Dennis 'Avenger' Long became the first position player to be elected to the Hall of Fame on his first year of eligibility after receiving 85.60% of the votes. Long was the first overall player drafted in the 1877 draft by the Providence Whalers, where he played for the first 12 years of his career. Long played first base his entire career, winning two Gold Gloves and was selected to 12 All-Star teams. Long also won a pair of Batter of the Year Awards.
Long is just one of two players who have hit 500 career home runs, with Long finishing second overall with 511 home runs. Long also collected 2769 hits during his career, which is the third highest total of hits in the history of the league. Long also reached two other major milestones, with 1698 runs and 1810 RBI.
Ralph Dunn joins Long in the 1904 Hall of Fame class after receiving 80.29% of the vote. Dunn was appearing on the ballot for the third time. Dunn pitched for five different teams during his career and finished with a 275-229 record to go with a 3.53 ERA. Dunn added 3199 career strikeouts.
While Dunn never won a Pitcher of the Year Award, Dunn was selected to 9 All-Star teams. Dunn won 20 or more games four times during his career.
Two players failed to receive 10% of the vote and will no longer appear on the Hall of Fame ballot.
1. Dennis Long (1) - 85.60
2. Ralph Dunn (3) - 80.29
3. Will Wise (3) - 64.78
4. Ty Harris (3) - 57.64
5. Joe Wilson (3) - 54.50
6. Ken McLaughlin (3) - 54.44
7. Antonio Vazquez (3) - 52.64
8. Mike Denton (1) - 42.76
9. Timoteo Fuentes (1) - 40.70
10. Mike McKee (3) - 38.55
11. Jose Hernandez (1) - 38.10
12. Jose Torres (2)- 36.73
13. Juan Huerta (1) - 32.80
14. Jorge Ramos (3) - 31.30
15. Jose Cabrera (1) - 28.70
16. Jon Hill (3)- 27.94
17. Mario Carbajal (2)- 26.22
18. Diego Diaz (3)- 25.35
19. Miguel Martinez (3) - 24.09
20. Jorge Olivares (1) - 23.70
21. Jason James (3)- 22.85
22. Angel Silan (3)- 22.50
23. Vicente Campos (3) - 22.44
24. Victor Pollock (2)- 19.94
25. Bob Hankins (1) - 18.30
26. Vincent Ware (3)- 18.06
27. Gary Jones (2)- 16.91
28. Eden Torres (2)- 16.14
29. Jose Valdez (3)- 15.89
30. Nathaniel Jones (3)- 14.65
31. Jason Butler (1) - 10.70
32. Howard Smith (1) - 10.10
33. Man-so Ho (1) - 7.16
34. Blaine Burns (1) - 5.37