1956 Hall of Fame Voting

Baseball Writers

  • 193 total ballots (145 votes needed for election)
Baseball Writers Table
Batting Stats Pitching Stats
Rk Name YoB Votes %vote HOFm HOFs Yrs WAR WAR7 JAWS Jpos G AB R H HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ W L ERA ERA+ WHIP G GS SV IP H HR BB SO Pos Summary
1Hank Greenberg9th16485.0%188461355.546.551.053.41394519310461628331127458852.313.412.6051.017159 *37/H
2Joe Cronin10th15278.8%151552064.743.654.255.521247579123322851701424871059.301.390.468.857119 *6H534/7
3Red Ruffing HOF9th9750.3%130382268.639.954.361.5882193720752136273197.269.306.389.695812732253.801091.341624538184344.0428425415411987*1H/79
4Edd Roush HOF17th9147.2%74361845.831.838.858.2196773631099237668981268484.323.369.446.815126 *8H7/394
5Lefty Gomez HOF12th8946.1%128341438.736.137.461.536890459133058150.147.194.159.353-71891023.341251.352368320102503.0229013810951468*1
6Hack Wilson HOF12th7438.3%112391238.736.037.458.2134847608841461244106352674.307.395.545.940144 *879H/4
7Max Carey HOF13th6533.7%79362055.633.544.658.22476936315452665708027381040.285.361.386.747108 *8*79H
8Tony Lazzeri HOF11th6433.2%89391447.634.040.857.11740629798618401781194148869.292.380.467.846121 *456H/73
9Kiki Cuyler HOF9th5528.5%116461848.135.741.956.718797161130522991281065328676.321.386.474.860125 *9*8*7H
10Hank Gowdy15th4925.4%6251723.618.120.844.3105027352707382132159311.270.351.358.709104 *2H3
11Sam Rice HOF10th4523.3%127512054.331.142.756.72404926915142987341077351708.322.374.427.801112112.521171.27193039.13101912*9*8H7/1
12Chuck Klein HOF8th4422.8%194481746.639.142.856.71753648611682076300120179601.320.379.543.922137 *97H8/3
13Jim Bottomley HOF9th4221.8%99421635.829.632.753.41991747111772313219142258664.310.369.500.869125 *3H/4
14Waite Hoyt HOF12th3719.2%94322152.434.943.661.56741287962550100040.198.223.235.458202371823.591121.340674425533762.1403715410031206*1
15Red Faber HOF13th3417.6%89372063.840.852.361.56701269981703717169.134.240.161.401102542133.151191.302669483274086.2410611112131471*1/H
16Joe Medwick HOF2nd3116.1%200471754.539.346.953.41984763511982471205138342437.324.362.505.867134 *7H9/38
17Eppa Rixey HOF13th2714.0%75352155.934.245.161.56941522952913111249.191.221.224.445222662513.151151.272692554144494.246339310821350*1/H
18Goose Goslin HOF6th2613.5%158611866.043.554.753.422878656148227352481612176949.316.387.500.887128 *79H8/35
19Zack Wheat HOF16th2613.5%99481960.434.747.653.424109106128928841321248205650.317.367.450.817129 *7H/89
20Burleigh Grimes HOF11th2513.0%115381952.941.147.061.5632153515738021681569.248.282.306.588582702123.531081.365616497184180.0441214812951512*1/H
21Ross Youngs HOF17th199.8%71321032.730.831.856.712114627812149142592153550.322.399.441.839130 *9/4H87
22Lloyd Waner HOF5th189.3%89311829.823.726.858.219937772120124592759867420.316.353.393.74799 *8H79/45
23Jimmie Wilson9th178.8%45261811.210.610.944.31525477858013583262186356.284.336.370.70782 *2H/34879
24Chick Hafey HOF9th168.3%68331331.328.129.753.412834625777146616483370372.317.372.526.898133 *789H
25Muddy Ruel8th168.3%49281920.919.520.244.3146845144941242453661606.275.365.332.69783 *2H/3
