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L-R: Earl Weaver, Jim Bunning, and Ned Hanlon were inducted in 1996 along with Bill Foster. Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1996 followed the system in use since 1995. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent major league players but no one tallied the necessary 75% support.
1996 Hall of Fame Voting Results. Inducted: Jim Bunning,Bill Foster,Ned Hanlon,Earl Weaver Find Full Vote Totals and Statistics for all Players Who Were on the Ballot.
RkNameYobVotes1Phil Niekro HOF4th32125th30933rd30044th175Each is listed showing his primary position; that is, the position or role in which the player made his greatest contribution to baseball according to the Hall of Fame. According to the current rules, players must have at least 10 years of major league experience to be eligible for induction.
For the first time since 1971 the BBWAA did not elect anyone, but a crowd of approximately 10,000 turned out to out see four Veterans Committee selections inducted on August 4, 1996. Jim Bunning, Bill Foster, Ned Hanlon and Earl Weaver made up the 58th induction class in Hall of Fame history.
Hall of Fame Ballot History. The top 10 vote getters are shown for each BBWAA election. Click the year for the full results. Those inducted on that ballot are in italics.
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. The ballot consisted of 35 players; 470 ballots were cast, with 353 votes required for election.
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