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1932 Hall of Fame Induction

There were several highly qualified players making the ballot for the first time. Among them, outfielders Ken Williams (CIN) and Edd Roush (CHW) and pitcher Reb Russell (CHW) made the cut and have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Other first timers like Irish Meusel and Red Hoff performed well on the ballot. Both Gavvy Cravath and Eddie Cicotte were close to election for most of the 10 years they were on the ballot, but they fell short again in their final opportunity. Perhaps one day I will organize a Veteran's Committee to review some of the older players again.


Ken Williams - 82%, Year 1
Edd Roush - 78%, Year 1
Reb Russell - 77%, Year 1
Irish Meusel - 72%, Year 1
X - Gavvy Cravath - 68%, Year 10
Red Hoff - 64%, Year 1
X - Eddie Cicotte - 59%, Year 10
Billy Southworth - 47%, Year 3
Tillie Walker - 45%, Year 8
Fred Toney - 38%, Year 6
X - Rube Marquard - 30%, Year 10
Claude Hendrix - 27%, Year 6
Mellie Wolfgang - 22%, Year 2
Heinie Zimmerman - 21%, Year 8
Hank Severeid - 21%, Year 1
George Burns - 19%, Year 3
G.C. Alexander - 17%, Year 5
Jakie May - 17%, Year 1
Hack Miller - 16%, Year 1
Dixie Davis - 15%, Year 4
Rube Foster - 14%, Year 6
Carl Mays - 13%, Year 3
Harry Krause - 11%, Year 9
Hippo Vaughn - 11%, Year 6
X - Harry Suter - 10%, Year 10
Elmer Steele - 10%, Year 9
Elmer Ponder - 10%, Year 3
Vic Saier - 9%, Year 5
George Kelly - 9%, Year 3
X - Bob Bescher - 8%, Year 10
Elmer Smith - 8%, Year 2
Dave Robertson - 7%, Year 8
Ray Collins - 7%, Year 7
Jake Daubert - 6%, Year 9
Ben Paschal - 6%, Year 1
Bill Sherdel - 5%, Year 3
[i]Zip Zabel - 4%, Year 7
Dutch Ruether - 4%, Year 5
Dickey Kerr - 4%, Year 1
Joe Harris - 3%, Year 1
Virgil Barnes - 2%, Year 1
Hal Haid - 1%, Year 1

X = Last year on the ballot


Ken Williams

2663 H, 415 doubles, 59 triples, 735 HR, 1535 R, 1787 RBI, 1084 BB, 1685 K, 98 SB, .283 AVG, .357 OBP, .575 SLG, .932 OPS, 167 OPS+, 9394 AB, 2500 G

2 Batter of the Year
3 Gold Gloves

All-time leaderboards Top 20: SLG (2nd), OPS (3rd), Home Runs (5th), WAR (13th), RBI (17th)


Edd Roush

2975 H, 590 doubles, 74 triples, 288 HR, 1326 R, 1317 RBI, 673 BB, 1213 K, 145 SB, .293 AVG, .338 OBP, .451 SLG, .788 OPS, 123 OPS+, 10159 AB, 2742 G

9 Gold Gloves
4 Pennants
3-1 in World Series

All-time leaderboards Top 20: Doubles (15th), AVG (16th)


Reb Russell

260-185, 58.4 Win%, 589 G, 589 GS, 3951.0 IP, 39 CG, 13 SHO, 65.9 QS%, 939 BB, 2.1 BB/9, 2946 K, 6.7 K/9, 3613 HA, 357 HRA, 3.18 ERA, 119 ERA+, 3.40 FIP, 1.15 WHIP

2 Pitcher of the Year
2 Gold Gloves
4 Pennants
3-1 in World Series

All-time leaderboards Top 20: Wins (8th), ERA (10th among starters), Games Started (11th), FIP (13th among starters), Innings (18th), WAR (20th)