COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (WTVA) - Former Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin was the only player to receive enough votes to be elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Monday. Larkin, in his third year of eligibility, received 495 votes (86.4%).
Players needed to receive at least 430 votes (75%) to be elected into the Hall of Fame.
Former Mississippi State Bulldog Rafael Palmeiro received just 72 votes (12.6%). Former St. Louis Cardinals and Oakland Athletics slugger Mark McGwire also missed election, receiving 112 votes (19.5%).
Palmeiro and McGwire are the only two currently-eligible players in the 500 Home Run Club who have not been elected to the Hall of Fame.
Both sluggers will be eligible for the Hall next season.
The complete voting results are listed below.
ELECTED TO HALL OF FAME (Received at least 75% of votes)
Barry Larkin 495 votes (86.4%)
MISSED ELECTION TO HALL OF FAME
Jack Morris 382 votes (66.7%), Jeff Bagwell 321 (56.0%), Lee Smith 290 (50.6%), Tim Raines 279 (48.7%), Edgar Martinez 209 (36.5%), Alan Trammell 211 (36.8%), Fred McGriff 137 (23.9%), Larry Walker 131 (22.9%), Mark McGwire 112 (19.5%), Don Mattingly 102 (17.8%), Dale Murphy 83 (14.5%), Rafael Palmeiro 72 (12.6%), Bernie Williams 55 (9.6%), Juan Gonzalez 23 (4.0%), Vinny Castilla 6 (1.0%), Tim Salmon 5 (0.9%), Bill Mueller 4 (0.7%), Brad Radke 2 (0.3%), Javy Lopez 1 (0.2%), Eric Young 1 (0.2%), Jeromy Burnitz 0, Brian Jordan 0, Terry Mulholland 0, Phil Nevin 0, Ruben Sierra 0, Tony Womack 0.
