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On July 26 , 2005 , the Hall announced that its Board of Directors had approved a special election to be held in 2006, by the Committee on African-American Baseball, of Negro Leagues and pre-Negro leagues candidates. The induction ceremonies will be held on July 30 in Cooperstown , with Commissioner Bud Selig presiding. THE BBWAA ELECTION The BBWAA was again authorized to elect players active in 1986 or later, but not after 2000; the ballot, announced on November 28 , 2005 , included candidates from the 2005 ballot who received at least 5% of the vote but were not elected, along with selected players, chosen by a screening committee, whose last appearance was in 2000. All 10-year members of the BBWAA were eligible to vote. Voters were instructed to cast votes for up to 10 candidates; any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall. Results of the 2006 election by the BBWAA were announced on January 10 . The ballot consisted of 29 players; 520 ballots were cast, with 390 votes required for election. A total of 2933 individual votes were cast, an average of 5.64 per ballot. Those candidates receiving less than 5% of the vote will not appear on future BBWAA ballots, but may eventually be considered by the Veterans Committee. Pete Rose , who last played in 1986, was again not included on the ballot due to his banishment from baseball in what was theoretically his final opportunity, as players retired over 20 years can not be considered by the BBWAA under current rules; however, Hall of Fame chair Jane Forbes Clark indicated prior to the ballot announcement that if Rose is ever reinstated by Major League Baseball, the Hall's board of directors might review the rules in light of the fact that Rose never had an opportunity to appear on a BBWAA ballot.
Among the players eligible for the first time who were ''not'' included on the ballot were: Tim Belcher , Stan Belinda , Lance Johnson , Roberto Kelly , Mickey Morandini , Luis Polonia , Jeff Reed , Heathcliff Slocumb , and Mike Stanley . THE COMMITTEE ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN BASEBALL ELECTION In July 2000, the Hall was given a $250,000 grant from Major League Baseball to begin a comprehensive study on African American s in baseball from 1860-1960, with the hope of enhancing the Hall's collections in these areas. In February 2001, the Hall selected three historians – Dr. Larry Hogan , Dick Clark and Larry Lester – to conduct the study, which involved over 50 other researchers and authors. The resulting study was a narrative, bibliography, and statistical database, including 3,000 day-by-day records, league leaders and all-time leaders, collected from Box Scores in 128 newspapers of sanctioned Negro League games played from 1920-1954. The box scores reflect almost 100% of games of the 1920s, over 90% of the games played in the 1930s, and 50-70% of games in the 1940s and '50s. In February 2006, '' National Geographic '' published a book featuring material from the study, in conjunction with the Hall, called ''Shades of Glory''; it covers not only the development of the game, but also its impact within the African American community. ''Pride and Passion'', an exhibit focusing on the history of African American baseball, will debut at the Hall's museum in April 2006. Screening process In July 2005, the Hall's Board of Directors appointed a screening committee to construct a ballot, and a larger voting committee to cast ballots in February. Former Commissioner of Baseball (Latin America), Dick Clark (Negro leagues), Larry Hogan (overall history), Larry Lester (Negro leagues) and Jim Overmyer (eastern teams and 19th century). Of the many candidates who were recommended, the 94 who were considered by the screening committee were: Newt Allen - Walter Ball - Sam Bankhead - Bernardo Baro - John Beckwith - William Bell - Ed Bolden - Chet Brewer - Chester Brooks - Dave Brown - Larry Brown - Ray Brown - Willard Brown - Bill Byrd - Rev Cannady - Bill Cash - Phil Cockrell - Pancho Coimbre - Andy Cooper - Bingo DeMoss - Rap Dixon - John Donaldson - Frank Duncan - José Fernandez - Bud Fowler - Jelly Gardner - Charlie Grant - Frank Grant - Gus Greenlee - Vic Harris - Pete Hill - Bill Holland - Sammy T. Hughes - Fats Jenkins - Sam Jethroe - Home Run Johnson - Oscar Johnson - Henry Kimbro - Frank Leland - Dick Lundy - Jimmie Lyons - Biz Mackey - Dave Malarcher - Abe Manley - Effa Manley - Max Manning - Oliver Marcelle - J.B. Martin - Horacio Martinez - Verdell Mathis - Dan McClellan - Hurley McNair - José Méndez - Minnie Miñoso - Bill Monroe - Dobie Moore - Alejandro Oms - Buck O'Neil - Red Parnell - John Patterson - Jap Payne - Bruce Petway - Spotswood Poles - Alex Pompez - Cumberland Posey - Alex Radcliffe - Ted Radcliffe - Cannonball Dick Redding - Neil Robinson - Nat Rogers - Louis Santop - George Scales - Chino Smith - Clarence Smith - George Stovey - Mule Suttles - Ben Taylor - C. I. Taylor - Candy Jim Taylor - Cristobal Torriente - Juan Vargas - Moses Walker - Frank Warfield - Chaney White - Sol White - Frank Wickware - Wabishaw Wiley - J.L. Wilkinson - Clarence Williams - George Williams - George Wilson - Jud Wilson - Nip Winters - Bill Wright After the