2003 Baseball Hall of Fame Voting Results

On January 7, 2003, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) conducted their yearly ballot for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Three-hundred seventy-two of four-hundred ninety-six possible votes (or 75%) were needed for induction into the hall of fame in 2003. Twenty-five votes (or 5%) were needed for an individual to remain on the ballot until next year's election. Below are the results for 2003 inductees. 

"Eddie Murray silently led with his bat. Gary Carter spurred teams with his enthusiasm. Murray, the only switch-hitter with 500 home runs and 3,000 hits, was elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, and Carter finally made it on his sixth try Tuesday." - Associated Press Sportswriter Ben Walker (January 7, 2003)
2003 Hall of Fame Ballot

Voting Results

Winners Number of Votes %

Gary Carter

387

78.02

Eddie Murray

423

85.28

Non-Winners Number of Votes %

Bruce Sutter

266

53.63

Jim Rice

259

52.22

Andre Dawson

248

50.00

Ryne Sandberg

244

49.20

Lee Smith

210

42.34

Rich Gossage

209

42.14

Bert Blyleven

145

29.23

Steve Garvey

138

27.82

Tommy John

116

23.39

Jack Morris

113

22.78

Alan Trammell

70

14.11

Don Mattingly

68

13.71

Dale Murphy

58

11.69

Dave Concepcion

55

11.09

Dave Parker

51

10.28

Fernando Valenzuela 31

6.25

Keith Hernandez

30

6.05

Removed 15 Year Rule %

Jim Kaat

130

26.21

Removed Low Percentage %

Darryl Kile

7

1.41

Vince Coleman

3

0.60

Brett Butler

2

0.40

Sid Fernandez

2

0.40

Rick Honeycutt

2

0.40

Tony Pena

2

0.40

Darren Daulton

1

0.20

Mark Davis

1

0.20

Danny Tartabull

1

0.20

Danny Jackson

0

0.00

Mickey Tettleton

0

0.00

Mitch Williams

0

0.00

Todd Worrell

0

0.00



Players removed from the ballot (those listed where it begins removed AND Jim Kaat for reaching the fifteen-year ballot limit) are not eligible for selection by the Veterans Committee until twenty-three years after their retirement date!

Did you know that Eddie Murray was the thirty-eighth player elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame during his first year of eligibility?

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