Worth the Wait

ESPT PLAYROOK WORTH THE WAIT Of the 112 players voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum by the BBWAA, the players below (by position) required the most ballots to be enshrined. Note: players voted in by the veteran's committee or other means are not included. KINER YEAR ELECTED 1975 RICE 13 BALLOTS NEEDED HEILMANN | 14 2009 15 1952 12 MARANVILLE FRISCH 1954 1947 14 6 TRAYNOR NANCE TERRY 20 15 1948 1955 1954 B 16 14 RELIEF PITCHER HARTNETT SUTTER 1954 GEHRINGER 142 12 2006 1949 13 HALL OF FAMERS BY BALLOT The number of Hall of Famers voted in by the BBWAA sorted by the number of ballots needed to gain election. 10 20 30 50 1ST 46 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH 10TH 11TH 12TH 13TH 14TH 15TH 16TH 1 10 20 30 40 50 PLAYERS ELECTED SP RP 1B 2B 3B OF POSITION sD SPORTSDATA 2B - TIED