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After the Old-Timers Committee made its six selections in 1939 from among the figures of the 19th century era, commissioner ; Yankees president Ed Barrow ; Braves president Bob Quinn ; and sportswriter Sid Mercer . This committee was responsible, in its function as the Old-Timers Committee, for selecting additional worthy candidates from the 19th century; however, the committee never convened during this 5-year period, and made no selections - creating greater complaints that the stars of the 1880s and 1890s were being ignored. THE BBWAA ELECTION Members of the BBWAA again had the authority to select any players active in the 20th century, provided they had been retired for one year. Voters were instructed to cast votes for 10 candidates; any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall. A total of 233 ballots were cast, with 2328 individual votes for 72 specific candidates; 175 votes were required for election. Players of the 1900s and 1910s, who many voters felt should be given priority, dominated the voting to an even greater extent than they had in 1939. Of the top 22 candidates in the voting, 17 had not seen any substantial play since 1917; only 3 of the top 32 had played their final season anytime between 1918 and 1933. Players who had been retired over 24 years - 42 of the 72 named - received 66% of the votes. The results were announced in January 1942. The sole candidate who received at least 75% of the vote and was elected is indicated in ''bold italics''; candidates who have since been selected in subsequent elections are indicated in ''italics'':
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