What Were They Thinking?
The number of writers not voting for Hall of Fame inductees the year they were elected:
Hank Aaron: nine of 415
Ty Cobb: four of 226
Joe DiMaggio: 28 of 251
Stan Musial: 23 of 340
Babe Ruth: 11 of 226
Nolan Ryan: six of 497
Warren Spahn: 64 of 380
Ted Williams: 20 of 302
Cy Young: 48 of 201
Source: World Features Syndicate
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