2008 Hall of Fame Election

The 2008 Hall of Fame Election was announced on January 8, 2008. Candidates needed to receive 408 of a possible 543 votes. Candidates who received less than 28 votes were dropped from future consideration. Dave Concepcion was also dropped after failing to be elected in his 15th year on the ballot.

Player	Votes	Percentage	Year on the Ballot	Result
Rich Gossage	466	85.8	9th	ELECTED
Jim Rice	392	72.2	14th
Andre Dawson	358	65.9	7th
Bert Blyleven	336	61.9	11th
Lee Smith	235	43.3	6th
Jack Morris	233	42.9	9th
Tommy John	158	29.1	14th
Tim Raines	132	24.3	1st
Mark McGwire	128	23.6	2nd
Alan Trammell	99	18.2	7th
Dave Concepcion	88	16.2	15th	Dropped
Don Mattingly	86	15.8	8th
Dave Parker	82	15.1	12th
Dale Murphy	75	13.8	10th
Harold Baines	28	5.2	2nd
Rod Beck	2	.4	1st	Dropped
Travis Fryman	2	.4	1st	Dropped
Robb Nen	2	.4	1st	Dropped
Shawon Dunston	1	.2	1st	Dropped
Chuck Finley	1	.2	1st	Dropped
David Justice	1	.2	1st	Dropped
Chuck Knoblauch	1	.2	1st	Dropped
Todd Stottlemyre	1	.2	1st	Dropped
Jose Rijo	0	0	1st	Dropped
Brady Anderson	0	0	1st	Dropped

Veterans Committee

A new incarnation of the Veterans Committee took hold in 2008. Gone were the votes of all living Hall of Famers and in was a sixteen man committee to select inductees from four ballots: Pre 1943 players, Post 1943 players, Umpires & Managers and Executives. Pre 1943 players would be voted on every five years, post 1943 players in odd years, and off-field personnel in even years. For 2008 this meant that it was a off-field personnel election. 16 ballots were cast for managers & umpires and 12 for executives, meaning 12 and 9 votes were needed to get elected. If a person received less than 3 votes their actual total was not announced.

Managers & Umpires

Player	Votes	Percentage	Result
Billy Southworth	13	81.3	ELECTED
Dick Williams	13	81.3	ELECTED
Doug Harvey	11	68.8
Whitey Herzog	11	68.8
Danny Murtaugh	6	37.5
Hank O'Day	4	25.0
Davey Johnson	<3	<18.8
Billy Martin	<3	<18.8
Gene Mauch	<3	<18.8
Cy Rigler	<3	<18.8

Executives

Person	Votes	Percentage	Result
Barney Dreyfuss	10	83.3	ELECTED
Bowie Kuhn	10	83.3	ELECTED
Walter O'Malley	9	75.0	ELECTED
Ewing Kauffman	5	41.7
John Fetzer	4	33.3
Bob Howsam	3	25.0
Marvin Miller	3	25.0
Gabe Paul	<3	<25.0
Buzzie Bavasi	<3	<25.0
John McHale	<3	<25.0