Most Meritorious Player: 1944 Discussion

All of the leagues are hollowed out of prime career players.

The Cardinals and Browns met in the Streetcar Series sharing the same home park. The Cardinals won in 6.
The Homestead Grays beat the Birmingham Black Barons 4 games to 1 in the Negro World Series.

Vote for 10.

Player			SH WS		BBR WAR
Stan Musial		36.6		8.8
Snuffy Stirnweiss	36.2		8.5
Lou Boudreau		31.0		8.0
Bobby Doerr		27.1		5.9
Bob Johnson		30.7		6.3
Vern Stephens		34.0		5.2
Stan Spence		32.8		6.0
Jim Russell		30.8		4.8
Bill ...

Most Meritorious Player: 1943 Ballot

For 1943 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined.

Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 6 June 2018.

Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 5 June 2018.

For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots.

Most Meritorious Player: 1942 Results

Congratulations to Ted Williams for being unanimously named the 1942 MMP. Williams was also a unanimous selection in 1941.

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Ted Williams	105	7	7
Joe Gordon	76	7	0
Mort Cooper	75	7	0
Charlie Keller	73	7	0
Enos Slaughter	63	6	0
Josh Gibson	56	5	0
Mel Ott	47	5	0
Leon Day	46	4	0
Johnny Pesky	37	4	0
Joe DiMaggio	34	4	0
Bus Clarkson	24	2	0
Johnny Mize	19	2	0
Stan Musial	19	3	0
Dom DiMaggio	14	1	0
Tex Hughson	10	1	0
Bill Nicholson	10	1	0
Phil Rizzuto	9	1	0
Pete ...

Most Meritorious Player: 1943 Discussion

The exodus of star players to war is significant. The Yankees beat the Cardinals in a World Series rematch. Vote for 10.

Player			SH WS		BBR WAR
Stan Musial		39.4		9.4
Luke Appling		40.6		7.6
Lou Boudreau		30.7		7.9
Charlie Keller		35.2		6.7
Bill Nicholson		31.1		6.9
Joe Gordon		27.7		6.7
Arky Vaughan		28.6		4.6
Lou Klein		25.6		5.8
Augie Galan		28.3		5.4
Bobby Doerr		23.9		5.1
Rudy York		25.4		6.3
Bill Dickey		19.6		3.9
Roy Cullenbine		26.2		4.8
Bob Elliott		24.8		4.5
Billy ...

Most Meritorious Player: 1942 Ballot

For 1942 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined.

Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 2 May 2018.

Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 1 May 2018.

For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots.

Most Meritorious Player: 1942 Discussion

Most Meritorious Player: 1942 Discussion

The Cardinals beat the Yankees 4-1 in the World Series. Kansas City Monarchs swept the Homestead Grays 4-0. Vote for 10.

Player			SH WS		BBR WAR
Ted Williams		46.3		10.5	
Enos Slaughter		37.5		6.2
Charlie Keller		34.3		6.7
Johnny Pesky		28.2		5.5
Joe Gordon		30.9		8.2
Mel Ott			35.3		6.3
Joe DiMaggio		34.2		6.1
Stan Musial		28.7		5.3
Johnny Mize		31.7		6.0
Phil Rizzuto		25.1		5.7
Bobby Doerr		24.3		5.5
Pee Wee Reese		27.4		5.7
Bill ...

Most Meritorious Player: 1941 Results

Congratulations to Ted Williams, our unanimous 1941 Most Meritorious Player

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Ted Williams	105	7	7
Joe DiMaggio	96	7	0
Pete Reiser	83	7	0
Thornton Lee	71	6	0
Charlie Keller	66	7	0
Bob Feller	57	7	0
Cecil Travis	54	5	0
Dolph Camilli	44	5	0
Josh Gibson	40	4	0
Whit Wyatt	40	5	0
Stan Hack	15	2	0
Dixie Walker	11	1	0
Max West	10	1	0
Buck Leonard	9	1	0
Elmer Riddle	8	1	0
Bucky Walters	7	1	0
Elbie Fletcher	7	1	0
Ray Brown	6	1	0
Monte Irvin	6	1	0

Most Meritorious Player: 1941 Ballot

For 1941 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined.

Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 4 April 2018.

Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 3 April 2018.

For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots.

Most Meritorious Player: 1940 Results

Congratulations to Josh Gibson, our 1940 Most Meritorious Player!

