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1959 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame

Field	Value
new_inductees	1
Veterans	1
inductees	84
date	July 20, 1959
before	1958
after	1960

Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1959 followed a system established after the 1956 election. The baseball writers were voting on recent players only in even-number years (until 1967). The Veterans Committee met in closed sessions to consider executives, managers, umpires, and earlier major league players. It selected outfielder Zack Wheat, who recorded 2884 hits from 1909 to 1927. A formal induction ceremony was held in Cooperstown, New York, on July 20, 1959, with Commissioner of Baseball Ford Frick presiding.

References

(July 21, 1959). "Zack Wheat Inducted Into Hall of Fame". [[The Berkshire Eagle]].

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