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Originally Posted by rats60
There were 2 ballots in 1936. One for 19th century players and one for 20th. Cy Young's career was split between the two centuries so there was confusion among the voters. Some voted for him on one ballot and others voted for him on the other resulting in Cy not being elected by either. I think that carried over to the 1937 with Cy receiving fewer votes than he should have.
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Excellent point, Rats. Thanks for the clarification.
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Originally Posted by Butch7999
... Shoot, Hornsby earned only 46% his first year eligible (1936), ninth among those candidates, and wasn't ushered in until 1942.
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We'll also note that Hornsby was still dabbling at the plate as a player/manager in '36 and '37.
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Originally Posted by timn1
Butch, I think a revote would be fun-
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Now we just need an even-tempered soul with a
lot of time on his hands to moderate the discussions
and tabulate the votes.
And probably at least a couple of dozen board members to commit to taking on long-term roles as BBWAA voters.