1985 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

1985 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
New inductees4
via BBWAA2
via Veterans Committee2
Total inductees193
Induction dateJuly 28, 1985
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Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1985 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 two, Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm. 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 also selected two players, Enos Slaughter and Arky Vaughan. A formal induction ceremony was held in Cooperstown, New York, on July 28, 1985, with broadcaster Brent Musburger handling introductions and Commissioner of Baseball Peter Ueberroth in attendance.[1]

  1. ^ Holtzman, Jerome (July 29, 1985). "Baseball looks back—and ahead". Chicago Tribune. p. 2-1. Retrieved October 9, 2019 – via newspapers.com.