National Baseball Hall of Fame election process

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The National Baseball Hall of Fame election process is the formal system by which players, managers, umpires, and other contributors to baseball are evaluated and selected for induction into the Hall of Fame.

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instanceOf baseball award selection process
election process
administeredBy National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
announcesResultsIn January
appliesTo National Baseball Hall of Fame
BBWAAEligibilityWindow 10 years on the ballot
BBWAAEligibleVotersRequirement 10 consecutive years of BBWAA membership
BBWAAMinimumVoteShareToRemain 5 percent of votes cast
BBWAAThreshold 75 percent of votes cast
BBWAAWaitingPeriod 5 years after last major league game
considers character
contributions to teams
integrity
on-field performance
sportsmanship
country United States
elects executives
managers
other contributors to baseball
players
umpires
eligibilityRequirement player must be retired
player must have at least 10 major league seasons
waiting period after retirement
eraCommitteeComposition Hall of Fame members
executives
media members
eraCommitteeSize small panel of voters
eraCommitteesUsedFor executives
managers
players no longer eligible on BBWAA ballot
umpires
eraCommitteeThreshold 75 percent of committee votes
firstBBWAAElectionYear 1936
goal select inductees to the National Baseball Hall of Fame
hasHistoricalPredecessor Veterans Committee
includesVoters Baseball Writers’ Association of America
Era-based committees
special selection committees
inductionsHeldIn July
location Cooperstown, New York
overseenBy Hall of Fame Board of Directors
linked to: Hall of Fame
primaryBallotBody Baseball Writers’ Association of America
restructured into era-based committees
subjectArea Major League Baseball history
usesBallot BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot
Era Committee ballot
special election ballot
voteType secret ballot

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Baseball Hall of Fame ballot partOf National Baseball Hall of Fame election process
Ozzie Smith hallOfFameInductionType BBWAA election
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Modern Baseball Committee governsEligibilityBy Hall of Fame rules for era committees
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Randall David Johnson hallOfFameInductionMethod BBWAA election
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Bob Feller hallOfFameInductionMethod BBWAA election
subject linked to: The Heater from Van Meter
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BBWAA voting determines Baseball Hall of Fame inductees
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BBWAA voting usedFor Baseball Hall of Fame elections
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National Baseball Hall of Fame screening committee appliesTo Baseball Hall of Fame elections
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National Baseball Hall of Fame screening committee formedFor National Baseball Hall of Fame elections
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