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Originally Posted by bigtrain
The Hall of Fame just announced that no one received the necessary 12 of 16 votes to be elected by the Golden Era committee. Dick Allen and Tony Oliva each fell one vote short. I was surprised that Gil Hodges got so little support (fewer than 3 votes). Jim Kaat got 10. Maury Wills 9, Minnie Minoso 8, all others 3 or fewer.
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For what it is worth, the ballot got it right in my opinion. Of the group, I like Hodges and Kaat the best but to call them Hall of Fame players, not so much. You could argue positive for any player on this list but to vote somebody in just because they are on the ballot does nothing for the Hall.
Now the crime of the balloting for the Hall of Fame is not having voted Lee Smith into the Hall already. In his day, he was the premier closer in an era when the closers ofter threw more than one inning. On top of it, he is a first rate human being. Probably won't be elected this year due to some really good players coming on to the ballot for the first time but he does belong in the Hall.