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Josh Gibson	100	7	5
Bob Feller	97	7	2
Hank Greenberg	81	7	0
Joe DiMaggio	72	6	0
Johnny Mize	63	6	0
Ray Brown	44	4	0
Ted Williams	42	5	0
Claude Passeau	37	4	0
Bucky Walters	37	4	0
Bobo Newsom	36	4	0
Arky Vaughan	31	4	0
Lonny Frey	19	2	0
Lou Boudreau	15	2	0
Joe Gordon	14	2	0
Satchel Paige	13	1	0
Buck Leonard	8	1	0
Luke Appling	7	1	0
Charlie Keller	7	1	0
Bus Clarkson	6	1	0
Frank McCormick	6	1	0

Most Meritorious Player: 1941 Discussion

Yankees defeat the Dodgers 4-1 in the World Series. Vote for 10.

Player			SH WS		BBR WAR
Ted Williams		41.8		10.6
Joe DiMaggio		41.7		9.1
Cecil Travis		34.2		6.4
Pete Reiser		34.4		7.5
Dolph Camilli		29.2		6.8
Charlie Keller		32.7		6.6
Joe Cronin		22.6		5.1
Jeff Heath		29.5		5.2
Dixie Walker		25.5		5.5
Elbie Fletcher		28.0		5.8
Luke Appling		27.7		5.1
Lou Boudreau		23.1		4.5
Stan Hack		30.1		5.6
Ken Keltner		23.8		4.4
Johnny Mize		25.7		5.4
Mel Ott			26.2		4.6
Roy Cullenbine		22.6		4.8
Phil ...

Most Meritorious Player: 1940 Ballot

For 1940 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined.

Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 6 March 2018.

Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 5 March 2018.

For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots.

Most Meritorious Player: Please Delete This Thread

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Most Meritorious Player: 2011 Results

Congratulations to Jose Bautista on winning his first MMP award!

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Jose Bautista	163	13	8
Matt Kemp	154	13	0
Ryan Braun	140	13	0
Jacoby Ellsbury	138	12	0
Roy Halladay	128	12	2
J Verlander	125	13	1
Cliff Lee	115	11	2
Miguel Cabrera	108	13	0
Clayton Kershaw	73	9	0
Dustin Pedroia	68	10	0
Ben Zobrist	57	8	0
Joey Votto	55	9	0
Adrian Gonzalez	45	9	0
Jered Weaver	19	6	0
C Granderson	19	5	0
Ian Kinsler	19	6	0
Evan Longoria	18	5	0
CC Sabathia	16	4	0
Alex Gordon	16	3	0
Lance ...

Miguel Tejada and Placido Polanco

eligible 2019

Most Meritorious Player: 1940 Discussion

The Reds defeated the Tigers in seven games in the World Series. The Homestead Grays and Kansas City Monarchs won their respective leagues. Vote for your top 10.

Player			SH WS		BBR WAR
Johnny Mize		32.0		7.4
Lou Boudreau		29.4		6.0
Luke Appling		29.4		5.4
Hank Greenberg		31.3		7.1
Arky Vaughan		30.7		6.3
Joe DiMaggio		31.3		7.3
Ted Williams		30.1		6.4
Stan Hack		26.3		5.5
Rudy York		26.0		5.3
Joe Cronin		23.6		4.0
Billy Werber		27.2		4.5
Dolph Camilli		25.5		5.0
Lonny Frey		25.1		5.9
Charlie ...

2019 Hall of Merit Ballot Discussion

2019 - (December 2018) - elect 3

Top 10 Returning Players

Luis Tiant (240), Sammy Sosa (238), Kenny Lofton (236), Andruw Jones (220), Jeff Kent (207), Ben Taylor (197), Johan Santana (186), Buddy Bell (139), Bobby Bonds (124), Jorge Posada (105)

Newly eligible players

Player Name	bWAR 	WS	WAR7	JAWS	HOFm	HOFs
Roy Halladay	64.7	225.5	50.6	57.6	127	45
Todd Helton	61.2	316.5	46.4	53.8	175	59
Andy Pettitte	60.8	228.7	34.1	47.5	128	44
Mariano Rivera	57.1	272.5	28.9	43	214	30
Lance ...

Most Meritorious Player: 2011 Ballot

For 2011 each voter should rank the top 15 players from all leagues combined.

Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 7 February 2018.

Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 6 February 2018.

For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots.

Roy Oswalt

Eligible in 2019

Andy Pettitte

Eligible in 2019

Lance Berkman

Eligible in 2019

Todd Helton

Eligible in 2019

Most Meritorious Player: 2011 Discussion

The Cardinals defeated the Rangers in seven games. Vote for 15.

Player			WS	bWAR
Ben Zobrist		26.5	8.7
Matt Kemp		37.0	8.2
Jacoby Ellsbury		32.2	8.1
Jose Bautista		38.5	8.1
Dustin Pedroia		27.3	7.9
Ryan Braun		36.0	7.8
Miguel Cabrera		36.0	7.5
Evan Longoria		23.7	7.4
Alex Gordon		24.5	7.2
Ian Kinsler		25.5	7.1
Adrian Gonzalez		28.3	6.9
Joey Votto 		30.1	6.3
Pablo Sandoval		23.6	6.1
Troy Tulowitzki		24.2	6.1
Justin Upton 		29.8	6.1
Adrian Beltre		18.8	5.8
Robinson Cano		31.1	5.7
Andrew ...

Most Meritorious Player: 2010 Results

Congratulations to Josh Hamilton, our 2010 Most Meritorious Player

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Josh Hamilton	161	12	4
Robinson Cano	143	11	4
Albert Pujols	131	12	1
Evan Longoria	127	11	0
Joey Votto	116	11	0
Roy Halladay	107	11	2
Jose Bautista	80	10	0
Carl Crawford	71	9	0
Ubaldo Jimenez	66	9	0
Miguel Cabrera	64	9	0
Felix Hernandez	56	7	1
Adrian Beltre	52	8	0
Troy Tulowitzki	33	7	0
Josh Johnson	33	6	0
Adam Wainwright	30	7	0
Joe Mauer	19	6	0
Brett Gardner	18	4	0
Matt Holliday	17	3	0
Adrian ...

Roy Halladay

Eligible in 2019

Mariano Rivera

Eligible in 2019

2018 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 ...

Mock 2018 Hall of Fame Election Results

BBTF would elect Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Chipper Jones, Mike Mussina, Curt Schilling, Jim Thome and Larry Walker to the Hall of Fame.

Player Name	Votes	Percent
Chipper Jones	59	97%
Jim Thome	59	97%
Roger Clemens	57	93%
Barry Bonds	56	92%
Curt Schilling	56	92%
Mike Mussina	55	90%
Larry Walker	48	79%
Edgar Martinez	45	74%
Scott Rolen	40	66%
Vlad Guerrero	37	61%
Manny Ramirez	31	51%
Sammy Sosa	14	23%
Jeff Kent	6	10%
Gary Sheffield	6	10%
Johan Santana	5	8%
Billy Wagner	5	8%
Trevor ...

Most Meritorious Player: 2010 Ballot

For 2010 each voter should rank the top 15 players from all leagues combined.

Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 3 January 2018.

Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 2 January 2018.

For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots.

Mock Hall of Fame Ballot 2018

IMPORTANT: Please read:

This election should follow BBWAA rules, not Hall of Merit rules. However, we hope to see only players that each voter feels belong on their ballots. Leaving 1st-year candidates off your ballot is also frowned upon. IOW, we would like to see an absence of some of the silliness that permeates Hall of Fame voting by the writers.

The election will end Friday on December 22, 2017 (1 PM EST). Results will be posted a short time later.

Please don’t post any vote tallies ...

Most Meritorious Player: 2010 Discussion

Giants beat the Rangers 4 games to 1 in the World Series. Vote for 15.

Player Name		SH WS		bWAR
Josh Hamilton		30.2		8.7
Evan Longoria		32.8		8.1
Robinson Cano		35.3		8.1
Adrian Beltre		25.0		7.8
Albert Pujols		32.9		7.5
Brett Gardner		18.7		7.4
Carl Crawford		30.7		7.0
Jose Bautista		32.5		7.0
Joey Votto		30.9		6.9
Troy Tulowitzki		24.9		6.7
Miguel Cabrera		29.9		6.5
Jason Heyward		22.5		6.4
Ryan Zimmerman		22.4		6.2
Carlos Gonzalez		24.9		5.9
Matt Holliday		28.2		5.9
Shin-Soo ...