Almost unanimous
Ken Griffey Jr. set the new standard Wednesday for percentage of votes received on a Baseball Writers' Association of America Hall of Fame ballot, being chosen by 437 of 440 eligible voters. Here are the top 10:
PlayerElectedPct. of votes
Ken Griffey Jr.201599.32
Tom Seaver199298.84
Nolan Ryan199998.79
Cal Ripken Jr.200798.53
Ty Cobb193698.23
George Brett199998.19
Hank Aaron198297.83
Tony Gwynn200797.60
Randy Johnson201597.27
Greg Maddux201497.20
Source: si.com
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