Unraveling the Next Generation's Hall of Fame

Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1989
<--1988 | 1990--> |
Hall of Famer | Category | Inducted By | Yes % |
Johnny Bench | Player | BBWAA | 96.42% |
Carl Yastrzemski | Player | BBWAA | 94.63% |
Al Barlick | Umpire | Veterans | |
Red Schoendienst | Player | Veterans |
Nominees who didn't make the cut in 1989
In 1989, there were 447 ballots cast by the voters, and a nominee needed 336 yes votes to reach the 75% threshold for induction. A minimum of 23 votes were required to remain on the ballot for the following year.
Nominee | Votes | Yes % |
---|---|---|
Gaylord Perry | 304 | 68.01% |
Jim Bunning | 283 | 63.31% |
Fergie Jenkins | 234 | 52.35% |
Orlando Cepeda | 176 | 39.37% |
Tony Oliva | 135 | 30.2% |
Bill Mazeroski | 134 | 29.98% |
Harvey Kuenn | 115 | 25.73% |
Maury Wills | 95 | 21.25% |
Jim Kaat | 87 | 19.46% |
Ron Santo | 75 | 16.78% |
Ken Boyer | 62 | 13.87% |
Minnie Minoso | 59 | 13.2% |
Roy Face | 47 | 10.51% |
Mickey Lolich | 47 | 10.51% |
Luis Tiant | 47 | 10.51% |
Joe Torre | 40 | 8.95% |
Dick Allen | 35 | 7.83% |
Vada Pinson | 33 | 7.38% |
Thurman Munson | 31 | 6.94% |
Bobby Bonds | 29 | 6.49% |
Curt Flood | 27 | 6.04% |
Sparky Lyle | 25 | 5.59% |
Bert Campaneris | 14 | 3.13% |
Wilbur Wood | 14 | 3.13% |
Manny Mota | 9 | 2.01% |
Bobby Murcer | 3 | 0.67% |
Don Money | 1 | 0.22% |
Gene Tenace | 1 | 0.22% |
Jim Barr | 0 | 0% |
Terry Crowley | 0 | 0% |
Joe Ferguson | 0 | 0% |
Woodie Fryman | 0 | 0% |
Cesar Geronimo | 0 | 0% |
Dave Goltz | 0 | 0% |
Jon Matlack | 0 | 0% |
Rudy May | 0 | 0% |
Bake McBride | 0 | 0% |
Bill Robinson | 0 | 0% |
Richie Zisk | 0 | 0% |
<--1988 | 1990--> |