| New inductees | 2 |
|---|---|
| via BBWAA | 1 |
| via Golden Era Committee | 1 |
| Total inductees | 297 |
| Induction date | July 22, 2012 |
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 2012 proceeded according to rules most recently revised in July 2010. As in the past, the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from a ballot of recently retired players, with results announced on January 9, 2012. The Golden Era Committee, the second of three new era committees established by the July 2010 rules change, replacing the Veterans Committee, convened early in December 2011 to select from a Golden Era ballot of retired players and non-playing personnel who made their greatest contributions to the sport between 1947 and 1972, called the "Golden Era" by the Hall of Fame.[1]
The induction class consisted of Ron Santo, elected by the Golden Era Committee,[2] and Barry Larkin, elected by the BBWAA.[3]
The induction ceremonies were held on July 22, 2012, at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.[4] On July 21, the Hall presented two awards for media excellence—its own Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasters and the BBWAA's J. G. Taylor Spink Award for writers.[5]
- ^ "Hall of Fame Board of Directors Restructures Procedures for Consideration of Managers, Umpires, Executives and Long-Retired Players" (Press release). National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. July 26, 2010. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- ^ "Ron Santo Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by Golden Era Committee" (Press release). National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. December 5, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
- ^ "Barry Larkin Elected to the Hall of Fame" (Press release). National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ^ "Rules for Election: Eras: Golden". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Introduces Saturday Awards Presentation to Induction Weekend Lineup" (Press release). National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. December 14, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2011.