Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1957
Encyclopedia
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1957 followed a system established after the 1956 election.
The baseball writers would vote on recent players only in even-number years (until 1967).
The Veterans Committee
met in closed sessions to consider executives, managers, umpires, and earlier major league players.
It selected outfielder Sam Crawford
, who had 2961 hits from 1899 to 1917, and Joe McCarthy, who managed the New York Yankees
to eight pennants in sixteen seasons with consecutive World Series championships 1936 to 1939.
The baseball writers would vote on recent players only in even-number years (until 1967).
The Veterans Committee
Veterans Committee
The Veterans Committee is the popular name of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Committee to Consider Managers, Umpires, Executives and Long-Retired Players, a committee of the U.S...
met in closed sessions to consider executives, managers, umpires, and earlier major league players.
It selected outfielder Sam Crawford
Sam Crawford
Samuel Earl Crawford , nicknamed "Wahoo Sam", was a Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1957....
, who had 2961 hits from 1899 to 1917, and Joe McCarthy, who managed the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
to eight pennants in sixteen seasons with consecutive World Series championships 1936 to 1939.
External links
- 1957 Election at www.baseballhalloffame.org