On his 23rd try at Hall of Fame election, Minnie Miñoso is now enshrined in Cooperstown.
White Sox legend — increasingly described these days as “Mr. White Sox” — Miñoso finally made the Hall of Fame on Sunday night, earning 14 of 16 votes from the Golden Days Era Committee. Miñoso had failed to earn more than 21.1% on any of the previous 15 ballots voted on by the BBWAA writers from 1969 and 1999, and again SEVEN separate times in smaller Hall committee special ballots.
Dick Allen, whose hitting prowess is denied by no one, likewise was shut out by the broad BBWAA voters, never earning more than 18.