2019 Hall of Fame Class

The 2019 class, member by member

By category, the 2019 class breaks down as Edgar Martinez, Harold Baines, Lee Smith, Mariano Rivera, Mike Mussina, and Roy Halladay (players). The writers' vote elected Edgar Martinez, Mariano Rivera, Mike Mussina, and Roy Halladay; the highest tally in the table is Mariano Rivera's 425 votes against 319 needed. By votes received: Mariano Rivera 425, Edgar Martinez 363, Roy Halladay 363, and Mike Mussina 326; the line to clear was 319. Mike Mussina's 326 was the smallest winning total in the 2019 vote. Harold Baines and Lee Smith were chosen by the Veterans - Today's Game Era process. The table records 12 votes for Harold Baines, with 12 needed. Edgar Martinez played mostly as a designated hitter, for the Seattle Mariners. The Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, and Oakland Athletics are where Harold Baines, a designated hitter, played. The season rows put Lee Smith, a pitcher, with the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, and St. Louis Cardinals. Mariano Rivera, a pitcher, played for the New York Yankees. The birth record places Mariano Rivera in Panama. Mike Mussina played mostly as a pitcher, for the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees. The Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies are where Roy Halladay, a pitcher, played. The induction of Roy Halladay came posthumously. Roy Halladay's page and the others list 2019 as the induction year. Step back to the 2018 class or forward to the 2020 class.