After a lengthy build-up, the results of the 2011 Baseball Hall of Fame voting are in. And, according to the announcement by Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson on the MLB Network, Cooperstown is about to have its two newest members.
Bert Blyleven, Roberto Alomar Voted Into Baseball Hall Of Fame
A surprisingly high 581 voting members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America have chosen to elect Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar into Cooperstown. Alomar received 523 votes (90.0%) in his second year on the ballot, while Blyleven received 463 votes (79.7%) in his 14th year on the ballot. Alomar and Blyleven received 73.7% and 74.2% support last year, respectively.
Missing the 75% cut-off were Barry Larkin and, further below him, Jack Morris, Lee Smith, and Jeff Bagwell. The full results table, courtesy of the BBWAA website:
| Name | Votes | Pct. |
| Roberto Alomar | 523 | 90.00% |
| Bert Blyleven | 463 | 79.70% |
| Barry Larkin | 361 | 62.10% |
| Jack Morris | 311 | 53.50% |
| Lee Smith | 263 | 45.30% |
| Jeff Bagwell | 242 | 41.70% |
| Tim Raines | 218 | 37.50% |
| Edgar Martinez | 191 | 32.90% |
| Alan Trammell | 141 | 24.30% |
| Larry Walker | 118 | 20.30% |
| Mark McGwire | 115 | 19.80% |
| Fred McGriff | 104 | 17.90% |
| Dave Parker | 89 | 15.30% |
| Don Mattingly | 79 | 13.60% |
| Dale Murphy | 73 | 12.60% |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 64 | 11.00% |
| Juan Gonzalez | 30 | 5.20% |
| Harold Baines | 28 | 4.80% |
| John Franco | 27 | 4.60% |
| Kevin Brown | 12 | 2.10% |
| Tino Martinez | 6 | 1.00% |
| Marquis Grissom | 4 | 0.70% |
| Al Leiter | 4 | 0.70% |
| John Olerud | 4 | 0.70% |
| B.J. Surhoff | 2 | 0.30% |
| Bret Boone | 1 | 0.20% |
| Benito Santiago | 1 | 0.20% |
| Carlos Baerga | 0 | 0.00% |
| Lenny Harris | 0 | 0.00% |
| Bobby Higginson | 0 | 0.00% |
| Charles Johnson | 0 | 0.00% |
| Raul Mondesi | 0 | 0.00% |
| Kirk Rueter | 0 | 0.00% |
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