26Dave Bancroft HOF13th157.8%85291650.038.044.055.5191371821048200432591145827.279.355.358.71498 *6/H457
27Luke Appling HOF3rd147.3%149572077.444.861.155.524228856131927494511161791302.310.399.398.798113 *65H4/3
28Earle Combs HOF11th147.3%103371245.136.240.658.214555746118618665863398670.325.397.462.859125 *87H9
29Jesse Haines HOF9th147.3%64271932.722.127.461.5560112476209379230.186.208.218.426122101583.641091.350555387113208.23460165871981*1/H3
30Travis Jackson HOF9th147.3%28291544.235.339.855.516566086833176813592971412.291.337.433.770102 *6*5H/49
31Heinie Manush HOF3rd136.7%137461748.136.042.153.420087654128825241101183113506.330.377.479.856121 *7*8H9/3
32Paul Derringer5th126.2%99281536.026.431.261.55791260702202102016.175.186.208.39492232123.461081.282579445293645.039121587611507*1
33Babe Herman10th115.7%74391339.531.335.456.715525603882181818199794520.324.383.532.915141 *937H
34Cy Williams11th115.7%44311937.425.931.758.220026780102419812511005115690.292.365.470.835125 *8*9H7
35Arky Vaughan HOF4th94.7%116531477.953.265.555.5181766221173210396926118937.318.406.453.859136 *65H7/4
36Howard Ehmke8th84.1%32121539.132.635.961.5429100971210073526.208.228.258.486291661663.751041.388427338152820.2287310310421030*1/H
37Ernie Lombardi HOF3rd84.1%133421737.724.030.844.31853585560117921909908430.306.358.460.818126 *2*H
38Wes Ferrell3rd73.6%75221560.154.457.361.55481176175329382082129.280.351.446.7971001931284.041161.481374323132623.028451321040985*1H/7
39Pepper Martin10th73.6%49211321.919.920.956.711894117756122759501146369.298.358.443.801113002.252151.0002004.02020*5*89H7/1
40Bobby Doerr HOF2nd52.6%96411451.436.944.157.11865709310942042223124754809.288.362.461.823115 *4/H
41Lefty O'Doul7th52.6%92311127.127.327.253.49703264624114011354236333.349.413.532.945143114.87831.970341077.210414919*7H91/8
42Bucky Walters4th52.6%105271953.543.348.461.571519662274772323412114.243.286.344.630691981603.301161.32442839843104.2299015511211107*15H/478
43Doc Cramer1st42.1%81302013.113.613.358.222399140135727053784262572.296.340.375.71587004.501181.5001004.03031*8H97/16
44Joe Gordon HOF3rd42.1%88311155.644.850.257.115665707914153025397589759.268.357.466.822120 *43/H6
45Earl Averill HOF4th31.6%129501351.639.245.458.21669635312242019238116470774.318.395.534.928133 *87H9
46Tommy Bridges1st31.6%81291650.434.642.561.5424100384181074074.180.237.223.460191941383.571261.368424362102826.1267518111921674*1
47George Earnshaw5th31.6%5710921.923.522.761.531970461162370120.230.253.295.54941127934.381001.457319249121915.119811428091002*1
48Freddie Fitzsimmons4th31.6%56331935.823.429.661.5513115511223114103036.200.233.279.511362171463.511121.297513424133223.23335187846870*1
49Freddie Lindstrom HOF2nd31.6%56261328.526.627.656.314385611895174710377984334.311.351.449.800110 *5879H/46
50Frank McCormick1st31.6%86181331.726.429.153.415345723722171112895427399.299.348.434.781118 *3H/49
51Red Rolfe5th31.6%74211028.927.028.056.31175482794213946949744526.289.360.413.77399 *56H
52Joe Sewell HOF5th31.6%68451454.737.446.155.5190371321141222649105474842.312.391.413.804109 *6*5H/4
53Johnny Vander Meer2nd31.6%33121325.724.925.361.538268558104126141.152.200.180.37961191213.441071.39334628622104.2179910011321294*1H
