1949

This election will end Wednesday. At which point we will be half way done (well, technically 49.7% done – we’re having 155 elections and this is the 77th).

Too bad: Urban Shocker drops off, he’s used up his eligibility.One of my all-time favorites, tho I didn’t vote for him very often. Frisch would have done a better job if he had tabbed him instead of Haines.

3 Earl Averill 5th
14 Dave Bancroft 9th
6 John Beckwith 4th
3 Wally Berger
7 Jim Bottomley
9 Earle Combs
3 Andy Cooper
6 Kiki Cuyler
3 Dizzy Dean 6th
14 Bingo DeMoss
11 Red Faber 9th
3 Wes Ferrell 9th
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons
1 Lefty Gomez
10 Burleigh Grimes
7 Chick Hafey
3 Gabby Hartnett 3rd
1 Carl Hubbell
7 Judy Johnson
5 Tony Lazzeri
5 Dick Lundy 7th
5 Heinie Manush
9 Rabbit Maranville
8 Firpo Marberry
15 Carl Mays
1 Danny MacFadden
3 Buddy Myer
10 Herb Pennock
1 Rip Radcliffe
4 Dick Redding
10 Sam Rice
12 Eddie Rommel
13 Edd Roush 8th
4 Ben Taylor
7 Pie Traynor
2 Bill Werber
10 Hack Wilson

Bob’s ballot:

1. Hartnett
2. Hubbell
3. Beckwith
4. Dean
5. Averill
6. Ferrell
7. Gomez
8. Berger
9. Myer
10. Cooper

Reluctantly, I altered my ballot. It’s kind of sad, but I see no point in keeping anybody who has less than 7 years of eligibility left on my ballot. They ain’t getting in; it just ain’t gonna happen.

Terry’s ballot:

1: Carl Hubbell
2: Dizzy Dean
3: Gabby Hartnett
4: John Beckwith
5: Rabbit Maranville
6: Wes Ferrell
7: Dave Bancroft
8: Edd Roush
9: Pie Traynor
10: Lefty Gomez

Honorable Mention

Kiki Cuyler
Wally Berger

Results:

13 ballots, the results:

156 Carl Hubbell
122 Gabby Hartnett
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67 Dizzy Dean
53 John Beckwith
41 Wes Ferrell
38 Earl Averill
32 Dick Lundy
30 Dave Bancroft
30 Judy Johnson
29 Red Faber
28 Ed Roush
26 Rabbit Maranville
24 Sam Rice
14 Lefty Gomez
14 Tony Lazzeri
13 Wally Berger
12 Pie Traynor
10 Burleigh Grimes
10 Heinie Manush
8 Carl Mays
7 KikiCuyler
7 Buddy Myer
6 Ben Taylor
5 Bingo DeMoss
5 Hack Wilson
3 Dick Redding
1 Earle Combs
1 Andy Cooper
1 Eddie Rommel