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PaulFor those of you who haven't seen them, here are the vote totals:
Managers/Umpires Ballot results (by vote percentage): *Billy Southworth (81.3%), *Dick Williams (81.3%), Doug Harvey (68.8%), Whitey Herzog (68.8%), Danny Murtaugh (37.5%) and Hank O'Day (25%). Davey Johnson, Billy Martin, Gene Mauch and Cy Rigler each received fewer than three votes. (* earned election to the Hall of Fame)
Executives/Pioneers Ballot results (vote percentage): *Barney Dreyfuss (83%), *Bowie Kuhn (83%), *Walter O'Malley (75%), Ewing Kauffman (41.7%), John Fetzer (33.3%), Bob Howsam (25%) and Marvin Miller (25%). Buzzie Bavasi, John McHale and Gabe Paul each received fewer than three votes. (*earned election to the Hall of Fame)
This committee did not consider players like Santo. I think that's next year.
I was looking at Dick Williams' record. His .520 winning percentage as a manager seems pretty week for a Hall of Famer. Does any HOF manager (other than Connie Mack) have a lower winning percentage?
Also, it looks like Billy Martin was not well liked by the voters. Or Marvin Miller for that matter.