1974

I’m not expecting a lot of drama this election. I can’t imagine Mantle and Mathews not being elected. No one of note dropped from the rolls.

What with the holidays, this election will last a week. Balloting will end next Thursday.

3 Joe Adcock
13 Willard Brown 3rd
1 Rocky Colavito
3 Del Crandall
3 Joe Cunningham
14 Luke Easter 8th
4 Nellie Fox 5th
3 Jim Gilliam
2 Dick Groat
6 Gil Hodges
1 Elston Howard
1 Larry Jackson
3 Harvey Kuenn
11 Bob Lemon 6th
6 Sherman Lollar
2 Jerry Lumpe
1 Mickey Mantle
1 Roger Maris
1 Eddie Mathews
9 Gil McDougald
1 Stu Miller
1 Bill Monbouquette
9 Don Newcombe
2 Billy O’Dell
15 Johnny Pesky
5 Billy Pierce 7th
15 Allie Reynolds
13 Phil Rizzuto 9th
13 Al Rosen
2 Jack Sanford
6 Red Schoendienst 10th
1 Larry Sherry
1 Norm Siebern
2 Curt Simmons
12 Dizzy Trout
9 Mickey Vernon
1 Bill Virdon
6 Early Wynn 3rd
7 Eddie Yost

Bob’s ballot:

1. Mantle
2. Mathews
3. Maris
4. Fox
5. Wynn
6. Lemon
7. Rizzuto
8. Hodges
9. Howard
10. Groat

Terry’s ballot:

1: Mickey Mantle
2: Eddie Mathews
3: Willard Brown
4: Early Wynn
5: Roger Maris
6: Nellie Fox
7: Gil Hodges
8: Elston Howard
9: Bob Lemon
10: Rocky Colavito

Results:

12 ballots; the results:

168 Mickey Mantle
132 Eddie Mathews
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73 Early Wynn
52 Willard Brown
46 Nellie Fox
42 Bob Lemon
37 Billy Pierce
27 Phil Rizzuto
24 Roger Maris
19 Elston Howard
18 Gil Hodges
14 Don Newcombe
12 Rocky Colavito
11 Red Schoendienst
10 Allie Reynolds
8 Luke Easter
6 Al Rosen
5 Mickey Vernon
5 Ed Yost
4 Joe Adcock
4 Harvey Kuenn
4 Johnny Pesky
3 Dick Groat
3 Larry Jackson
2 Del Crandall
2 Gil McDougald
1 Stu Miller