 0% |
| Del Unser | 0 | 0% |
| Rick Wise | 0 | 0% |
| <--1987 | 1989--> |