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For the second time in three seasons, the Central American Baseball Association didn’t induct a single player into the Hall of Fame. Like MLB’s 1964 class, there was a player who missed by the thinnest margin. Pitcher Sheldon Malcolm on his fifth ballot received 65.9%, barely under the 66.0% mark required for induction. Only two others finished above 50% with 1B Alejandro Encinas at 54.3% on his debut and LF Curtis Velazquez at 51.5% on his fifth attempt.

One player was cut following ten unsuccessful bids. Pitcher Sandalio Lopez spent his entire 16 year career as a starter with Leon, finishing with a 156-127 record, 2.98 ERA, 2637.2 innings, 2696 strikeouts, and 40.9 WAR. A respectable career, but definitely a “Hall of Very Good” guy. He managed to hang on despite his peak being 17.6% on his second ballot.