MLB Hall of Fame Induction 2015 Update : All 10 Golden Era HOF Candidates were not Elected
All 10 candidates from the Golden Era have not been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. According to the museum, none of the candidates received enough votes to get inducted during this season.
In order to be elected, all candidates must receive at least 12 votes from the 16-member committee, which was tasked to consider each candidate's contributions to baseball during the time period between 1947 and 1972. Two candidates, infielder Dick Allen and outfielder Tony Oliva, were only short one vote. Pitcher Jim Kaart was short two votes.
"This result merely re-affirms how very difficult it is to be elected to the Hall of Fame," said Hall Chairman, Jane Forbes Clark, reported by the New York Daily News.
The other candidates, shortstop Maury Wills and outfielder Minnie Minoso, received nine and eight votes, respectively, while the remaining five candidate, Ken Boyer, Gil Hodges, Bob Howsam Billy Pierce and Luis Tiant, received three or fewer votes. All candidates were former players with the exception of Howsam, who is a former executive.
The Golden Era committee consisted of Hall of Fame members (Jim Bunning, Rod Carew, Pat Gillick, Ferguson Jenkins, Al Kaline, Joe Morgan, Ozzie Smith and Don Sutton), major league executives (Dave Dombrowski, Jim Frey, David Glass and Roland Hemond) and veteran media members (Steve Hirdt, Dick Kaegel, Phil Pepe and Tracy Ringolsby).
The committee will consider HOF candidates in 2017. The HOF candidates for the Pre-Integration Era, which spans from 1871 to 1946, will be up next year.
