The Baseball Writers Association of America has spoken and decided to elect Andre “The Hawk” Dawson was the only player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Dawson spent eleven years with the Montreal Expos, six with the Chicago Cubs, two with the Boston Red Sox and spent his final two seasons with the Florida Marlins. He hit 438 home runs and had 1,591 RBIs in his career.
He received 420 of 539 votes (77.9%) to gain election. Bert Blyleven fell just five votes short (400) and first timer Roberto Alomar fell eight votes short (397). Alomar’s total was the highest by a first year player not to gain admission to the Hall.
This was the 13th year that Blyleven fell short but he and both Alomar will probably get elected in 2011 as no one who’s received over 70% of the vote hasn’t been elected the following year.
The following players didn’t receive at least 5% of the vote and will be removed from the ballot:
Andres Galarraga, Robin Ventura, Ellis Burks, Eric Karros, Kevin Appier, Pat Hentgen and David Segui. Mike Jackson, Ray Lankford, Shane Reynolds and Todd Zeile.
Voting totals after the jump.
| Player | Total Votes | Percentage |
| Andre Dawson | 420 | 77.90% |
| Bert Blyleven | 400 | 74.20% |
| Roberto Alomar | 397 | 73.70% |
| Jack Morris | 282 | 52.30% |
| Barry Larkin | 278 | 51.60% |
| Lee Smith | 255 | 47.30% |
| Edgar Martinez | 195 | 36.20% |
| Tim Raines | 164 | 30.40% |
| Mark McGwire | 128 | 23.70% |
| Alan Trammell | 121 | 22.40% |
| Fred McGriff | 116 | 21.50% |
| Don Mattingly | 87 | 16.10% |
| Dave Parker | 82 | 15.20% |
| Dale Murphy | 63 | 11.70% |
| Harold Baines | 33 | 6.10% |
| Andres Galarraga | 22 | 4.10% |
| Robin Ventura | 7 | 1.30% |
| Ellis Burks | 2 | 0.40% |
| Eric Karros | 2 | 0.40% |
| Kevin Appier | 1 | 0.20% |
| Pat Hentgen | 1 | 0.20% |
| David Segui | 1 | 0.20% |
| Mike Jackson | 0 | 0% |
| Ray Lankford | 0 | 0% |
| Shane Reynolds | 0 | 0% |
| Todd Zeile | 0 | 0% |
