2007 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
Player Votes Percent Change Year
† Cal Ripken , Jr 537 98.5 - 1st
† Tony Gwynn 532 97.6 - 1st
Rich Goose Gossage 388 71.2 0 6.6% 8th
Jim Rice 346 63.5 0 1.3% 13th
Andre Dawson 309 56.7 0 4.3% 6th
Bert Blyleven 260 47.7 0 5.6% 10th
Lee Smith 217 39.8 0 5.2% 5th
Jack Morris 202 37.1 0 4.1% 8th
† Mark McGwire 128 23.5 - 1st
Tommy John 125 22.9 0 6.7% 13th
Steve Garvey 115 21.1 0 4.9% 15th
Dave Concepción 74 13.6 0 1.1% 14th
Alan Trammell 73 13.4 0 4.3% 6th
Dave Parker 62 11.4 0 3.2% 11th
Don Mattingly 54 9.9 0 2.4% 7th
Dale Murphy 50 9.2 0 1.6% 9th
† Harold Baines 29 5.3 - 1st
Orel Hershiser * 24 4.4 0 6.8% 2nd
Albert Belle * 19 3.5 0 4.2% 2nd
† Paul O'Neill * 12 2.2 - 1st
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 2007 proceeded according to revised rules enacted in 2001. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) held an election to select from among recent players, resulting in the induction of Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. The Veterans Committee held an election with two ballots: the biennial election for players retired over 20 years, and the quadrennial election for non-players (managers, umpires and executives), the first since 2003. The Committee did not elect anyone. Induction ceremonies in Cooperstown were held July 29 with Commissioner Bud Selig presiding.