Slick-fielding third baseman Scott Rolen was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Tuesday with five votes to spare above the 75% needed.
The seven-time All-Star and eight-time Gold Glove winner appeared on 297 of 389 ballots cast by the Baseball Writers' Association of America for 76.3%. A player needed 292 votes for election.Rolen's 76.3% of the vote was the smallest margin for an electee since Al Simmons got 199 votes in 1953 for 75.38%, one more vote than needed. Ferguson Jenkins , Ralph Kiner and Willie Keeler made it with one ballot to spare.
First baseman Todd Helton was second with 281 (72.2 Rolen will join Fred McGriff, elected last month by the contemporary baseball era committee, as the inductees at Cooperstown on July 23. Among 14 players appearing on the ballot for the first time, Carlos Beltran received 181 votes. Beltran's vote total likely was impacted by his role in the Houston Astros cheating scandal en route to the 2017 World Series title.Helton moved up from 52% and can have five more appearances, while Wagner rose from 51% and has two additional chances.
Next year's first-time eligibles include Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer, David Wright, Jose Bautista and Matt Holliday.
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