Players who have been needed more than one ballot to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America (number of ballots includes run-off elections):
Player Year Ballots
Grover Cleveland Alexander 1938 3
Luis Aparicio 1984 6
Luke Appling 1964 8
Yogi Berra 1972 2
Lou Boudreau 1970 12
Roy Campanella 1969 7
Gary Carter 2003 6
Mickey Cochrane 1947 7
Eddie Collins 1939 4
Joe Cronin 1956 11
Dizzy Dean 1953 12
Bill Dickey 1954 11
Joe DiMaggio 1955 3
Don Drysdale 1984 10
Rollie Fingers 1992 2
Carlton Fisk 2000 2
Whitey Ford 1974 2
Jimmie Foxx 1951 8
Frankie Frisch 1947 7
Charlie Gehringer 1949 8
Gossage 2008 9
Hank Greenberg 1956 10
Lefty Grove 1947 5
Gabby Hartnett 1955 13
Harry Heilmann 1952 13
Rogers Hornsby 1942 5
Carl Hubbell 1947 4
Catfish Hunter 1987 3
Ferguson Jenkins 1991 3
Willie Keeler 1939 4
Harmon Killebrew 1984 4
Ralph Kiner 1975 15
Nap Lajoie 1937 2
Bob Lemon 1976 14
Ted Lyons 1955 11
Rabbit Maranville 1954 16
Juan Marichal 1983 3
Eddie Mathews 1978 5
Joe Medwick 1968 11
Phil Niekro 1997 5
Mel Ott 1951 4
Herb Pennock 1948 9
Tony Perez 2000 9
Gaylord Perry 1991 3
Jim Rice 2009 15
Robin Roberts 1976 4
Red Ruffing 1967 18
Ryne Sandberg 2005 3
Al Simmons 1953 10
George Sisler 1939 4
Duke Snider 1980 11
Tris Speaker 1937 2
Bruce Sutter 2006 13
Don Sutton 1998 5
Bill Terry 1954 15
Pie Traynor 1948 9
Dazzy Vance 1955 17
Paul Waner 1952 7
Hoyt Wilhelm 1985 8
Billy Williams 1987 6
Early Wynn 1972 4
Cy Young 1937 2
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