VOTE: Time Warp HOF Ballot 1970

[Matt from TN]

1936 Initial Ballot Results, 1937 Results, 1938 Results, 1939 Results, 1940 Results,
1941 Results, 1942 Results, 1943 Results, 1944 Results, 1945 Results,
1946 Results, 1947 Results, 1948 Results, 1949 Results, 1950 Results,
1951 Results, 1952 Results, 1953 Results, 1954 Results, 1955 Results,
1956 Results, 1957 Results, 1958 Results, 1959 Results, 1960 Results (lost in board crash)
1961 Results, 1962 Results, 1963 Results, 1964 Results, 1965 Results,
1966 Results, 1967 Results, 1968 Results, 1969 Results


Lou Boudreau was elected to the RL HOF by the BBWAA in 1970. Earle Combs and Jesse Haines were elected by the VC.

All players who received at least 5% of votes on the last ballot were retained for this ballot. I also added players who became eligible for the ballot in 1970 (retired after 1964 season).

All players not receiving 5% of votes on this ballot will be removed. Also, all players who have been retired for 20 years fall off this ballot if not elected.

Vote for as many or as few as you want. Max votes are 10.

HOF Standard: 50 is considered an average HOF'er. 100 is max.

PLEASE NOTE:
Players who lost service time to the war are denoted with: WWII

Note: OPS+ and ERA+ are listed for all players now. 100 is considered league average. The higher the # the better the player. This lets you see how they did in relation to the players of their generation while also letting you compare their dominance of the league to players from different eras.

Here's all HOF'er OPS+ for reference:

189 - Woody Woodson
186 - Ray Kress
166 - Dark Horse Allen
163 - Jason Tedford
159 - Whitey Kohse
158 - Oscar Vancini
152 - Jed Burke
152 - Patrick Seifried
149 - Genaro Nunez
148 - Whiskey Allen
148 - Ken Chaucer
146 - Peaches Badeau
145 - Blake Crocitto
142 - Hershel Lee
141 - Ben Baum
141 - Tee Carver
141 - Ogden Wing
140 - Bud Breckenridge
140 - John Falise
140 - Ray Brown
140 - Scott Podlasek
140 - Dale Lamberty
140 - Bobby Martin
139 - Dewey Mickelsen
139 - Tom Howard
138 - Tyrell Chestnut
138 - Wolter Tjeenk-Willink
137 - Kid Fite
137 - Will Miller
137 - Steven Bussell
137 - Ted McMurray
136 - Harry Cohan
136 - Jared Jarry
135 - John Klehammer
135 - Jimmy Ditty
134 - Carl Kahle
133 - Slap Hertzog
133 - Flaky Arsenault
133 - Roy Hobbs
133 - Dave Arkless
133 - Matt Perly
133 - Mark Silcox
132 - Adolf Greisbach
132 - John Schmieder
132 - Cookie Parrish
131 - Chuck Rauch
131 - Nick Graves
130 - Sunny Davie
129 - Tom Turley
129 - George Ward
129 - Ping Hung
129 - Herman Dunkel
129 - Moonlight Graham
128 - Morris Lutske
127 - Campbell Ditty
127 - Troy Kinnear
127 - Mike Fellner
126 - Bull Zegri
124 - Levi Walls
123 - Dale Reneau
123 - Alan Liao
122 - Sam Kass
122 - Sal Rossi
121 - Quenton Misisca
120 - Ervin Skjerly
118 - Gus Kahle
114 - Jonny Perly
114 - Jon Minzey
110 - David McAuliffe
110 - Ted Stuart
102 - Harry Finley


Batters

Current Career Leaders (Click to View Entire List):
AVG: .364
Hits: 4000
HR: 585
RBI: 1906
2B: 665
BB: 1962
R: 2004
SB: 1297



Al Arsenault, LF, Last Season: 1950, HOF Standard: 47
2359 H, 557 2B, 285 HR, 1458 RBI, 1341 R, 414 K, 941 BB, 129 SB, .287 AVG, .854 OPS
OPS+: 135
BOY Award: NONE
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: NONE
Pennants: 4
WS Victories: 2
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: 2B 2, 3B 1, RBI 1
Career Top 25: HR (16), RBI (22), 2B (10)
Final Year on Ballot: 1971