screening committee completed its work, Hall president Dale Petroskey stated, "The screening committee did a great job of handling the first step of narrowing the list of candidates to those who should be seriously considered for election to the Hall of Fame." Vincent added, "I'm very satisfied with the work done by the screening committee. The committee members had some difficult choices to make, but because they are extremely knowledgeable, had strong research at their disposal and spent a great deal of time reviewing all candidates thoroughly, they did a tremendous job. The final ballots represent players, managers, executives and builders who are top-tier candidates and worthy of review for consideration for election to the Hall of Fame." Final ballots The 39 candidates appearing on the final ballots were announced on (Latin America), Greg Bond (19th century), Ray Doswell (overall history), Leslie Heaphy (women's history, Negro leagues), Neil Lanctot (Negro leagues eastern teams), Sammy Miller (eastern and western teams), and Robert W. Peterson (overall history). Peterson died on February 11, but had submitted a ballot in absentia two days earlier; the other committee members voted unanimously to accept his ballot. The results of voting were announced following the balloting on February 27 , with 17 new members being elected to the Hall:
Manley, an executive in the Negro Leagues, was the first woman ever elected to the Hall since voting began in 1936 ; all 17 electees were deceased. Vote totals were not announced; however, as nine votes were required for election and 17 candidates were elected, the committee members must have cast "yes" votes for a minimum average of 13 candidates. The inductees brought to 35 the total number of Negro League figures elected to the Hall since Satchel Paige was chosen in 1971. Hall of Fame chairwoman Jane Forbes Clark stated, "The Board of Directors is extremely pleased with how this project has evolved over the last five years - culminating in today's vote. Over the last two days, this committee has held discussions in great detail, utilizing the research and statistics now available to determine who deserves baseball's highest honor - a plaque in the Hall of Fame Gallery in Cooperstown." {Link without Title} "I applaud the National Baseball Hall of Fame for conducting this special election of former Negro League stars, and I heartily congratulate those who were elected," added commissioner Bud Selig , who went on to say, "Eighteen Negro League stars had been elected prior to today's vote, but previous committees had overlooked many who were deserving. Major League Baseball is proud to have played a part in a process that has corrected some of those omissions." The other candidates appearing on the final ballot were: Newt Allen - John Beckwith - William Bell - Chet Brewer - Bill Byrd - Rap Dixon - John Donaldson - Sammy T. Hughes - Fats Jenkins - Home Run Johnson - Dick Lundy - Oliver Marcelle - Minnie Miñoso - Dobie Moore - Alejandro Oms - Buck O'Neil - Red Parnell - Spot Poles - Cannonball Dick Redding - George Scales - C. I. Taylor - Candy Jim Taylor J.G. TAYLOR SPINK AWARD The J.G. Taylor Spink Award , presented by the BBWAA annually at the induction ceremonies since 1962, is given to a Sportswriter "for meritorious contributions to baseball writing". The recipient is not considered to be a member of the Hall, but is permanently recognized in an exhibit at the museum, and if living becomes a member of the Veterans Committee for life. Three final candidates, selected by a BBWAA committee, were named on of the '' Chicago Sun-Times ''; the late Vern Plagenhoef , who covered the Detroit Tigers for Michigan's Booth Newspaper Group; and Tracy Ringolsby , who has covered the Colorado Rockies for the '' Rocky Mountain News '' since 1993 and has written on baseball for 30 years. All 10-year members of the BBWAA were eligible to cast ballots in voting conducted by mail in November. On December 7 , Tracy Ringolsby was announced as the recipient, having received 225 votes out of the 429 ballots cast, with Goddard receiving 128 votes and Plagenhoef receiving 76. FORD C. FRICK AWARD The recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award , presented at the induction ceremonies annually since 1978 to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball", is not considered to be a member of the Hall, but is permanently recognized in an exhibit at the museum and, if living, also becomes a life member of the Veterans Committee. To be eligible, an active or retired broadcaster must have a minimum of 10 years of continuous major league broadcast service with a ball club, a network, or a combination of the two; more than 180 candidates were eligible. On , Ken Coleman , Dizzy Dean , Gene Elston , Tony Kubek , Denny Mathews , and Graham McNamee . Three additional candidates – Bill King , Dave Niehaus , and Jacques Doucet – were selected through results of voting by fans conducted throughout November at the Hall's official website; more than 105,000 votes were cast. Photos and profiles of the ten candidates can be found at the Hall's website . On and All-Star Games ; and popularity with fans. |
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