54Glenn Wright9th31.6%33271125.324.524.955.51119415358412199472338209.294.328.447.77599 *6H/3459
55Ossie Bluege4th21.0%8181828.720.324.556.318676440883175143848140723.272.352.356.70785 *564H/37
56Lou Boudreau HOF1st21.0%89341563.248.956.155.51646602986117796878951796.295.380.415.795120 *65H/342
57Guy Bush1st21.0%51171719.218.118.661.554488857143052350.161.207.179.38631761363.861041.399542308342722.02950151859850*1/H
58Mort Cooper1st21.0%90301132.631.632.161.529765450127668023.194.223.246.46929128752.971241.215295239151840.21666845719131/H
59Hughie Critz1st21.0%11141216.817.817.357.11478593083215913853197289.268.303.352.65674 *4/H6
60Lew Fonseca3rd21.0%53211214.214.914.653.4937340451810753148564186.316.355.432.788103000.000.0001001.00000*3*47H/5961
61Tommy Henrich3rd21.0%49271139.631.035.356.712844603901129718379537712.282.382.491.873132 *93H87
62Billy Herman HOF2nd21.0%147381557.437.847.657.119227707116323454783967737.304.367.407.774112 *45/3H
63Joe Judge5th21.0%33322047.926.837.353.42171789811842352711034213965.298.378.420.798114 *3H/9
64Charlie Keller2nd21.0%47301343.639.241.453.411703790725108518976045784.286.410.518.928152 *7H9
65George Kelly HOF4th21.0%48221625.424.124.853.4162259938191778148102065386.297.342.452.794109100.001.0001005.04012*34H/79851
66Hal Schumacher3rd21.0%44211329.627.828.761.545089610018115102032.202.233.287.520421581213.361111.34039132972482.12424140902906*1H/8
67Riggs Stephenson1st21.0%57321432.825.028.953.41310450871415156377353494.336.407.473.880129 *74H5/9
68Jim Tobin1st21.0%118925.923.724.861.53967968118317102180.230.303.345.648831051123.441061.30828722751900.019291075574981H/3
69Nick Altrock6th10.5%3118199.111.110.161.52305505297227529.176.232.207.4394083752.67961.14121816171514.01455162724251/3H97
70Wally Berger1st10.5%60291142.636.039.358.213505163809155024289836435.300.359.522.881138 *8*7H/39
71Max Bishop2nd10.5%28291238.229.834.057.113384494966121641379401156.271.423.366.789103 *4H/36
72Dolph Camilli2nd10.5%56261243.239.941.653.414905353936148223995060947.277.388.492.880136 *3/H
73Spud Chandler3rd10.5%70321124.424.024.261.521154853110945020.201.234.290.52442109432.841321.20521118461485.01327644636141
74Frankie Crosetti3rd10.5%58231724.519.522.055.5168362771006154198649113792.245.341.354.69583 *65H/4
75Tony Cuccinello1st10.5%21201533.927.230.557.11704618473017299488442579.280.343.394.737104 *4*5H/6
76Bill Dinneen6th10.5%56241239.435.837.661.54171143992191602980.192.252.219.471371701773.011071.23139135273074.22957788291127*1/HO8379
77Joe Dugan5th10.5%22131410.111.210.756.31447541066515164256737250.280.317.372.68982 *564H/7
78Leo Durocher HOF4th10.5%1514174.37.15.755.51637535057513202456731377.247.299.320.61966 *64H/5
79Jimmy Dykes8th10.5%27302234.821.528.256.32282804611082256108106970958.280.365.399.76496004.501111.5002012.02010*5*436H/8719
80Rick Ferrell HOF1st10.5%109341830.820.925.944.31884602868716922873429931.281.378.363.74195 *2H
81Mule Haas2nd10.5%25171212.413.513.058.21168430370612574349612433.292.359.402.76194 *89H3/7
82Stan Hack5th10.5%76381655.537.446.456.31938727812392193576421651092.301.394.397.791119 *5H3
