1958 SEMI-FINAL RESULTS:
Thank you for all of your participation in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project. If you are unaware of what that is, , we acted as if the PFHOF had its first class in January 1946.
We have completed the years up to 1957.
For “1958,” a Preliminary Vote with over 130 players whose playing career ended by 1952. We are also following the structure in that players have 20 years of eligibility, and if they do not make it into the Hall, they are relegated to the Senior Pool.
Each voter was asked to select 25 names from the preliminary list, and the top 25 vote-getters were named Semi-Finalists.
A week later, the voters were asked to pick 15 names from the 25 Semi-Finalists, and next week, they will pick five from the remaining 15. We will continue this process weekly until we catch up to the current year.
30 Votes took place, with the top five advancing.
This is for the “Modern Era”
Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:
Player |
Year of Eligibility |
Vote Total |
Sammy Baugh QB |
1 |
29 |
Tony Canadeo TB-HB |
1 |
25 |
Bulldog Turner C-T-LB-G |
1 |
25 |
Bob Waterfield QB |
1 |
24 |
Wayne Millner E-DE |
8 |
20 |
Steve Owen T-G |
20 |
19 |
Whizzer White TB-HB |
12 |
18 |
Marshall Goldberg T |
5 |
18 |
Mac Speedie E |
1 |
18 |
Ace Gutkowski FB-TB |
14 |
17 |
Ken Kavanaugh E |
3 |
17 |
Buckets Goldenberg G-BB |
8 |
16 |
Ward Cuff WB-QB-HB |
6 |
15 |
Bill Osmanski FB |
6 |
15 |
Woody Strode E |
4 |
11 |
George Christensen G-T |
15 |
11 |
George Sevendsen C |
12 |
10 |
Glenn Presnell T-B |
17 |
6 |
Gaynell Tinsley E |
13 |
6 |
George Wilson E |
7 |
6 |
Charley Brock C-HB-FB |
6 |
6 |
Frankie Albert QB |
1 |
6 |
Lou Rymkus T |
2 |
5 |
Frank Cope T |
6 |
2 |
Spec Sanders TB |
3 |
2 |
Notably, there was a tie, meaning that 16 men advanced to the Finals instead of 15.
This is for the “Senior Era”
*Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:
Tony Latone |
3 |
19 |
Al Nesser |
2 |
18 |
Hunk Anderson |
8 |
16 |
Gus Sonnenberg |
3 |
11 |
Wildcat Wilson |
4 |
7 |
Next Saturday, we will post the Class of the 1958 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.
Thank you to all who contributed. If you want to be part of this project, please let us know!
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists, and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post-2023 revision of our top 50 Washington Nationals.
As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in Major League Baseball.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, the Nationals had another awful season and were not close to the playoffs. The poor year did not generate any changes in the Top 50, but as always, we acknowledge that we considered the 2023 Season.
As always, we present our top five, which (obviously) saw no changes:
1. Gary Carter
2. Tim Raines
3. Max Scherzer
4. Andre Dawson
5. Steve Rogers
You can find the entire list here.
We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out, and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post-2022/23 revision of our top 50 Texas Rangers.
As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in Major League Baseball.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, very few expected the Rangers to make the playoffs, let alone win the World Series, but they shocked the world and won it all. This led to three new entrants and one elevation.
As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes.
5. Frank Howard
You can find the entire list here.
The first of the three new entrants is Shortstop Corey Seager, who was the World Series MVP and an All-MLB 1 Selection in 2023.
Outfielder and two-time All-Star Adolis Garcia makes his first appearance at #35.
Second Baseman Marcus Semien is the last new entry, debuting at #36. Like Seager, He was also an All-MLB 1 Selection in 2023.
The only elevation was Pitcher Martin Perez, who advanced two spots to #43.
As always, we thank you for your support, and look for more revisions in the future.
Happy Opening Day!
What better way to celebrate today’s festivities than by unveiling the Notinhalloffame.com Baseball list of those to consider for the Baseball Hall of Fame for 2025?
You can see the entire list of 300 players here, but this is the new Top 10.
This is based on your votes, new entrants, and a blanket look at the candidates.
At #1 is Barry Bonds, the seven-time MVP and all-time leader in Home Runs. The man was a hitting God but was beset with PED allegations and snubbed by both the Baseball Voters and Seniors. Bonds may hold #1 on this list forever.
Lather, rinse, repeat. Roger Clemens is the pitching equivalent of Bonds. He was the best hurler of his generation, but he has the same PED stink that Bonds does. He is ranked #2.
Alex Rodriguez did not fare well in the votes, but we kept him at #3. The three-time MVP and statistical juggernaut was caught with PEDs, leading to two suspensions, but we are giving him a short leash next year. If his voting numbers (by all of you) do not improve, he will plummet from his #3.
At #4 is another controversial figure, Pete Rose. The “Hit King” is banned from the Hall, but stranger things have happened (see Ohtani, Shohei), and a loud contingent wants him inducted.
At #5, the highest debut (and likely first-ballot inductee) is Ichiro Suzuki, who has more Hits than Rose if you combine the Japanese League. Suzuki WILL become the first Japanese player to enter Cooperstown in 2025.
The #6 player is another banned player, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson. He was banned for allegedly participating in the 1919 “Black Sox” Scandal.
Career Detroit Tiger Infielder Lou Whitaker is at #7 and late-1800’s Pitcher Jim McCormick finally breaks the top ten at #8.
The Top Ten concludes with Bill Dahlen and Dwight Evans.
You know what we want you to do!
Take a look at the names and cast your votes and opinions!
As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com thank you for your support.