1950 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

The 10-year members of the BBWAA had the authority to select any players active in 1925 or later, provided they had not been active in 1949. The year before, a 25-year moving boundary regarding player activity had been established which would remain in the years to come. Voters were instructed to cast votes for 10 candidates; any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall.

A new rule had been added for the 1950 ballot. Writers could not vote for anyone currently wearing a baseball uniform, which included some qualified players who were now coaches on teams. This rule would be dropped after a few years.

A total of 168 ballots were cast, with 1,481 individual votes for 100 specific candidates, an average of 8.82 per ballot; 126 votes were required for election. Once again, no candidate received 75% of the vote and the Hall of Fame would not elect any new players in 1950. Candidates who have since been selected in subsequent elections are indicated in italics:

Player Votes Percent Change Mel Ott 115 68.5 0 7.1% Bill Terry 105 62.5 0 9.6% Jimmie Foxx 103 61.3 0 5.7% Paul Waner 95 56.5 0 8.8% Al Simmons 90 53.6 0 4.6% Harry Heilmann 87 51.8 0 13.2% Dizzy Dean 85 50.6 0 6.9% Bill Dickey 78 46.4 0 3.9% Rabbit Maranville 66 39.3 0 1.4% Hank Greenberg 64 38.1 0 5.7% Gabby Hartnett 54 32.1 0 9.2% Dazzy Vance 52 31.0 0 9.4% Ted Lyons 42 25.0 0 6.0% Joe Cronin 33 19.6 0 2.0% Tony Lazzeri 21 12.5 0 0.6% Lefty Gomez 18 10.7 0 0.4% Zack Wheat 17 10.1 0 0.3% Ross Youngs 17 10.1 0 3.0% Edd Roush 16 9.5 0 0.3% Ray Schalk 16 9.5 0 6.2% Hack Wilson 16 9.5 0 6.2% Max Carey 14 8.3 0 0.5% Chuck Klein 14 8.3 0 2.4% Charlie Grimm 13 7.7 0 1.2% Red Ruffing 12 7.1 0 7.3% Kiki Cuyler 11 6.5 0 3.9% Jesse Haines 11 6.5 0 5.2% Waite Hoyt 11 6.5 0 1.9% Dave Bancroft 9 5.4 0 2.1% Red Faber 9 5.4 0 1.5% Lefty O'Doul 9 5.4 0 2.8% Cy Williams 9 5.4 0 4.1% Jim Bottomley 8 4.8 0 0.4% Stan Hack 8 4.8 0 2.2% Pepper Martin 7 4.2 0 6.3% Red Rolfe 7 4.2 - Babe Adams 6 3.6 0 0.3% Chief Bender 6 3.6 0 2.3% Hank Gowdy 6 3.6 0 2.9% Burleigh Grimes 6 3.6 0 1.6% Travis Jackson 6 3.6 0 0.3% Eppa Rixey 6 3.6 0 1.0% Frank Baker 4 2.4 - Chick Hafey 4 2.4 0 1.1% Bucky Harris 4 2.4 0 4.8% Bob O'Farrell 4 2.4 - Muddy Ruel 4 2.4 - Bucky Walters 4 2.4 - Jimmie Wilson 4 2.4 0 1.5% Earle Combs 3 1.8 0 2.1% Ernie Lombardi 3 1.8 - Everett Scott 3 1.8 0 0.2% Casey Stengel 3 1.8 0 0.2% George Burns 2 1.2 0 0.5% Spud Chandler 2 1.2 - Jimmy Dykes 2 1.2 0 3.4% George Earnshaw 2 1.2 0 0.1% Lew Fonseca 2 1.2 - Goose Goslin 2 1.2 0 1.4% Heinie Groh 2 1.2 - Mel Harder 2 1.2 0 1.4% Babe Herman 2 1.2 0 2.1% Pinky Higgins 2 1.2 - Harry Hooper 2 1.2 - Miller Huggins 2 1.2 - Bob Meusel 2 1.2 0 0.8% Art Nehf 2 1.2 0 0.5% Tommy Thevenow 2 1.2 - Glenn Wright 2 1.2 0 0.5% Stan Coveleski 2 1.2 0 0.8% Frankie Crosetti 1 0.6 - Paul Derringer 1 0.6 - Jewel Ens 1 0.6 - Freddie Fitzsimmons 1 0.6 0 0.7% Art Fletcher 1 0.6 0 0.1% Charlie Gelbert 1 0.6 0 0.7% Mike González 1 0.6 - Fielder Jones 1 0.6 - Red Lucas 1 0.6 0 0.7% Dolf Luque 1 0.6 - Sherry Magee 1 0.6 - Firpo Marberry 1 0.6 - Stuffy McInnis 1 0.6 0 4.6% Bill McKechnie 1 0.6 - Clyde Milan 1 0.6 - Jo-Jo Moore 1 0.6 - Terry Moore 1 0.6 - Steve O'Neill 1 0.6 0 3.3% Hub Pruett 1 0.6 0 0.1% Sam Rice 1 0.6 0 1.4% Eddie Rommel 1 0.6 0 0.7% Charlie Root 1 0.6 0 0.1% Wally Schang 1 0.6 - George Selkirk 1 0.6 0 0.1% Bill Sherdel 1 0.6 0 0.1% Billy Southworth 1 0.6 0 4.0% Bill Wambsganss 1 0.6 - Lloyd Waner 1 0.6 0 1.4% Billy Werber 1 0.6 0 0.1% Smoky Joe Wood 1 0.6 -

Players who were elected in future elections. These individuals are also indicated in plain italics.

• James, Bill (1994). The Politics of Glory: How Baseball's Hall of Fame Really Works. Macmillan. ISBN 0025107747. Note: reissued in paperback as Whatever Happened to the Hall of Fame?

• 1950 Election at www.baseballhalloffame.org