1970 Results: The Hall of Merit Welcomes ‘50s Stars Snider and Wynn!

In his first year on the ballot, Dodger great Duke Snider received 95% of all possible points to be awarded a spot in the Hall of Merit.

In only his second year of eligibility, 300—game winner Early Wynn became the second inductee selected by the electorate this election by amassing 49% of all possible points.

Rounding out the top-ten were: Clark Griffith, Biz Mackey, Cool Papa Bell, George Van Haltren, Bobby Doerr, George Sisler, Cannonball Dick Redding, and Joe Gordon (his first appearnce on this list!) .

RK   LY  Player                   PTS  Bal   1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15
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 1  n/e  Duke Snider             1112   49  36  7  1  1     1     2     1               
 2    3  Early Wynn               578   36   3  4  4  6  3  6  2     1  1  2  2     1  1
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 3    5  Clark Griffith           389   28      4  4  2  2  2     1  2  2  1  1  3  3  1
 4    4  Biz Mackey               355   29   1     1     3  5     5  2  4  1     1  3  3
 5    7  Cool Papa Bell           326   23   2  2  1  1  2     3     5  2  1     3  1   
 6    6  George Van Haltren       317   23      2  5  3        1  2  1     3  3  1  1  1
 7    8  Bobby Doerr              311   23      2  3  2  4  1  2        1        5  1  2
 8    9  George Sisler            300   24   1     1  3  1  3     3  2  1  1  3  1  3  1
 9   11  Cannonball Dick Redding  289   20   1  1  2  2     4  2  2  1  1  1  2     1   
10   13  Joe Gordon               267   23      1     1  1  1  1  1  4  4  3  2  2  1  1
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11   15  José Méndez              264   18      3  1  1  2  2  2     1  3     2     1   
12   10  Willard Brown            258   20      1  1  1  3  1  1  3  2  1  1  2  1  1  1
13   12  Jake Beckley             256   18   1  2  2  2  1  1  1     1     2  1  2  2   
14   14  Ralph Kiner              251   22            2  2     6  2     1  1  1     3  4
15   17  Dobie Moore              251   16   1  4     1  2  1  3        1              3
16   20  Pete Browning            229   16      2  3  2     1        1  3  1  2     1   
17   16  Hugh Duffy               220   16      1  2  1  2  1  1  2  1     2  1  2      
18   18  Joe Sewell               206   16         3  1  1  1  3        1  2  1  1  2   
19   19  Cupid Childs             201   16      1     1  1  2  1     3  3  1  1     1  1
20  n/e  Minnie Minoso            188   19      1  1              1  2  1  2  2  3  1  5
21   22  Rube Waddell             188   16            1  2  1  1  2  1  2  1  2  2     1
22   23  Bucky Walters            183   15         2           3  3  1  2  2           2
23  n/e  Billy Pierce             180   16         1  1     2     2  1  1  2  2  1  2  1
24   21  Alejandro Oms            179   12      1  2  3  1  1        1     2           1
25   24  Mickey Welch             169   10   1  2     2  1        3        1            
26   27  Charley Jones            157   11      1  2     1     2  1  2  1              1
27   25  Quincy Trouppe           149   13            1  1  1  1  3        2     1  2  1
28   28  Edd Roush                144   11      1        1  2  2  1        1  1  1  1   
29   31  Roger Bresnahan          141   11   1  1              1  1  2  1  1     2     1
30   29  Burleigh Grimes          124   11      1        2           1  1  1  1     3  1
31   26  Tommy Leach              124   10         2     2           3              2  1
32   32  Gavy Cravath             118    9   1        1     1     3           1  1     1
33   33  Bob Johnson              110   10            1     3              2     1  2  1
34   30  Larry Doyle              107    7      1  1  2        1              2         
35   34  Bob Elliott              104   11                  2        1  1  1     1  3  2
36   35  Wally Schang              93    8      1     1        1        1        2     2
37   37  John McGraw               77    5      1     1        1  1        1            
38   36  Charlie Keller            74    5               2  1  1  1                     
39   45  Tommy Bridges             45    5                           1        2  1  1   
40   49T Addie Joss                44    4               1        1              1  1   
41   48  Luke Easter               42    3         1     1                       1      
42T  38  Phil Rizzuto              41    4                  1           1     1        1
42T  39  Vic Willis                41    4                     1        1  1           1
44   44  Frank Chance              39    3         1                 1        1         
45   41  Ed Williamson             38    4                           1     1  1     1   
46T  42  Fielder Jones             38    3               1           1     1            
46T  43  Vern Stephens             38    3               1        1           1         
46T  46T Dizzy Trout               38    3            1           1              1      
49   40  Jimmy Ryan                37    4                     1              1  1     1
50   46T Bill Monroe               35    3            1                       2         
51   49T Dizzy Dean                33    3                        1  1           1      
52T  55T Ernie Lombardi            32    2      1                             1         
52T  52  Pie Traynor               32    2         1           1                        
54T  57  Chuck Klein               31    3                     1        1              1
54T  53  Carl Mays                 31    3                  1                    2      
56   51  Sam Rice                  30    3                           1        2         
57   54  Ben Taylor                29    2         1                    1               
58T  61T Ed Cicotte                23    2               1                          1   
58T  58  Gil Hodges                23    2                     1              1         
60T  65T Fred Dunlap               17    2                              1              1
60T  60  Red Schoendienst          17    2                              1              1
62   61T Johnny Pesky              16    1               1                              
63   63  Tetelo Vargas             14    1                     1                        
64   64  Bobby Veach               12    1                           1                  
65T  65T Artie Wilson              11    1                              1               
65T n/e  Tony Mullane              11    1                              1               
67T  68T Tommy Bond                10    1                                 1            
67T  68T Bus Clarkson              10    1                                 1            
67T  68T Sam Leever                10    1                                 1            
67T  65T Dutch Leonard             10    1                                 1            
71   72  Rabbit Maranville          9    1                                    1         
72T n/e  George Burns               8    1                                       1      
72T  77T Wilbur Cooper              8    1                                       1      
72T  73T Hack Wilson                8    1                                       1      
72T  59  Dick Lundy                 8    1                                       1      
76T  73T Dom DiMaggio               7    1                                          1   
76T  77T Spot Poles                 7    1                                          1   
76T  73T Virgil Trucks              7    1                                          1   
79T  77T Buzz Arlett                6    1                                             1
79T  77T Lefty Gomez                6    1                                             1
79T  73T Mickey Vernon              6    1                                             1
Dropped Out: Leroy Matlock(55T), Bobo Newsom(68T), Al Rosen(77T), Johnny Sain(77T).
Ballots Cast: 49