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Hall of Merit — A Look at Baseball's All-Time Best Thursday, December 28, 20172018 Hall of Merit Election Results: Chipper, Thome, Rolen and Vlad Elected!The Hall of Merit welcomes four new members. Chipper Jones was the unanimous #1 this year, receiving all 30 first place votes. Jim Thome (653) edged Scott Rolen (617) for second place. Rolen had more second place votes (13-12), but Thome had 14 third place votes to Rolen’s 9. Both were named on all 30 ballots. All three were selected in their first year of eligibility. Vladimir Guerreo is the final electee, with 290 points in his second year of eligibility. He was named on 21 ballots. Guerrero beat out Luis Tiant (240), Sammy Sosa (238), Kenny Lofton (236), Andruw Jones (220), Jeff Kent (207), Ben Taylor (197) and Johan Santana (186) for the final spot. Jones and Santana were the only other first time candidates to receive votes this year. Others named on at least six ballots (point totals/votes listed) included Buddy Bell (139/11), Bobby Bonds (124/10), Jorge Posada (105/7), Vic Willis (102/11), Sal Bando (95/8), Bob Johnson (89/10), Urban Shocker (87/8), Wally Schang (86/8), Dick Redding (86/6), Tommy Bridges (84/8), Tommy John (82/6), Phil Rizzuto (73/6), and Thurman Munson (62/6). RK LY Player PTS Bal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 n/e Chipper Jones 720 30 30 2 n/e Jim Thome 653 30 12 14 1 3 3 n/e Scott Rolen 617 30 13 9 1 2 3 1 1 4 4 Vladimir Guerrero 290 21 1 2 4 1 2 1 4 3 1 1 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 6 Luis Tiant 240 20 4 2 2 3 1 1 2 4 1 6 5 Sammy Sosa 238 19 2 2 2 4 1 4 1 1 1 1 7 9 Kenny Lofton 236 18 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 8 n/e Andruw Jones 220 16 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 9 7 Jeff Kent 207 15 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 10 11 Ben Taylor 197 16 2 1 1 4 1 1 3 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 n/e Johan Santana 186 15 1 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 12 12 Buddy Bell 139 11 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 13 10 Bobby Bonds 124 10 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 14 14 Jorge Posada 105 7 2 1 1 1 1 1 15 8 Vic Willis 102 11 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 16 20 Sal Bando 95 8 2 2 1 1 1 1 17 15 Bob Johnson 89 10 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 18 16 Urban Shocker 87 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 19 19 Wally Schang 86 8 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 20 17T Dick Redding 86 6 1 1 2 1 1 21 13 Tommy Bridges 84 8 1 1 1 1 1 3 22 21 Tommy John 82 6 2 1 1 1 1 23 17T Phil Rizzuto 73 6 1 2 1 1 1 24 28 Thurman Munson 62 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 25 37T Hilton Smith 59 5 1 1 1 1 1 26 24 Gavy Cravath 57 5 1 2 1 1 27 27 Bert Campaneris 55 5 1 1 1 1 1 28 25 Bucky Walters 54 5 1 2 1 1 29 22 Hugh Duffy 54 4 1 1 1 1 30 48 Joe Tinker 49 5 1 1 2 1 31 33 Tommy Leach 48 4 1 1 1 1 32 23 Don Newcombe 46 4 1 3 33T 55T Babe Adams 44 3 1 1 1 33T 26 Jim McCormick 44 3 1 1 1 35 29 Bus Clarkson 41 3 1 1 1 36 43T Art Fletcher 40 4 2 2 37 31T Mickey Welch 38 4 1 1 1 1 38 45T Orel Hershiser 36 3 1 1 1 39 30 Frank Chance 34 4 1 1 1 1 40 68T Kevin Appier 31 3 1 2 41 37T Vern Stephens 31 2 1 1 42 40 Luke Easter 29 2 1 1 43 -- Ray Dandridge 28 2 1 1 44T 34 Fred McGriff 24 2 1 1 44T 39 Bobby Veach 24 2 1 1 46 47 Dizzy Dean 22 2 2 47T 45T Lou Brock 22 1 1 47T 49 Addie Joss 22 1 1 49 50T Trevor Hoffman 20 2 1 1 50 42 Bob Elliott 19 2 1 1 51T 54 Brian Giles 16 2 1 1 51T 36 Dale Murphy 16 2 1 1 53T 31T Ed Cicotte 16 1 1 53T 57 Dolf Luque 16 1 1 53T 55T Jack Quinn 16 1 1 56T -- Andy Cooper 15 1 1 56T -- Mickey Lolich 15 1 1 58T 59T Ernie Lombardi 14 1 1 58T 59T Lee Smith 14 1 1 60 43T John Olerud 13 2 1 1 61T 52 Nomar Carciaparra 13 1 1 61T 59T Dwight Gooden 13 1 1 61T 53 Billy Wagner 13 1 1 64T 35 Tommy Bond 12 1 1 64T -- Kiki Cuyler 12 1 1 64T 65T Luis Gonzalez 12 1 1 64T 41 Tony Mullane 12 1 1 68T n/e Jamie Moyer 11 1 1 68T 50T Kirby Puckett 11 1 1 70 68T Ron Cey 10 1 1 71T 71T Frank Tanana 9 1 1 71T -- Robin Ventura 9 1 1 73 -- Willie Davis 8 1 1 74T 71T Carlos Delgado 7 1 1 74T -- Gil Hodges 7 1 1 74T -- Hack Wilson 7 1 1 77T 75T Luis Aparicio 6 1 1 77T 65T Dave Concepcion 6 1 1 77T 75T Johnny Evers 6 1 1 77T 73T Lefty Gomez 6 1 1 Dropped Out: Dave Bancroft (64), Charlie Buffinton (58), George J. Burns(75T), Norm Cash(73T), Fred Dunlap(75T), Toby Harrah(68T), Jim Kaat(65T), Pie Traynor(75T), George Uhle(75T), Frank Viola(63), Ed Williamson(59T). Ballots Cast: 30 JoeD has the Imperial March Stuck in His Head
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