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| New inductees | 3 |
|---|---|
| via BBWAA | 1 |
| via Veterans Committee | 2 |
| Total inductees | 176 |
| Induction date | August 2, 1981 |
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1981 followed the system in place since 1978. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent major league players and elected Bob Gibson. The Veterans Committee met in closed sessions to consider older major league players as well as managers, umpires, executives, and figures from the Negro leagues. It selected Rube Foster and Johnny Mize. Foster would be one of two people from the Negro leagues elected in seventeen years, before introduction of a separate ballot in 1995. A formal induction ceremony was held in Cooperstown, New York, on August 2, 1981, with Commissioner of Baseball Bowie Kuhn presiding.[1]
- ^ Daley, Steve (August 3, 1981). "Mize, Gibson enter the Hall, and they track in some mud". Chicago Tribune. p. 4-1. Retrieved October 10, 2019 – via newspapers.com.