The results of the '2009 Hall of Fame Election were announced on January 12, 2009. Candidates needed to receive 405 of a possible 539 votes in order to gain admission. Candidates who received less than 27 votes were dropped from future consideration. Tommy John was also dropped after failing to be elected in his 15th year on the ballot.
Veterans Committee[edit]
A new incarnation of the Veterans Committee took hold for the vote held on December 8, 2008. Gone were the votes of all living Hall of Famers, a system which had failed to elect anyone since its implementation, 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 2009 this meant that it was a players election. 12 ballots were cast for pre 1943 players meaning 9 were needed to get elected. If a person received less than 3 votes their actual total was not announced. Post 1943 players were still selected by the current Hall of Fame players, but no longer included honorees like writers and broadcasters. This left 64 ballots all of which were returned. 48 votes were needed for election, a total that none of the candidates was able to muster.
Post 1943[edit]
Pre 1943[edit]
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