Hallbound...2013??!

The votes are in...

• Craig Biggio 388 (68.2%);
• Jack Morris 385 (67.7%);
• Jeff Bagwell 339 (59.6%);
• Mike Piazza 329 (57.8%);
• Tim Raines 297 (52.2%);
• Lee Smith 272 (47.8%);
• Curt Schilling 221 (38.8%);
• Roger Clemens 214 (37.6%);
• Barry Bonds 206 (36.2%);
• Edgar Martinez 204 (35.9%);
• Alan Trammell 191 (33.6%);
• Larry Walker 123 (21.6%);
• Fred McGriff 118 (20.7%);
• Dale Murphy 106 (18.6%);
• Mark McGwire 96 (16.9%);
• Don Mattingly 75 (13.2%);
• Sammy Sosa 71 (12.5%);
• Rafael Palmeiro 50 (8.8%);
• Bernie Williams 19 (3.3%);
• Kenny Lofton 18 (3.2%);
• Sandy Alomar 16 (2.8%);
• Julio Franco 6 (1.1%);
• David Wells 5 (0.9%);
• Steve Finley 4 (0.7%);
• Shawn Green 2 (0.4%);
• Aaron Sele 1 (0.2%);
• Jeff Cirillo 0;
• Royce Clayton 0;
• Jeff Conine 0;
• Roberto Hernandez 0;
• Ryan Klesko 0;
• Jose Mesa 0;
• Reggie Sanders 0;
• Mike Stanton 0;
• Todd Walker 0;
• Rondell White 0;
• Woody Williams 0;

For the first time since 1996, no player was elected by the BBWAA into the Baseball Hall of Fame. On this year's ballot, a player needed to receive 427 votes to reach or exceed the 75% needed for induction. Craig Biggio was closest, just short by 39 votes.

The players whose names are italicized will appear on next year's ballot, having surpassed the five percent rule to stay on (29 votes). Dale Murphy was on his fifteenth and final ballot, and will now wait for the Veteran's Committee to decide his fate in the future.

According to the Baseball Hall of Fame website, 569 ballots were cast. Five of the ballots returned were left BLANK!!!

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama