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| New inductees | 8 |
|---|---|
| via BBWAA | 3 |
| via Veterans Committee | 3 |
| via Negro Leagues Committee | 2 |
| Total inductees | 134 |
| Induction date | August 7, 1972 |
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1972 followed the system established one year earlier. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent major league players and elected three: Yogi Berra, Sandy Koufax, and Early Wynn. The Veterans Committee met in closed sessions to consider executives, managers, umpires, and earlier major league players. It also selected three people: Lefty Gomez, Will Harridge, and Ross Youngs. The Negro Leagues Committee met for the second time and selected Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard. A formal induction ceremony was held in Cooperstown, New York, on August 7, 1972, with Commissioner of Baseball Bowie Kuhn presiding.[1]
- ^ "Berra, Koufax strike mood for Hall of Fame ceremonies". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. AP. August 8, 1972. p. 13. Retrieved October 11, 2019 – via newspapers.com.