1947 Hall of Fame Class

The 1947 class, member by member

By category, the 1947 class breaks down as Carl Hubbell, Frankie Frisch, Lefty Grove, and Mickey Cochrane (players). The writers' vote elected Carl Hubbell, Frankie Frisch, Lefty Grove, and Mickey Cochrane; the highest tally in the table is Carl Hubbell's 140 votes against 121 needed. By votes received: Carl Hubbell 140, Frankie Frisch 136, Mickey Cochrane 128, and Lefty Grove 123; the line to clear was 121. Lefty Grove's 123 was the smallest winning total in the 1947 vote. Lefty Grove cleared the required total by only a few votes. The season rows put Carl Hubbell, a pitcher, with the New York Giants. The New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals are where Frankie Frisch, a second baseman, played. The season rows put Lefty Grove, a pitcher, with the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox. Mickey Cochrane played mostly as a catcher, for the Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers. Every member of the 1947 class was alive at induction, according to the player records. Mickey Cochrane's page and the others list 1947 as the induction year. Step back to the 1946 class or forward to the 1948 class.