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| New inductees | 3 |
|---|---|
| via BBWAA | 1 |
| via Veterans Committee | 2 |
| Total inductees | 107 |
| Induction date | July 24, 1967 |
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1967 included a special election, as the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) held its first balloting in an odd-number year since 1955. The special election was held due to some ineligible players having received votes in the prior year's balloting,[a] and the BBWAA wanting "to give those eligible every opportunity" to be selected.[1]
In this year's voting, the BBWAA did not elect anyone on the first ballot.[2] In a second (runoff) election, Red Ruffing received the most votes, resulting in his election to the Hall of Fame.[3] Had this year's special election not been held, Ruffing would have been ineligible for selection by the writers in 1968,[4] as he last played in 1947 and would have exceeded the 20-year eligibility limit. BBWAA rules were subsequently updated to return to annual voting, while eliminating runoff ballots.
The Veterans Committee met in closed sessions to consider executives, managers, umpires, and earlier major league players. It selected two people, Branch Rickey and Lloyd Waner. A formal induction ceremony was held in Cooperstown, New York, on July 24, 1967, with Commissioner of Baseball William Eckert presiding.[5]
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- ^ "Balloting Starts For Hall Of Fame". Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. UPI. January 1, 1967. p. 4-C. Retrieved October 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ruffing, Medwick Tie But Miss Hall of Fame". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. AP. January 26, 1967. p. 17. Retrieved October 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ruffing In Hall Of Fame". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. AP. February 16, 1967. p. 8. Retrieved October 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Daley, Arthur (January 10, 1967). "Gas House Gang's Medwick Should Be In Hall Of Fame". The Journal Standard. Freeport, Illinois. New York Times News Service. p. 2-1. Retrieved October 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Induct Trio into Hall of Fame". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. AP. July 25, 1967. p. 16. Retrieved October 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.