Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and Frank Thomas were all elected to the Hall of Fame today, all on their first ballots. It's the first time three first-balloters have been elected since 1999, USA Today reports, and comes just a year after the Baseball Writers of Association of America sent exactly no one to Cooperstown. Maddux got a definitive 97.2% of the vote, and his longtime teammate Glavine got 91.9%. Both Braves hurlers were 300-game winners, with Maddux boasting a historically low walk rate, and Glavine earning two Cy Youngs and 10 All-Star Game appearances, ESPN reports.
Frank "The Big Hurt" Thomas got 83.7% of the vote, on a resume that includes 521 home runs and two AL MVP awards. Craig Biggio came agonizingly close to joining the trio, earning 74.8% of the vote, a hair away from the requisite 75%. And Jack Morris, in his last year of eligibility, fell short once again with 61.5%. As for the elephants in the room—steroid-linked greats like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens—none cracked 50%. (More Baseball Hall of Fame stories.)
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