1999 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame 7 3 4 244 July 25, 1999 1998 2000 1999 BBWAA inductees (L-R): Nolan Ryan, George Brett, and Robin Yount right 450 Nolan Ryan Tiger Stadium 1990 CROP.jpg George Brett 1990 CROP.jpg Robin Yount - Milwaukee Brewers.jpg Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1999 followed the system in use since 1995. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent major league players and elected three: George Brett, Nolan Ryan, and Robin Yount.1999 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony https://www.clarksportscenter.com/events/1999-baseball-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony/#:~:text=The%201999%20Induction%20Ceremony%20was,1999%20J.G.%20Taylor%20Spink%20Award. clarksportscenter.com Clark Sports Center 16 April 2023 The Veterans Committee met in closed sessions and selected four people from multiple classified ballots: Orlando Cepeda, Nestor Chylak, Frank Selee, and Smokey Joe Williams.Kramer Matt VETERANS’ COMMITTEE NAMES FOUR TO HALL OF FAME https://baseballhall.org/discover/inside-pitch/veterans-committee-names-four-to-hall-of-fame baseballhall.org National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 16 April 2023 Brett, Ryan, and Yount were all newly eligible, as they each played their last game in 1993. It was the first time the writers elected more than two first-ballot candidates, other than the five players selected for the inaugural class of 1936.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37758539/ryan_brett_yount_in_hall_of_fame/ Ryan, Brett, Yount in Hall of Fame Chicago Tribune 71 January 5, 1999 October 23, 2019 newspapers.com Induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York, were held on July 25, 1999, with George Grande as master of ceremonies and Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig in attendance.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37758000/what_a_day_for_the_kid/ What a day for The Kid Mike Lucas The Capital Times Madison, Wisconsin 1B July 26, 1999 October 23, 2019 newspapers.com BBWAA election The BBWAA was authorized to elect players active in 1979 or later but not after 1993 (final game, 1979 to 1993). There were 28 candidates, 17 returning from the 1998 ballot, where they received at least 5% support, and 11 on the ballot for the first time (†), chosen by a screening committee from players who last appeared in 1993. The field of newly-eligible candidates, who played their last games during 1993, included 19 All-Stars (10 on the ballot) with a total of 63 All-Star selections. They included 13-time All-Star George Brett, 11-time All-Star Carlton Fisk, 8-time All-Star Nolan Ryan, and 7-time All-Star Dale Murphy. There were four Most Valuable Players in the field (Brett, Murphy, Robin Yount, and George Bell, of whom Murphy and Yount won two MVPs) and two Rookies of the Year (Fisk and Alfredo Griffin). All 10-year members of the BBWAA were eligible to participate by voting for as many as 10 candidates; any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots returned would be honored with induction to the Hall. The results were announced on January 5, 1999. A total of 497 ballots were cast, so 373 votes were required for election. A total of 3,348 individual votes were cast, an average of 6.74 per ballot. Three players were elected: Ryan, Brett, and Yount. Sixteen players who last appeared from 1980 to 1993 were forwarded to next year. Candidates who received less than 5% support, or 25 votes, would not appear on future BBWAA ballots (*). They were also eliminated, at the time, from future consideration by the Veterans Committee.Arrangements for inducting "veteran" players, those inactive for about 25 years or more, have since been revised. Since 2001, a player's eligibility for the veterans ballots does not depend on performance in the BBWAA elections. Mickey Lolich and Minnie Miñoso were on the ballot for the 15th and final time,Ballantini Brett Minnie Makes the Hall! https://www.southsidesox.com/2021/12/5/22819152/minnie-minoso-white-sox-makes-the-hall-of-fame southsidesox.com Vox Media, LLC. 16 April 2023 although Miñoso's term as a candidate was not consecutive. 