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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > Dodgers News: Steve Garvey & Tommy John On Classic Baseball Era Hall Of Fame Ballot
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Dodgers News: Steve Garvey & Tommy John On Classic Baseball Era Hall Of Fame Ballot

Blake Williams
November 5, 2024
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Former Los Angeles Dodgers Steve Garvey, Tommy John and Ken Boyer are among the seven players and one manager on the Classic Baseball Era Committee ballot for election into the Baseball Hall of Fame for the Class of 2025.

The rest of the ballot is rounded out by Dick Allen, John Donaldson, Vic Harris, Dave Parker and Luis Tiant. Among the candidates, Garvey, John and Parker are living.

The Classic Baseball Era Committee ballot features player, manager, umpire and executive candidates whose primary contribution to the game came prior to 1980.

The results of the Classic Baseball Era Committee vote will be announced live on MLB Network’s “MLB Tonight” at 4:30 p.m. PT on Sunday, Dec. 8.

Any candidate who receives votes on 75% of the ballots cast by the committee will earn election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and will be inducted in Cooperstown on July 27, 2025, along with any electees who emerge from the 2025 Baseball Writers’ Association of America election, to be announced on Jan. 21, 2025.

The Classic Baseball Era Committee is one of three groups eligible for consideration as part of the Era Committee process, which provides an avenue for Hall of Fame consideration to managers, umpires and executives, as well as players retired for more than 15 seasons.

Eligible candidates include players with 10 or more Major League seasons; managers and umpires with 10 or more seasons and retired for at least five years (candidates who are 65 years or older are eligible six months following retirement); and executives retired for at least five years (active executives 70 years or older are eligible for consideration regardless of the position they hold in an organization and regardless of whether their body of work has been completed).

All candidates additionally must not be on Baseball’s Ineligible List.

The Classic Baseball Era ballot was determined this fall by the Historical Overview Committee, comprised of 10 veteran historians: Adrian Burgos (University of Illinois), Bob Elliott (Canadian Baseball Network); Jim Henneman (formerly Baltimore Sun); Steve Hirdt (Stats Perform); David O’Brien (The Athletic); Jack O’Connell (BBWAA); Jim Reeves (formerly Fort Worth Star-Telegram); Glenn Schwarz (formerly San Francisco Chronicle); Susan Slusser (San Francisco Chronicle); and Mark Whicker (Southern California News Group).

The 16-member Hall of Fame Board-appointed electorates charged with the review of the Classic Baseball Era ballot will be announced later this fall. The Committee will meet to discuss and review the candidacies of the eight finalists as part of baseball’s Winter Meetings on Dec. 8 in Dallas.

Classic Baseball Era Hall of Fame Candidates

Dick Allen

Allen played 15 seasons from 1963-1977 for five teams, spending nine seasons with the Phillies, compiling 351 home runs, 1,119 RBI and a .292 career average.

He was named 1964 National League Rookie of the Year and 1972 American League MVP, with seven career All-Star selections.

Ken Boyer

Boyer played 15 seasons as a third baseman with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox and Dodgers. He earned 11 All-Star Game selections and won the 1964 NL MVP Award en route to leading the Cardinals to a World Series championship.

John Donaldson

Donaldson pitched in the Negro Leagues and pre-Negro Leagues for more than 30 years, earning a reputation as one of the best pitchers in the game.

Also playing the outfield and managing, Donaldson helped establish the barnstorming business model that was profitable for Black teams for decades.

Steve Garvey

Garvey compiled a .294 career average over 19 major league seasons with the Dodgers and Padres, amassing 2,599 hits, 272 home runs, 1,308 RBI and 10 All-Star Game selections.

He hit .338 with 11 home runs and 31 RBI in 11 postseason series, was named the 1978 and 1984 NL Championship Series MVP and won the 1981 Roberto Clemente Award.

The 1974 NL MVP, Garvey won four Gold Glove Awards and played in an NL record 1,207 straight games at first base.

Vic Harris

Harris played 18 seasons in the Negro Leagues, primarily as a left fielder for the legendary Homestead Grays. He compiled a .303 career batting average and was known as one of the most aggressive base runners in the Negro National League.

Harris also managed the Grays for 11 seasons, winning seven Negro National League pennants and the 1948 World Series.

Tommy John

John pitched 26 seasons for the Indians, White Sox, Dodgers, New York Yankees, California Angels and Oakland Athletics, finishing his career after the 1989 season with a record of 288-231 and 3.34 ERA.

His 700 career starts rank eighth on the all-time list and his 4,710.1 innings rank 20th all-time.

A four-time All-Star Game selection – three of which came following his groundbreaking elbow surgery in 1974 – John won the 1976 Hutch Award and 1981 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award.

Dave Parker

Parker compiled a .290 career average over 19 Major League seasons with six teams, including 11 years in Pittsburgh and four years in Cincinnati, and amassed 339 home runs, 1,493 RBI and two batting titles (1977-78).

The 1978 NL MVP was named to seven All-Star games and won three Gold Glove Awards in right field.

Luis Tiant

Tiant won at least 20 games in four of his 19 big league seasons with the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates and Angels, finishing his career with 229 wins and a 3.30 ERA while earning three All-Star Game selections.

He won two AL ERA titles, including a 1.60 ERA in 1968, and led the league in shutouts three times.

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Blake Williams is a journalist from Reseda, Calif., who is currently the Managing Editor for Dodger Blue. He previously worked as a Managing Editor for Angels Nation, as a staff writer at Dodgers Nation, as the Managing Editor and Sports Editor for the Roundup News at L.A. Pierce College, and as an Opinion Editor for the Daily Sundial at California State University, Northridge. Blake graduated Cum Laude from CSUN with a major in journalism and a minor in photography/video. He is now pursuing his master's degree from the University of Alabama. Blake is also always open to talk Star Wars with you. Contact: Blake@mediumlargela.com
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