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| New inductees | 6 |
|---|---|
| via BBWAA | 4 |
| via Veterans Committee | 2 |
| Total inductees | 79 |
| Induction date | July 25, 1955 |
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1955 followed a system established for odd-number years in 1953. The eligibility of retired players was extended; previously, a player could not be on the BBWAA ballot if he had retired more than 25 years prior. The ballot could now include those who had been retired for up to 30 years.
The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent major league players and elected four: Joe DiMaggio, Gabby Hartnett, Ted Lyons, and Dazzy Vance. The Veterans Committee met in closed sessions to consider executives, managers, umpires, and earlier players. It selected two players, Frank Baker and Ray Schalk. A formal induction ceremony was held in Cooperstown, New York, on July 25, 1955, with Commissioner of Baseball Ford Frick presiding.[1]
- ^ "DiMaggio Big Gun At Hall of Fame". North Adams Transcript. North Adams, Massachusetts. AP. July 26, 1955. p. 8. Retrieved October 13, 2019 – via newspapers.com.