Sports betting online had Andre Dawson getting elected to the Hall of Fame on Wednesday. He received 77.9 percent on the ballots which is above the 75% required. Sports betting had Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar just missing out with 74.2 % and 73.7% respectively.
Sports betting online indicated that Dawson got 420 of 539 votes for the Hall of Fame. He will go into the Hall of Fame on July 25th with two others who were elected by the Veterans Committee, manager Whitey Herzog and umpire Doug Harvey. Dawson had been on the ballot for a long time but never got the required number of votes until this sports betting year. This was his ninth time on the ballot. Andre Dawson was an eight-time All-Star. Sports betting online indicated that Dawson had a .279 career average with 1,591 RBIs and 314 steals. He is one of only three players in sports betting online baseball history to have at least 400 home runs and 300 stolen bases. The other two are Willie Mays and Barry Bonds.
Blyleven just missed out on getting in and most sports betting online people believe he will make it next year. Alomar should also get in next year. This was his first time on the ballot and he almost made it. “I feel disappointed, but next year hopefully I make it in,” Alomar said, “At least I was close.” Blyleven and Alomar were followed in the voting by Jack Morris and Barry Larkin. It was Larkin’s first time on the ballot and most people believe he will also get in soon. Sports betting had Lee Smith and Edgar Martinez next in the voting. Martinez only got 36.2 percent of the votes and it will be interesting to see if he eventually gets in. He was really just a DH as sports betting online stats had it, and many who vote for the Hall of Fame don’t believe a player that didn’t play in the field should get in.
St. Louis hitting coach Mark McGwire got 23.7 percent this sports betting online year which is higher than in the past but still well below what he is going to need to get in. He is eighth on the career list with 583 homers as sports betting stats show, but questions about his use of performance-enhancing drugs will probably keep him out.