2000 Player Votes Percent Changes Year Nolan Ryan 491 98.8 -1st George Brett 488 98.2 -1st Robin Yount 385 77.5 -1st Carlton Fisk 330 66.4 -1st Tony Pérez 302 60.8 7.1%8th Gary Carter 168 33.8 8.5%2nd Steve Garvey 150 30.2 11.0%7th Jim Rice 146 29.4 13.5%5th Bruce Sutter 121 24.3 6.8%6th Jim Kaat 100 20.1 7.2%11th Dale Murphy 96 19.3 -1st Tommy John 93 18.7 8.6%5th Dave Parker 80 16.1 8.4%3rd Minnie Miñoso 73 14.7 1.4%15th Bert Blyleven 70 14.1 3.4%2nd Dave Concepción 59 11.2 5.7%6th Luis Tiant 53 10.7 2.4%12th Keith Hernandez 34 6.8 4.0%4th Ron Guidry 31 6.2 1.6%6th Bob Boone 27 5.4 0.1%4th Mickey Lolich 26 5.2 3.0%15th Dwight Evans* 18 3.6 7.6%3rd George Bell* 6 1.2 -1st John Candelaria* 1 0.2 -1st Mike Boddicker* 0 0.0 -1st Charlie Leibrandt* 0 0.0 -1st Frank Tanana* 0 0.0 -1st Mike Witt* 0 0.0 -1st Newly-eligible players who did not reach the ballot included Juan Agosto, Wally Backman, Steve Balboni, Randy Bush, Iván Calderón, Henry Cotto, Glenn Davis, Ken Dayley, Frank DiPino, Bill Doran, Dan Gladden, Alfredo Griffin, Kelly Gruber, Neal Heaton, Steve Lake, Terry Leach, Bob McClure, Gene Nelson, Pete O'Brien, Geno Petralli, Ted Power, John Russell, Bryn Smith, Tim Teufel, Dickie Thon, José Uribe, Bob Walk, Chico Walker, Curtis Wilkerson, Glenn Wilson, Curt Young, and Matt Young. Veterans Committee 1999 Veterans Committee inductees (L-R): Orlando Cepeda, Nestor Chylak, Frank Selee, and Smokey Joe Williams right 600 Orlando Cepeda 1961.jpg Nestor Chylak 1955.jpg Frank Selee Hall of Fame.jpg Williams Cyclone Joe.jpg The Veterans Committee met in closed sessions to elect as many as two executives, managers, umpires, and older major league players—the categories considered in all its meetings since 1953. The older players eligible were those with 10 major league seasons beginning 1945 or earlier; those who received at least 100 votes from the BBWAA in an election up to 1990; and those who received at least 60% support in an election beginning 1991. Players on Major League Baseball's ineligible list were also ineligible for election. By an arrangement since 1995, the committee separately considered candidates from the Negro leagues and from the 19th century with authority to select one from each of those two special ballots. It elected four people, the maximum number permitted: first baseman Orlando Cepeda from the 1960s, umpire Nestor Chylak, pitcher Smokey Joe Williams from the Negro leagues, and manager Frank Selee from the 19th century.Kramer Matt VETERANS’ COMMITTEE NAMES FOUR TO HALL OF FAME https://baseballhall.org/discover/inside-pitch/veterans-committee-names-four-to-hall-of-fame baseballhall.org National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 16 April 2023 J. G. Taylor Spink Award Bob Stevens received the J. G. Taylor Spink Award honoring a baseball writer. (The award was voted at the December 1998 meeting of the BBWAA, dated 1998, and conferred in the summer 1999 ceremonies.)1998 BBWAA CAREER EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER BOB STEVENS https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/awards/spink/bob-stevens baseballhall.org National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 16 April 2023 Ford C. Frick Award Arch McDonald posthumously received the Ford C. Frick Award honoring a baseball broadcaster.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37759206/right_down_broadway_for_broadcaster/ 'Right down Broadway' for broadcaster McDonald The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee 2C February 6, 1999 October 23, 2019 newspapers.com Notes References External links 1999 Election at www.baseballhalloffame.org 1999 Hall of Fame Voting at Baseball-Reference Category:Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Hall of Fame balloting