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When the inaugural Hall of Fame ballots were counted in 1936, five players had received at least 75% of the votes cast - the standard set for election by the Baseball Writers' Association of America that still exists today. Those players were the first five men elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The five players were, in order of votes: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson.

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The first African American inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame was Jackie Robinson in 1962.

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The first elections to the MLB Hall of Fame was in 1936. The five players elected that year were Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson.

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