Mock Hall Elections General Discussion

[Brad Harris]

Unanimous Selections
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Ty Cobb
Walter Johnson
Tris Speaker
Honus Wagner
Cy Young
Cap Anson
Dan Brouthers
Sam Crawford
Frank Baker
Mordecai Brown
Rube Waddell
Deacon White
Paul Hines
Babe Ruth
Mickey Cochrane
Rogers Hornsby
Lou Gehrig
Lefty Grove
Charlie Gehringer
Carl Hubbell
italics denotes VC selection

Elected on 1st Ballot
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Ty Cobb
Walter Johnson
Tris Speaker
Honus Wagner
Cy Young
Eddie Collins
Christy Mathewson
Nap Lajoie
Cap Anson
Dan Brouthers
John Clarkson
Roger Connor
Ed Delahanty
Buck Ewing
Billy Hamilton
Harry Heilmann
Babe Ruth
Dazzy Vance
Bill Terry
Mickey Cochrane
Frankie Frisch
Rogers Hornsby
Goose Goslin
Lou Gehrig
Elmer Flick
Lefty Grove
Charlie Gehringer
Carl Hubbell
italics denotes first year on a Veterans Committee ballot

Some New Eligibles in Upcoming BBWAA Elections
1951 - Joe Cronin, Jimmie Foxx, Babe Herman, Bob Johnson, Paul Waner
1952 - Bill Dickey, Ted Lyons
1953 - Dizzy Dean, Hank Greenberg, Stan Hack, Billy Herman, Ernie Lombardi, Mel Ott, Red Ruffing, Cecil Travis
1954 - Joe Medwick, Arky Vaughan

Some BBWAA Players Who'll Drop from the Ballot Soon
1951 - Gavvy Cravath, Joe Jackson
1952 - Heinie Groh
1953 - Joe Wood

[Brad Harris]

A few observations...

Not including our inaugural 1936 class of inductees, here are the players who were elected unanimously in their first year on the writers' ballot:

- Babe Ruth
- Mickey Cochrane
- Rogers Hornsby
- Lou Gehrig
- Lefty Grove
- Charlie Gehringer
- Carl Hubbell

Impressive cadre, that.

I count at least 10 newly eligibles in the next four years who ought to be elected on the first or second ballot. Sam Rice, Burleigh Grimes and, especially Heinie Groh need a big push this year if they've got any hope of making it.