Baseball Hall of Fame ballot
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The Baseball Hall of Fame ballot is the official list of eligible former players that Baseball Writers' Association of America members vote on annually to determine induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
election ballot
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sports award ballot ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Baseball Writers' Association of America
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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⓘ |
| appliesTo | former Major League Baseball players ⓘ |
| ballotLimit | up to 10 players per voter ⓘ |
| ballotType |
Baseball Hall of Fame ballot
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distinctFrom |
Era Committee ballots
ⓘ
Veterans Committee ballots ⓘ |
| eligibilityDeterminedBy | National Baseball Hall of Fame screening committee ⓘ |
| eligibilityRequires |
player must be retired
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player must be retired for at least 5 full seasons ⓘ player must have played at least 10 Major League seasons ⓘ |
| governedBy | Baseball Hall of Fame election rules ⓘ |
| governingRulesSetBy |
Board of Directors of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
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surface form:
National Baseball Hall of Fame board of directors
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| hasCategory |
BBWAA voting
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surface form:
BBWAA election
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| hasMaximumYearsOnBallot | 10 years ⓘ |
| hasMinimumVoteThreshold | 75 percent of ballots cast for election ⓘ |
| hasNotableChange |
BBWAA voting eligibility tightened (2015)
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reduction of eligibility from 15 to 10 years (2014) ⓘ |
| hasOutput | Hall of Fame inductees ⓘ |
| hasSelectionCriterion |
character
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contributions to the team(s) ⓘ integrity ⓘ player's record ⓘ playing ability ⓘ sportsmanship ⓘ |
| hasVotingBody | Baseball Writers' Association of America ⓘ |
| inductionsHeldIn | July ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
awards and honors
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era and context of play ⓘ historical performance statistics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction | Cooperstown, New York ⓘ |
| occurs | annually ⓘ |
| partOf | National Baseball Hall of Fame election process ⓘ |
| previousRule | 15 years maximum on ballot (historical) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Baseball Writers' Association of America
ⓘ
Major League Baseball ⓘ National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⓘ |
| resultsAnnouncedBy | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⓘ |
| resultsAnnouncedIn | January ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
baseball
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sports awards ⓘ |
| usedFor | electing inductees to the National Baseball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| usedSince | 1936 ⓘ |
| votedOnBy |
Baseball Writers' Association of America
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surface form:
Baseball Writers' Association of America members
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| voteMethod |
mail-in paper ballot
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secret ballot ⓘ |
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National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot (not elected)
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Baseball Hall of Fame voting (via BBWAA)
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BBWAA election
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National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot
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National Baseball Hall of Fame elections
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BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot
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National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot 2019
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Baseball Writers’ Association of America Hall of Fame ballot