Golden Era Committee
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The Golden Era Committee was one of three 16-member committees appointed by the board of directors of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 2010 to replace the National Baseball Hall of Fame Committee on Baseball Veterans, which had been formed in 1953. All of these committees were established to consider and elect eligible candidates to the Hall of Fame who were not elected via the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) ballot.
Ron Santo was the only player elected to the Hall of Fame by the Golden Era Committee.
Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner, Golden Era Committee member, 2011.
Luis Tiant, Golden Era Ballot candidate, 2011 and 2014
Dick Allen, one of two candidates that missed election to the Hall of Fame by a single vote in 2014.
Veterans Committee
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The Veterans Committee is the popular name of various committees of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum that elect participants other than recently retired players.
Plaque for Harry Wright, one of the first selections by the Veterans Committee, at the Hall of Fame
Bill Mazeroski was elected by the Veterans Committee in 2001.
Shirley Povich as master of ceremonies at Cooperstown, 1955
Commissioner of Baseball Ford Frick in 1962