Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1966
- Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1966
The 1966 elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame were conducted under the system in use since 1962. The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) held an election to select among recent players; provisions for a runoff election were in effect, but were not necessary. The BBWAA election applied a 75% rule to all eligible players, while the Veterans Committee met in closed-door sessions to select from players ineligible for the BBWAA election, as well as managers and executives.
BBWAA election
The BBWAA was authorized to elect players active in 1946 or later, but not after 1960. All 10-year members of the BBWAA were eligible to vote.
Voters were instructed to cast votes for up to 10 candidates; any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall. A total of 48 players received votes; 302 ballots were cast, with 227 votes required for election.
Candidates who were eligible for the first time are indicated here with a †. The one candidate who received at least 75% of the vote and was elected is indicated in "bold italics"; candidates who have since been elected in subsequent elections are indicated in "italics".
Tommy Bridges was eligible for the final time.
External links
* [http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/voting_year.jsp?year=1966 1966 Election] at www.baseballhalloffame.org
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