An Easy One

KCBOOMER · 01-16-2004, 11:38 AM

Excluding the original five. who was the 7th player elected to the HoF on the first ballot?

YankeeLinks · 01-16-2004, 01:14 PM

Particularly easy for me.

Skip · 01-16-2004, 01:42 PM

KCBOOMER · 01-16-2004, 02:49 PM

Sorry, Skip, it was not YL.

Skip · 01-16-2004, 03:13 PM

Figures! Drats.

edit: Actually, I just looked at the HOF website, and unless there's a trick here or I miscounted, I think YL is right.

Feller, Jackie Robinson, Ted Williams, Musial, Koufax, Spahn, Mantle.

Perhaps the trick is - who, excluding the inducted five, was the 7th guy on the first ballot (1936) to make the hall? Then the answer is Eddie Collins.

KCBOOMER · 01-16-2004, 05:32 PM

Skip, you are overthinking this by a mile. When I said it was not YL I was responding to your comment not his!

Of course, it was Mantle (Ole #7) who was the seventh first ballot HoFer after the first five. Two interesting things about this vote. Mantle went in with his long-time sidekick, Whitey Ford, and The top twelve vote getters all got elected to the HoF, except for Gil Hodges.

Skip · 01-16-2004, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KCBOOMER

Skip, you are overthinking this

Story of my life.

01-16-2004, 11:38 AM	#1
KCBOOMER NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Home of the T-Bones Posts: 11,116	An Easy One Excluding the original five. who was the 7th player elected to the HoF on the first ballot? __________________ KCBOOMER *Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of Baseball*

01-16-2004, 01:42 PM	#3
Skip NetShrine Vagabond Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Louisville Posts: 7,866	YL!

01-16-2004, 02:49 PM	#4
KCBOOMER NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Home of the T-Bones Posts: 11,116	Sorry, Skip, it was not YL. __________________ KCBOOMER *Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of Baseball*

01-16-2004, 03:13 PM	#5
Skip NetShrine Vagabond Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Louisville Posts: 7,866	Figures! Drats. edit: Actually, I just looked at the HOF website, and unless there's a trick here or I miscounted, I think YL is right. Feller, Jackie Robinson, Ted Williams, Musial, Koufax, Spahn, Mantle. Perhaps the trick is - who, excluding the inducted five, was the 7th guy on the first ballot (1936) to make the hall? Then the answer is Eddie Collins. Last edited by Skip : 01-16-2004 at 03:23 PM.

01-16-2004, 05:32 PM	#6
KCBOOMER NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Home of the T-Bones Posts: 11,116	Skip, you are overthinking this by a mile. When I said it was not YL I was responding to your comment not his! Of course, it was Mantle (Ole #7) who was the seventh first ballot HoFer after the first five. Two interesting things about this vote. Mantle went in with his long-time sidekick, Whitey Ford, and The top twelve vote getters all got elected to the HoF, except for Gil Hodges. __________________ KCBOOMER *Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of Baseball*

01-16-2004, 01:14 PM	#2
YankeeLinks NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Home of 27 World Championships Posts: 2,862	Particularly easy for me.

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