Maurice Misisca, 3B, Last Season: 1950, HOF Standard: 34
1657 H, 214 2B, 233 HR, 944 RBI, 849 R, 453 K, 674 BB, 68 SB, .291 AVG, .835 OPS
OPS+: 137
BOY Award: 1943, 1944, 1946
ROY Award: 1931
Gold Gloves: NONE
Pennants: 4
WS Victories: 3
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: OBP 2, SLG 2, OPS 1, HR 2, RBI 1
Career Top 25: NONE
Final Year on Ballot: 1971



Genarito Nunez, 3B, Last Season: 1954, HOF Standard: 49
2432 H, 425 2B, 144 HR, 1151 RBI, 1159 R, 554 K, 567 BB, 141 SB, .314 AVG, .816 OPS
WWII - 2 Yrs
OPS+: 127
BOY Award: NONE
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: NONE
Pennants: 3
WS Victories: 1
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: Hits 1, 2B 1
Career Top 25: NONE
Final Year on Ballot: 1975



Luther Ormiston, 3B, Last Season: 1956, HOF Standard: 38
1309 H, 262 2B, 281 HR, 1039 RBI, 888 R, 614 K, 886 BB, 27 SB, .273 AVG, .909 OPS
OPS+: 150
BOY Award: 1948, 1952
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: NONE
Pennants: 5
WS Victories: 4
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: SLG 1, HR 2, RBI 4
Career Top 25: NONE
Final Year on Ballot: 1977



Lonny Arrendale, 1B, Last Season: 1958, HOF Standard: 38
2063 H, 238 2B, 324 HR, 1148 RBI, 1050 R, 914 K, 979 BB, 11 SB, .306 AVG, .888 OPS
WWII - 1 Yr
OPS+: 147
BOY Award: 1949
ROY Award: 1944
Gold Gloves: 2
Pennants: 3
WS Victories: 2
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: NONE
Career Top 25: HR (24)
Final Year on Ballot: 1979



Bud Ayers, 3B, Last Season: 1959, HOF Standard: 44
2347 H, 393 2B, 261 HR, 1313 RBI, 1124 R, 438 K, 811 BB, 3 SB, .290 AVG, .798 OPS
WWII - 1 Yr
OPS+: 121
BOY Award: NONE
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: 2
Pennants: 3
WS Victories: 2
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: NONE
Career Top 25: NONE
Final Year on Ballot: 1980



Bobby Johnson, 1B, Last Season: 1960, HOF Standard: 29
1932 H, 380 2B, 363 HR, 1348 RBI, 989 R, 861 K, 527 BB, 12 SB, .286 AVG, .849 OPS
WWII - 2 Yrs
OPS+: 133
BOY Award: NONE
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: 4
Pennants: 3
WS Victories: 1
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: SLG 1, 2B 2, HR 1, RBI 2
Career Top 25: HR (11)
Final Year on Ballot: 1981



Ben Giordano, 1B, Last Season: 1961, HOF Standard: 31
2362 H, 274 2B, 224 HR, 1242 RBI, 999 R, 584 K, 589 BB, 7 SB, .310 AVG, .801 OPS
OPS+: 124
BOY Award: 1953
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: 1
Pennants: NONE
WS Victories: NONE
Batting Titles: 1957
Led League in: Hits 2, TB 1, RBI 1
Career Top 25: NONE
Final Year on Ballot: 1982



Ben Cook, 3B, Last Season: 1961, HOF Standard: 36
1722 H, 175 2B, 129 HR, 665 RBI, 1254 R, 476 K, 1391 BB, 575 SB, .260 AVG, .760 OPS
OPS+: 114
BOY Award: NONE
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: NONE
Pennants: 5
WS Victories: 3
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: Runs 2, SB 7, BB 5
Career Top 25: SB (19), BB (20)
Final Year on Ballot: 1982



Rudel Dietrich, CF, Last Season: 1963, HOF Standard: 48
2277 H, 380 2B, 203 HR, 1088 RBI, 1088 R, 787 K, 875 BB, 20 SB, .313 AVG, .858 OPS
OPS+: 138
BOY Award: NONE
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: 1
Pennants: NONE
WS Victories: NONE
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: Hits 1, 2B 3
Career Top 25: NONE
Final Year on Ballot: 1984



Biff Betters, C, Last Season: 1963, HOF Standard: 34
1937 H, 360 2B, 88 HR, 845 RBI, 791 R, 730 K, 653 BB, 18 SB, .292 AVG, .751 OPS
OPS+: 110
BOY Award: NONE
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: 5
Pennants: 3
WS Victories: 2
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: NONE
Career Top 25: NONE
Final Year on Ballot: 1984


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Herm Vardaman, 2B, Last Season: 1964, HOF Standard: 46
2432 H, 292 2B, 138 HR, 927 RBI, 1299 R, 464 K, 1712 BB, 21 SB, .287 AVG, .796 OPS
OPS+: 125
BOY Award: NONE
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: 2
Pennants: 1
WS Victories: NONE
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: OBP 5, BB 5
Career Top 25: BB (5)
Final Year on Ballot: 1985



Ike Walker, 3B, Last Season: 1964, HOF Standard: 38
2278 H, 319 2B, 228 HR, 1145 RBI, 1111 R, 1235 K, 982 BB, 4 SB, .277 AVG, .763 OPS
OPS+: 114
BOY Award: NONE
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: 1
Pennants: NONE
WS Victories: NONE
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: NONE
Career Top 25: NONE
Final Year on Ballot: 1985



Matt Praks, LF, Last Season: 1964, HOF Standard: 23
1720 H, 281 2B, 222 HR, 976 RBI, 888 R, 779 K, 387 BB, 16 SB, .293 AVG, .815 OPS
OPS+: 124
BOY Award: NONE
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: NONE
Pennants: 3
WS Victories: 3
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: NONE
Career Top 25: NONE
Final Year on Ballot: 1985



Jerry Tuggle, 1B, Last Season: 1964, HOF Standard: 21
1773 H, 268 2B, 154 HR, 903 RBI, 779 R, 543 K, 327 BB, 115 SB, .308 AVG, .798 OPS
OPS+: 120
BOY Award: NONE
ROY Award: NONE
Gold Gloves: 2
Pennants: NONE
WS Victories: NONE
Batting Titles: NONE
Led League in: RBI 1
Career Top 25: NONE
Final Year on Ballot: 1985







Pitchers

Current Career Leaders (Click to View Entire List):
ERA: 2.10
W: 446
K: 4028
CG: 601
SHO: 95

Here's all HOF'er OPS+ for reference:

210 - Andrew Murphy
163 - Frank Smith
162 - Tim Lopresto
161 - Raymond Gindler
158 - Allen Albertini
157 - Jethro Lee
157 - Cecil Tan
145 - Punchy Cote
145 - Howard Adams
145 - Bourbon Allen Jr.
144 - Johnny Cakes Sutton
142 - Cotton Simson
138 - Dave McBean
137 - Mark Krosser
137 - Johnny Swinson
136 - Bowie Castellon
135 - Ken Zinn
134 - Otto Kahle
134 - Scott Fenner
133 - Jassen Nelson
131 - Remmy Paul
131 - Luke Riley
131 - Tobe Palmer
129 - David Wiskersham
125 - Grady Ingram
124 - Bourbon Allen
124 - Art Booth
121 - Ahrend Nagel
120 - Terry Schukraft
116 - John Nolting
116 - Hal Andrew
115 - Mark Ponfick



Corky Stell, Last Season: 1956, HOF Standard: 26
163-108, 60.2%, 3.30 ERA, 15 SV, 2409 IP, 820 BB, 986 K, 30 CG, 8 SHO, 1.27 WHIP
ERA+: 131
POY Award: 1949, 1952, 1953
ROY Award: NONE
Pennants: 4
WS Victories: 4
No-Hitters: NONE
Led League in: ERA 2, WHIP 1, Wins 2
Career Top 25: NONE
Final Year on Ballot: 1977



Bud Ulrich, Last Season: 1962, HOF Standard: 35
210-125, 62.7%, 3.88 ERA, 3274.2 IP, 1411 BB, 2085 K, 73 CG, 16 SHO, 1.34 WHIP
ERA+: 108
POY Award: NONE
ROY Award: 1949
Pennants: 5
WS Victories: 5
No-Hitters: NONE
Led League in: NONE
Career Top 25: NONE
Final Year on Ballot: 1983


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Carpenter Erickson, Last Season: 1964, HOF Standard: 63
300-175, 63.2%, 3.19 ERA, 4626.2 IP, 2047 BB, 3932 K, 141 CG, 48 SHO, 1.22 WHIP
ERA+: 137
POY Award: 1955
ROY Award: NONE
Pennants: 2
WS Victories: 1
No-Hitters: 1
Led League in: ERA 2, Wins 4, SHO 3, K's 3
Career Top 25: Wins (17), K's (3), SHO (18)
Final Year on Ballot: 1985



