1907

Lots of new names, but we also lost Ezra Sutton. This election will close Monday night.

1 Ted Breitenstein
8 Pete Browning 3rd
10 Fred Carroll
9 Bob Caruthers 10th
1 Cupid Childs
2 Jack Clements
1 Bert Cunningham
1 Nig Cuppy
9 Jerry Denny
1 Tommy Dowd
1 Bill Everitt
6 Dave Foutz
10 Pud Galvin 6th
4 Mike Griffin
1 Billy Hamilton
1 Pink Hawley
4 Bill Joyce
3 Arlie Latham
1 Ted Lewis
5 Denny Lyons
15 Bobby Mathews 3rd
3 Ed McKean
8 Tony Mullane
4 Billy Nash
10 Tip O’Neill
1 Joe Quinn
10 Hardy Richardson 8th
1 Amos Rusie
1 Pop Schriver
1 Elmer Smith
3 Jack Stivetts
2 Mike Tiernan 9th
10 Mickey Welch 7th
1 Gus Weyhing
12 Ned Williamson 5th

Bob’s ballot:

1. Mathews
2. Hamilton
3. Browning
4. Galvin
5. Williamson
6. Rusie
7. Richardson
8. Mullane
9. Tiernan
10. Welch

Terry’s ballot:

1. Billy Hamilton- He’ll get in so easily that he’s going to be forgotten here every bit as much as he’s been forgotten by history
2. Bobby Mathews
3. Pete Browning
4. Amos Rusie- Somewhere between McDowell and Koufax; I’m not convinced he was as close to Koufax as popularly believed, but clearly above McDowell and a worthy selection
5. Bob Caruthers
6. Hardy Richardson
7. Mike Tiernan
8. Tony Mullane
9. Mickey Welch
10. Pud Galvin

Honorable Mention
Elmer Smith- Not a superstar but a very good player for a long time, and a really good pitcher for a couple of years too. Not a Hall of Famer by any stretch, but worthy of mention
Jack Clements
Jack Stivetts

Need convincing
Cupid Childs- Poor man’s Hardy Richardson, defensive stats are mediocre. Only thing about him that’s unique is his name
Tip O’Neill
Ned Williamson

Results:

With 7 ballots, the results:

92 Billy Hamilton
66 Amos Rusie
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45 Bobby Mathews
37 Pete Browning
30 Pud Galvin
25 Ned Williamson
19 Mickey Welch
18 Cupid Childs
18 Mike Tiernan
17 Bob Caruthers
16 Hardy Richardson
11 Tip O’Neill
7 Tony Mullane
6 Dave Foutz
6 Elmer Smith
5 Billy Nash
3 Fred Carroll
2 Jack Clements
2 Bill Joyce
1 Jerry Denny
1 Denny Lyons