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Jim Rice and Rickey Henderson will be inducted into the Hall on July 26.
Rickey Henderson was voted into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Jim Rice got in on his 15th and final chance. Story | Vote
• Jayson Stark: Rickey not unanimous? | Rob Neyer: Shift argument
• Keith Law: Raines belongs in Hall | Jim Caple: Rickey's HOF speech
• Jayson Stark: 8 for Hall | Tim Kurkjian: Rickey too good | Our ballot
• Keith Law: Raines belongs in Hall | Jim Caple: Rickey's HOF speech
• Jayson Stark: 8 for Hall | Tim Kurkjian: Rickey too good | Our ballot
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General Information
| WHAT | 2009 Hall of Fame induction ceremony |
| WHEN | Sunday, July 26, 2009, Cooperstown, N.Y. |
| WHO | Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice and Joe Gordon (Veterans Committee) |
Class of 2009
| Players who received 75 percent of the vote or higher were elected. (YR. = Year on ballot) | |||
| PLAYER | VOTES | PCT. | YR. |
| Rickey Henderson | 511 | 94.8 | 1st |
| Jim Rice | 412 | 76.4 | 15th |
| Andre Dawson | 361 | 67.0 | 8th |
| Bert Blyleven | 338 | 62.7 | 12th |
| Lee Smith | 240 | 44.5 | 7th |
| Jack Morris | 237 | 44.0 | 10th |
| Tommy John | 171 | 31.7 | 15th |
| Tim Raines | 122 | 22.6 | 2nd |
| Mark McGwire | 118 | 21.9 | 3rd |
| Alan Trammell | 94 | 17.4 | 8th |
| Dave Parker | 81 | 15.0 | 13th |
| Don Mattingly | 64 | 11.9 | 9th |
| Dale Murphy | 62 | 11.5 | 11th |
| Harold Baines | 32 | 5.9 | 3rd |
| Mark Grace | 22 | 4.1 | 1st |
| David Cone | 21 | 3.9 | 1st |
| Matt Williams | 7 | 1.3 | 1st |
| Mo Vaughn | 6 | 1.1 | 1st |
| Jay Bell | 2 | 0.4 | 1st |
| Jesse Orosco | 1 | 0.2 | 1st |
| JOE GORDON |
• Played second base for the Yankees and Indians during a 11-year career (1938-43, 46-50)• Won five World Series rings, four with Yankees, despite missing two years during World War II • Won 1942 American League Most Valuable Player award • Played in nine All-Star Games • Holds AL mark for most home runs by second baseman (246) |
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Future Hall Candidates
| 2010 | Roberto Alomar, Kevin Appier, Andy Ashby, Ellis Burks, Dave Burba, Andres Galarraga, Pat Hentgen, Mike Jackson, Eric Karros, Ray Lankford, Barry Larkin, Edgar Martinez, Fred McGriff, Mark McLemore, Shane Reynolds, David Segui, Robin Ventura, Fernando Vina, Todd Zeile |
| 2011 | Wilson Alvarez, Carlos Baerga, Jeff Bagwell, Bret Boone, Kevin Brown, Cal Eldred, John Franco, Juan Gonzalez, Marquis Grissom, Bobby Higginson, Charles Johnson, Al Leiter, Tino Martinez, Raul Mondesi, Jose Offerman, John Olerud, Rafael Palmeiro, Paul Quantrill, Steve Reed, Kirk Rueter, Rey Sanchez, Benito Santiago, B.J. Surhoff, Ugueth Urbina, Ismael Valdez, Larry Walker, Dan Wilson |
| 2012 | Pedro Astacio, David Bell, Jeromy Burnitz, Vinny Castilla, Scott Erickson, Carl Everett, Jeff Fassero, Alex S. Gonzalez, Danny Graves, Rick Helling, Dustin Hermanson, Jose Hernandez, Brian Jordan, Matt Lawton, Javy Lopez, Bill Mueller, Terry Mulholland, Jeff Nelson, Phil Nevin, Brad Radke, Joe Randa, Tim Salmon, Ruben Sierra, J.T. Snow, Jose Vizcaino, Bernie Williams, Eric Young |