Unraveling the Next Generation's Hall of Fame

Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1998
<--1997 | 1999--> |
Hall of Famer | Category | Inducted By | Yes % |
Don Sutton | Player | BBWAA | 81.61% |
George Davis | Player | Veterans | |
Larry Doby | Player | Veterans | |
Lee MacPhail | Pioneer/Executive | Veterans | |
Bullet Rogan | Player | Veterans |
Nominees who didn't make the cut in 1998
In 1998, there were 473 ballots cast by the voters, and a nominee needed 355 yes votes to reach the 75% threshold for induction. A minimum of 24 votes were required to remain on the ballot for the following year.
Nominee | Votes | Yes % |
---|---|---|
Tony Perez | 321 | 67.86% |
Ron Santo | 204 | 43.13% |
Jim Rice | 203 | 42.92% |
Gary Carter | 200 | 42.28% |
Steve Garvey | 195 | 41.23% |
Bruce Sutter | 147 | 31.08% |
Tommy John | 129 | 27.27% |
Jim Kaat | 129 | 27.27% |
Dave Parker | 116 | 24.52% |
Bert Blyleven | 83 | 17.55% |
Dave Concepcion | 80 | 16.91% |
Minnie Minoso | 76 | 16.07% |
Luis Tiant | 62 | 13.11% |
Keith Hernandez | 51 | 10.78% |
Dwight Evans | 49 | 10.36% |
Mickey Lolich | 39 | 8.25% |
Ron Guidry | 37 | 7.82% |
Bob Boone | 26 | 5.5% |
Jack Clark | 7 | 1.48% |
Pedro Guerrero | 6 | 1.27% |
Willie Randolph | 5 | 1.06% |
Carney Lansford | 3 | 0.63% |
Brian Downing | 2 | 0.42% |
Mike Flanagan | 2 | 0.42% |
Rick Dempsey | 1 | 0.21% |
<--1997 | 1999--> |