Lex Tjeenk-Willink, Last Season: 1964, HOF Standard: 46
245-170, 59.0%, 3.79 ERA, 3877 IP, 1287 BB, 3069 K, 121 CG, 19 SHO, 1.19 WHIP
ERA+: 112
POY Award: NONE
ROY Award: NONE
Pennants: NONE
WS Victories: NONE
No-Hitters: 2
Led League in: Wins 1
Career Top 25: K's (10)
Final Year on Ballot: 1985



Jack Garvin, Last Season: 1964, HOF Standard: 20
183-207, 46.9%, 4.05 ERA, 3555 IP, 1161 BB, 1632 K, 102 CG, 11 SHO, 1.30 WHIP
ERA+: 104
POY Award: NONE
ROY Award: NONE
Pennants: NONE
WS Victories: NONE
No-Hitters: NONE
Led League in: Losses 1
Career Top 25: NONE
Final Year on Ballot: 1985

[BadluckinOOTP]

Nunez.
Vardaman.
Erickson.

[ifspuds]

HERM!

Oh, and Carp and Lex and Luther Ormiston and Lonny Arrendale too, I guess.

[bigjas]

Carpenter Erickson
Luther Ormiston
Rudel Dietrich
Al Arsenault
Maurice Misisca
Corky Stell
Herm Vardaman
Lonny Arrendale
Bobby Johnson
Genarito Nunez

[Elendil]

Arsenault
Ormiston
Betters
Vardaman
Erickson

Good class this year.

[Elendil]

All right, come on, this is almost Arsenault's last year. Let's put him in. Just look at the number of doubles he hit! Sure, a lot of 'em came in Fenway, but that wasn't his only strength. 285 HR's is quite respectable; 1451 career RBI is almost automatic-induction territory. Remember this guy wasn't a starter the first six seasons in which he saw action! OPS+ of 135 is above average for current HoFers.

[DamnYankees]

Ormiston
Arrendale
Vardaman
Erickson

[pat]

Arsenault
Nunez
Dietrich
Vardaman
Erickson
Tjeenk-Willink

[jdw]

Lonny Arrendale
Ben Cook
Rudel Dietrich
Carpenter Erickson
Maurice Misisca
Luther Ormiston
Corky Stell
Herm Vardaman

[knightni]

Nunez
Erickson

[jeheinz72]

Arsenault
Ormiston
Arrendale
Cook
Dietrich
Betters
Erickson
Tjeek-Willink (added via edit)

[metsgeek]

Dietrich
Nunez
Arsenault
Ormiston
Arrendale
Ayers
Giordano
Vardaman
Erickson
Tjeenk-Willink

[fhomess]

SP Lex "Tanden Trekker" Tjeenk-Willink
LF Al Arsenault
CF Rudel "Honus" Dietrich
2B Herm "Short Pants" Vardaman
1B Lonny "Longshot" Arrendale
SP Corky Stell
SP Carpenter Erickson

[Vris]

I thought Lex had a better career than that. I loved the guy when he was in there, and 245 wins is nothing to sneeze at. I just thought he had gaudier numbers. Maybe next year.

P Erickson
OF Arsenault
3B Misisca
3B Ormiston
1B Arrendale
3B Cookie
OF Dietrich
2B Vardaman

[ifspuds]

Herm was a 2B, Vris. But I'm sure he'd get a kick out of being called an outfielder.

[Vris]

Originally Posted by ifspuds

Herm was a 2B, Vris. But I'm sure he'd get a kick out of being called an outfielder.

Yeah. I knew that. I was just in a outfield mode I guess.

[haggis007]

Arrendale
Arsenault
Cook
Dietrich
Erickson
Misisca
Ormiston
Stell
Tjeenk-Willink
Vardaman

[tward13]

Stell
Erickson
Arrendale
Dietrich
Vardaman

[fhomess]

Originally Posted by Vris

I thought Lex had a better career than that. I loved the guy when he was in there, and 245 wins is nothing to sneeze at. I just thought he had gaudier numbers. Maybe next year.

Lex was hurt some by his ballpark and the fact that I traded away a gold glove middle infield early in his career. He would've been closer to 300 wins had he not had a CEI in August of 64. I'm sure he would've contributed quite positively to the 1965 title run.

[rogmax11]

Arsenault
Arrandale
Nunez
Vardaman
Erickson
Tjeenk-Willink