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1942 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
New inductees
1
via BBWAA
1
Total inductees
27
← 1939
1944 →
Rogers Hornsby, the only 1942 inductee
The 1942 election to the Baseball Hall of Fame was the first election that was conducted in three years. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from 20th century players and elected Rogers Hornsby.[1]
This was the only election or committee meeting scheduled between 1939 and 1945, as the hall of fame had inducted its required number of ten players from the 20th century following the 1939 election; the United States was involved in World War II during that time. The only other activities were the special election of Lou Gehrig following his 1939 farewell and the prompt election of Commissioner Landis following his death late in 1944.[2]
^Bailey, Judson (January 20, 1942). "Rogers Hornsby Added To List of 'Immortals'". North Adams Transcript. North Adams, Massachusetts. AP. p. 9. Retrieved October 20, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^"1942-1949". baseballhall.org. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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