This is a quiz about the Baseball Hall of Fame. Unless otherwise noted, votes and percentages are based upon the annual (well, mostly annual) BBWAA election. Have fun, and as always, I welcome any feedback. Play Ball!
Rank | Player | Total | %ile | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Money Value (% Incorrect): | 55 | 10 | 75 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 30 | 46 | 52 | 49 | 68 | 84 | |||
1 | BarkerC | 460 | 98 |
15 |
15 |
15 75 |
15 42 |
15 |
15 |
15 30 |
15 |
15 |
15 49 |
15 |
15 84 |
2 | WellsW | 443 | 95 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 42 |
15 |
15 39 |
15 |
15 46 |
15 52 |
15 |
15 |
15 84 |
3 | PeskinK | 416 | 91 |
15 55 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
15 42 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 52 |
15 49 |
15 68 |
00 |
4 | ggreco | 413 | 88 |
15 55 |
15 10 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
15 46 |
00 |
15 |
15 68 |
15 84 |
5 | ChernicoffS | 384 | 85 |
15 55 |
15 |
15 |
15 42 |
15 |
15 39 |
00 |
15 46 |
15 52 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
6 | BoyleJ | 379 | 82 |
15 55 |
15 |
00 |
15 42 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
15 46 |
15 52 |
15 49 |
15 |
00 |
7 | SheahanJ | 368 | 79 |
15 55 |
15 |
00 |
15 42 |
15 |
15 39 |
15 30 |
15 |
15 52 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
8 | SussmanM | 341 | 75 |
00 |
15 |
15 75 |
00 |
15 42 |
15 39 |
00 |
15 46 |
00 |
15 49 |
00 |
00 |
9 | BarrientosB | 339 | 72 |
15 |
15 10 |
00 |
15 42 |
15 |
15 39 |
15 |
15 46 |
15 52 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
10 | OppenheimS | 325 | 67 |
00 |
15 10 |
00 |
15 42 |
15 |
15 39 |
15 |
15 46 |
00 |
15 |
15 68 |
00 |
10 | randalleng | 325 | 67 |
15 55 |
15 10 |
00 |
15 42 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 46 |
15 52 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
12 | BoyerA | 314 | 62 |
00 |
15 10 |
15 75 |
15 |
15 42 |
15 |
15 30 |
00 |
15 52 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
13 | AllenJ | 310 | 59 |
00 |
15 |
15 75 |
15 |
15 42 |
15 39 |
15 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 49 |
00 |
00 |
14 | SchroederS | 303 | 56 |
15 55 |
15 10 |
00 |
15 42 |
15 42 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
15 49 |
15 |
00 |
15 | ChrisRosenberg | 290 | 53 |
15 |
15 10 |
00 |
15 |
15 42 |
15 39 |
15 30 |
00 |
15 |
15 49 |
00 |
00 |
16 | HulkaE | 288 | 50 |
15 55 |
15 10 |
00 |
15 42 |
00 |
15 39 |
00 |
00 |
15 52 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
17 | BurgerM | 287 | 46 |
00 |
15 10 |
15 75 |
15 42 |
00 |
15 39 |
00 |
15 46 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
18 | AdelmanM | 242 | 43 |
00 |
15 10 |
00 |
00 |
15 42 |
15 39 |
15 30 |
15 46 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
19 | GoldsteinB | 198 | 40 |
00 |
15 10 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 30 |
15 46 |
15 52 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
20 | LangeS17 | 194 | 37 |
15 55 |
15 10 |
00 00 |
15 |
00 00 |
15 39 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
21 | JonesRW | 173 | 33 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 30 |
15 46 |
15 52 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
22 | ConnorA | 154 | 30 |
00 |
15 10 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 39 |
15 30 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
23 | JordanG | 149 | 27 |
00 |
15 10 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 42 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 52 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
24 | Radzie | 140 | 24 |
15 55 |
15 10 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 30 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
25 | guy | 137 | 20 |
00 |
15 10 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 30 |
00 |
15 52 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
26 | PolinskyL | 136 | 17 |
00 |
15 10 |
00 |
15 42 |
00 00 |
15 39 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
27 | MatthewsP | 114 | 14 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 00 |
15 39 |
15 30 |
15 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
28 | starnesk | 89 | 11 |
00 00 |
15 10 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 49 |
00 00 |
00 |
29 | GrahamJ | 82 | 8 |
00 |
15 10 |
00 |
00 |
15 42 |
00 00 |
00 00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
30 | MoyseyC | 70 | 4 |
00 |
15 10 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 30 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 00 |
00 |
31 | chc | 64 | 1 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 49 |
00 00 |
00 |
There are 3 statues of players on the first floor of the Hall of Fame. Two of them are of Babe Ruth and Ted Williams. The third is for a player, scout, and coach who has a Hall of Fame award named after him, but is not himself a member of the Hall of Fame. Who is he?
There are two Hall of Fame media awards given annually during induction weekend. One is given to honor excellence in print journalism; the other to honor excellence in broadcast journalism. Name either award.
Give either 2015 recipient of the awards in the previous question.
What man, a Hall of Famer himself, was a member of the Veteran's Committee from 1967-1972, and helped to elect several people considered to be among the worst players in the Hall of Fame, including teammates George Kelly, Ross Youngs, and Freddie Lindstrom?
There have been two Dominican born baseball players elected to the Hall of Fame. The first player was elected 32 years before the second. Name both players.
A 2006 inductee was the co-owner of the Newark Eagles and treasurer of the Negro Leagues. What distinction does this Hall of Famer have?
What 1992 inductee was elected with the highest percentage (98.84%) of votes?
Who is the player and World Series winning manager that has, excluding those players currently on the ballot, the highest percentage of votes of any non-Hall of Famer (63.4% in 1983, his last year of eligibility)?
What 1964 inductee and 19th century player shared his name with a leading retailer of that era and amassed over 150 pitching wins and 2000 hits in his career?
Name all five members of the inaugural 1936 Hall of Fame class
Name any two of the three players who were elected the next year (1937)
Name the newspaper publisher, art collector, and benefactor who founded the Hall of Fame, and whose granddaughter is the current Chairman of the Board