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∙ 15y agoThat was Carl Hubbell with 140. Frankie Frisch got 136, Mickey Cochrane got 128, and Lefty Grove got 123. Those were the four electees to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947.
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∙ 15y agoTom Seaver
Carl Hubbel.
Jackie Robinson was inducted into the Major League Baseball (MLB) Hall of Fame in 1962, his first year on the ballot, receiving 124 votes.
98.84% (425 votes on 430 ballots) by Tom Seaver in 1992.
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Lou Gehrig received the highest amount of votes to be elected to the Hall of Fame with the vote being unanimous.
Benjamin Harrison won the 1888 presidential election defeating incumbent President Grover Cleveland. In the 1888 presidential election Benjamin Harrison received 233 electoral votes and Grover Cleveland received 168 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Cleveland 5,534,488 and Harrison 5,443,892.
No player received the required 75% of the vote (247 votes were cast, 186 were needed for election to the Hall) needed to make the Hall of Fame in 1945. The leading vote getter was Frank Chance with 179. Rube Waddell was second with 154 and Ed Walsh was third with 137.
In 1936 when Ty Cobb received 222 votes (98.2%), Babe Ruth received 215 votes (95.1%), Honus Wagner received 215 (95.1%), Christy Mathewson received 205 votes (90.7%) and Walter Johnson received 189 votes (83.6%) were all elected to the Hall of Fame.
In 1936 when Ty Cobb received 222 votes (98.2%), Babe Ruth received 215 votes (95.1%), Honus Wagner received 215 (95.1%), Christy Mathewson received 205 votes (90.7%) and Walter Johnson received 189 votes (83.6%) were all elected to the Hall of Fame.
Four players were elected to the Hall of Fame in 1947. The leading vote getter was New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell(140), followed by Giants and Cardinals second baseman Frankie Frisch (136), Athletics and Tigers catcher Mickey Cochrane (128), and Athletics and Red Sox pitcher Lefty Grove (123).
In 1992, Tom Seaver is the player with the highest percentage ever at 98.84%. 425 out of the 430 ballots had him going into the hall.