83Bill Hallahan2nd10.5%3421214.114.214.261.53285574390232136.162.214.201.41510102944.031021.50432422471740.1183871779856*1/H
84Bob Johnson2nd10.5%92461355.635.545.653.418636920123920512881283961075.296.393.506.899139 *783/495H
85Sad Sam Jones3rd10.5%56212242.727.735.261.5713124315124561017139.197.289.255.544452292173.841041.411647487313883.0408415113961223*1H/79
86Joe Kuhel1st10.5%29251830.323.627.053.421047984123622121311049178980.277.359.406.765104 *3H
87Al Lopez HOF4th10.5%71241916.311.213.844.31950591661315475165246556.261.326.337.66383 *2H/453
88Dolf Luque7th10.5%44232048.236.842.561.5559104396237590770.227.283.291.573531941793.241181.288550367293220.132311139181130*1/H57
89Marty Marion1st10.5%57171331.825.728.855.51572550660214483662435470.263.323.345.66881 *6/H5
90Bob Meusel9th10.5%69311128.323.726.056.71407547582616931561071143375.309.356.497.852118 *7*958H/3
91Johnny Mostil1st10.5%34201024.424.724.558.29723507618105423375176415.301.386.427.812113 *8H9/7456
92Jack Quinn2nd10.5%63302358.733.145.961.57711349902488115589.184.236.240.476292472183.291141.300756443563920.142381038601329*1/H97
93Allie Reynolds1st10.5%110331325.421.023.261.547585756140179161.163.223.198.422181821073.301091.386434309482492.1219313312611423*1H
94Phil Rizzuto HOF1st10.5%87231342.234.838.555.516615816877158838563149651.273.351.355.70693 *6/H4
95Al Schacht4th10.5%0030.10.10.132.553519100409.196.339.235.5745514104.48861.59953183197.0254461381
96Wally Schang3rd10.5%58331948.027.737.944.318425307769150659705121849.284.393.401.794117 *2H785/96
97Everett Scott14th10.5%29141316.716.016.455.51654583755214552055569243.249.281.315.59665 *6/H54
98Bill Sherdel7th10.5%37161531.124.027.661.554996096214986263.223.271.298.569521651463.721041.358514273262709.13018150661839*1H/93
99Earl Smith2nd10.5%19181211.511.411.444.386022642256864635518247.303.374.432.806111 *2H/4
100Gus Suhr1st10.5%22151122.320.521.453.41435517671414468481853718.279.368.428.796113 *3H/9
101Jim Turner1st10.5%1913912.213.012.661.5238399328712208.218.241.271.5124469603.221111.242231119201132.01123672833291/H
102George Uhle1st10.5%52211755.544.450.061.572213601723939190698.289.339.384.722862001663.991061.405513368273119.234171199661135*1H
103Bill Wambsganss6th10.5%615134.17.55.857.11491524171013597521140490.259.328.327.65578 *46H5/3
104Burgess Whitehead1st10.5%12196.38.17.257.192433164158831724551150.266.304.331.63471 *45H6
105Earl Whitehill1st10.5%32201736.827.132.061.55481291107264498397.204.261.242.503312181854.361001.500541473113564.2391719214311350*1/H9
106Ken Williams1st10.5%68391442.736.639.753.4139748628601552196916154566.319.393.530.924138 *78H/349
Notes: Each voting cycle, qualified members of the BBWAA name no more than 10 eligible players whom they consider worthy of Hall of Fame honors. To be enshrined, a player must be named on at least 75% of the voters' ballots. Currently, players are removed from the ballot if they are named on fewer than 5% of ballots or have been on the ballot 15 times without election. Changed to 10 times prior to the 2015 election.

"X" means off ballot for future elections. "HOF" means they were selected to the Hall of Fame in a future election.