1989 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1989 followed the system in place since 1978. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent major league players and elected two, Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski. The Veterans Committee met in closed sessions to consider older major league players as well as managers, umpires, executives, and figures from the Negro leagues. It also selected two people, Al Barlick and Red Schoendienst. A formal induction ceremony was held in Cooperstown, New York, on July 23, 1989.[1]
New inductees
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July 23, 1989
J. G. Taylor Spink Award[edit]
Bob Hunter (1913–1993) and Ray Kelly (1914–1988) received the J. G. Taylor Spink Award honoring baseball writers.[2][3] The awards were voted at the December 1988 meeting of the BBWAA, and included in the summer 1989 ceremonies.