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Jan 6, 2016 · Former A's slugger Mark McGwire's last chance to get elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame passed quietly Wednesday. McGwire, in his 10th and last attempt to gain entry into the Cooperstown shrine, finished with 12.3 percent of the vote.
- Corey Brock
McGwire is one of 10 finalists on this year’s Today’s Game Era ballot that will be considered by the committee on managers, umpires, executives and long-retired players at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Dec 6, 2021 · A Hall of Fame case for Mark McGwire. When McGwire retired at the end of the 2001 season, he was expected to end up in Cooperstown once he became eligible. While he only had 1626 hits in his career, his .263/.394/.588 batting line and 583 homers were more than enough to ensure induction.
That said, McGwire’s JAWS score doesn’t explain how his BBWAA ballot percentages have tracked in his nine years of eligibility ... As you can see, McGwire has never come close to the 75 ...
Apr 15, 2021 · A player is eligible to be on the ballot for 10 years, unless they receive less than five percent of the vote at any time, at which point he falls off the ballot until 16 years after his retirement.
National Baseball Hall of Fame consideration McGwire first became eligible for Hall of Fame voting in 2007. For election, a player needs to be listed on 75% of ballots cast; falling under 5% removes a player from future consideration.
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Dec 15, 2015 · One of the leaders in power metrics the generation before McGwire was Dave Kingman, a man who compiled just 20.4 fWAR in his career and unsurprisingly fell off the Hall of Fame ballot in his...
