I pasted your post word-for-word into ChatGPT
This is what it gave me back...
1. The “Addie Joss Rule” isn’t in writing
The 10-year minimum was in effect from the beginning (1936).
Joss only had 9 years.
Despite that, the BBWAA included him on the ballot anyway in the 1930s–40s (he actually received votes in multiple elections).
In 1977, the Veterans Committee elected him formally.
So: there was never a codified “rule” to waive the 10-year minimum for players who died or were injured early. The BBWAA just bent their own ballot rules for Joss, and the Veterans Committee later confirmed his place.
2. How Joss slipped through
At the time, the Hall and the BBWAA were still figuring out procedures.
Writers regarded Joss as exceptional: an elite pitcher, beloved figure, who had his career unfairly cut short.
That sentiment overrode the technical 10-year minimum.
Later committees never extended that exception to anyone else (e.g., Tony Conigliaro, Ross Youngs, or Dave Orr).
3. Dave Orr’s situation
Orr had about 7˝ seasons before his stroke.
Under today’s rules (the Era Committees you quoted), he’s not eligible as a player — the 10-year service rule blocks him.
The only way he could be considered is if the Hall’s Historical Overview Committee classified him differently (e.g., as a pioneer/contributor rather than strictly as a player). That’s unlikely, but technically possible.
4. Why people think there’s a rule
Writers at the time often described Joss as a “special case” and later generations interpreted that as if a rule had been written.
But the Hall of Fame’s own published rule change history (the link you shared) confirms: no permanent rule was ever created. It was a one-off accommodation.
Bottom line:
The “Addie Joss Rule” was never an official Hall of Fame rule. It was a one-time exception created by the BBWAA and later ratified by the Veterans Committee. Under the rules you pasted, Dave Orr is not eligible as a player, unless the Hall deliberately chooses to treat him the way they treated Joss.
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