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.
Candidates for selection into the Baseball Hall of Fame receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall. 160 ballots were cast in 1962, with 120 votes required for election. Jackie Robinson received 124 votes in 1962 (77.5% of the votes cast) and was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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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.
Tom Seaver
No, because he got 1.1% of the votes in 2005
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Jackie Robinson was inducted into the Major League Baseball (MLB) Hall of Fame in 1962, his first year on the ballot, receiving 124 votes.
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.
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.