And as was anticipated, the W.P. Kinsella Hall of Fame in Dubuque, Iowa now has its first two inductees.
Appropriately enough the two greatest starting pitchers of the first generation of WPK player: Jake Harris, the greatest left-handed starter, and Cheol-han Lee, the greatest right-handed starter, go in to the Hall together.
Let's look at the total voting results:
Andy Wilson, the first true superstar in the WPK, and a 2-time league MVP, after falling just short of induction last year with 74.6% of the ballots including him, took a step back on this his 4th ballot to drop to just over 70%.
Interestingly, reliever Pat Brooks, who had his number retired by the Phoenix organization back in 1975, after getting just over 50% in the voting his first year of eligibility and dropping down to 46.5% last year, surged back up to 56.8% this year, suggesting he might still have a shot eventually.
A somewhat disappointing first ballot though for another guy who had his uniform number retired some time ago, as Brad Tesh, the only former player other than Jake Harris whose number the Columbus Whalers have retired, only garnered mention on 51.4% of the ballots. Still, plenty of time for him to get to 75% and a decent chance he will before his name drops off the ballot completely.
No other players on the ballot this year got the kind of support that would indicate they are likely to ever make it into the Hall.