On December 1, 1999, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) began voting for future inductees into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The ballot below is an actual example of the one used by writers during the election and it had to be returned by December 31, 1999. Election results will be announced on January 11, 2000.
The ballot contained the names of thirty eligible candidates including players who received at least 5% of the ballots cast in 1999, and first year players that are selected by a screening committe and designated by a '+' next to their name on the sample ballot.
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2000 Hall of Fame BallotIn Alphabetical Order |
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Names | Check To Vote | |
Bert Blyleven | ||
Bob Boone | ||
+ | Hubie Brooks | |
Gary Carter | ||
Dave Concepcion | ||
Carlton Fisk | ||
Steve Garvey | ||
+ | Rich Gossage | |
Ron Guidry | ||
+ | Bill Gullickson | |
+ | Dave Henderson | |
Keith Hernandez | ||
+ | Charlie Hough | |
+ | Kent Hrbek | |
+ | Bruce Hurst | |
Tommy John | ||
Jim Kaat | ||
+ | Jack Morris | |
Dale Murphy | ||
Dave Parker | ||
Tony Perez | ||
+ | Jeff Reardon | |
Jim Rice | ||
+ | Steve Sax | |
+ | Lonnie Smith | |
+ | Rick Sutcliffe | |
Bruce Sutter | ||
Luis Tiant | ||
+ | Bob Welch | |
+ | Willie Wilson |
After the votes are counted, anyone who receives 75% of the ballots cast will be enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame!
Members of the Baseball Writers Association of America must have at least ten years experience writing about baseball and may vote for a maximum of ten candidates, but do not need to select that amount!
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