1961

Only two names of note drop from the roster: Bobo Newsom and Marty Marion.

It appears that this election will be just as close as the last.

9 Newt Allen
1 Ewell Blackwell
4 Lou Boudreau 6th
10 Tommy Bridges
8 Ray Brown 7th
1 PeeWee Butts
6 Bill Byrd
1 Phil Cavaretta
9 Roy Cullenbine
3 Ray Dandridge 10th
6 Leon Day
3 Dom DiMaggio
5 Bobby Doerr
1 Luke Easter
3 Bob Elliott
1 Ferris Fain
13 Lefty Gomez
6 Joe Gordon 5th
1 Sid Gordon
9 Stan Hack 3rd
9 Billy Herman 4th
1 Sid Hudson
11 Bob Johnson
1 Eddie Joost
4 Charlie Keller
1 Ralph Kiner
12 Chuck Klein
1 Dave Koslo
3 Dutch Leonard
9 Ernie Lombardi
1 Eddie Lopat
1 Peanuts Lowrey
10 Ted Lyons 10th
1 Hank Majeski
8 Joe Medwick 8th
1 Hal Newhouser
1 Buck O’Neil
2 Johnny Pesky
1 Vic Raschi
2 Allie Reynolds
9 Red Ruffing 9th
1 Johnny Sain
8 Hilton Smith
3 Eddie Stanky
1 Vern Stephens
6 Bucky Walters

Bob’s ballot:

1. Herman
2. Hack
3. Medwick
4. Boudreau
5. Gordon
6. Newhouser
7. Kiner
8. Brown
9. Ruffing
10. Lyons

Terry’s ballot:

1: Ray Dandridge
2: Billy Herman
3: Joe Gordon
4: Stan Hack
5: Lou Boudreau
6: Ralph Kiner
7: Joe Medwick
8: Ted Lyons
9: Leon Day
10: Ray Brown

HM
Hilton Smith
Bobby Doerr

Results:

13 ballots; the results:

98 Stan Hack
91 Billy Herman
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78 Joe Gordon
70 Hal Newhouser
67 Joe Medwick
65 Lou Boudreau
52 Ralph Kiner
44 Ray Dandridge
43 Ray Brown
29 Ted Lyons
22 Red Ruffing
18 Chuck Klein
15 Luke Easter
15 Hilton Smith
13 Bucky Walters
11 Bobby Doerr
11 Bob Johnson
11 Charlie Keller
11 Ernie Lombardi
8 Newt Allen
8 Bill Byrd
8 Leon Day
2 Allie Reynolds
1 Lefty Gomez
1 Buck O’Neil
1 Eddie Stanky