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For the first time since 1975, Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame didn’t induct a single player with the 1987 voting. 1B Braylen Nelson was the closest, falling short of the 66% mark at 60.8% on his tenth and final try. Four others were above 50% with catcher Gavin Geogham at 59.0% on his fifth attempt, closer Angelo Kiernan at 54.6% in his debut, C Earl Tucker at 52.2% on his fifth ballot, and another catcher Russ Spratt at 51.0% on his second try.

Nelson finished just above 60% thrice with a peak of 61.0% in 1980 and never was below 50%, but never could get the bump across the line. He played 22 years with five teams and had 3242 hits, 1922 runs, 500 doubles, 451 home runs, 1569 RBI, 1126 walks, 756 stolen bases, a .282/.353/.471 slash, and 90.8 WAR. He was fifth all-time in runs scored at retirement and is still 11^th as of 2037, but enough voters dismissed him as a compiler. He won two Silver Sluggers and one Gold Glove, but never was an All-Star or a MVP finalist. He was the only player dropped after ten ballots in 1987.