Hall of Fame Voting: Baseball Writers Elections
2008 Election
543 ballots cast, 408 votes needed for election.
Players must receive 75.0% of the vote or higher to be elected.
| Name | Votes | PCT |
|---|---|---|
| Gossage, Rich | 466 | 85.8% |
| Rice, Jim | 392 | 72.2% |
| Dawson, Andre | 358 | 65.9% |
| Blyleven, Bert | 336 | 61.9% |
| Smith, Lee | 235 | 43.3% |
| Morris, Jack | 233 | 42.9% |
| John, Tommy | 158 | 29.1% |
| Raines, Tim | 132 | 24.3% |
| McGwire, Mark | 128 | 23.6% |
| Trammell, Alan | 99 | 18.2% |
| Concepcion, Dave | 88 | 16.2% |
| Mattingly, Don | 86 | 15.8% |
| Parker, Dave | 82 | 15.1% |
| Murphy, Dale | 75 | 13.8% |
| Baines, Harold | 28 | 5.2% |
| Beck, Rod | 2 | 0.4% |
| Fryman, Travis | 2 | 0.4% |
| Nen, Robb | 2 | 0.4% |
| Dunston, Shawon | 1 | 0.2% |
| Finley, Chuck | 1 | 0.2% |
| Justice, David | 1 | 0.2% |
| Knoblauch, Chuck | 1 | 0.2% |
| Stottlemyre, Todd | 1 | 0.2% |
| Anderson, Brady | 0 | 0% |
| Rijo, Jose | 0 | 0% |
