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Old 01-31-2018, 04:47 PM
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Wow, that probably does explain it, at least somewhat-

Butch, I think a revote would be fun-

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Originally Posted by rats60 View Post
There were 2 ballots in 1936. One for 19th century players and one for 20th. Cy Young's career was split between the two centuries so there was confusion among the voters. Some voted for him on one ballot and others voted for him on the other resulting in Cy not being elected by either. I think that carried over to the 1937 with Cy receiving fewer votes than he should have.
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