Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds fall short of Hall of Fame, while David Ortiz makes it in first year of eligibility

Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday night, while Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Curt Schilling and Sammy Sosa fell short in their final year of eligibility.

Ortiz, who hit 541 home runs in 20 seasons, received 307 votes, or 77.9% of the total votes cast. He was elected in his first year of eligibility. He’ll be honored during the induction ceremony July 24 in Cooperstown, N.Y., along with six players elected by two Eras Committees: Bud Fowler; Gil Hodges; Jim Kaat; Minnie Miñoso; Tony Oliva; and Buck O’Neil.

Players have to appear on 75 percent of ballots. There were 394 ballots submitted this year, so they needed at least 296 votes.

Bonds, baseball’s all-time home run leader, received 260 votes (66%). Clemens, who ranks third in baseball history in strikeouts (4,672) received 257 votes (65.2%). Schilling (58.6%) and Sosa (18.5%) also fell short.

All the players could earn election through the Veteran’s Committee in future years.

Clemens is a Dayton native who lived in Vandalia until he was 15. He played in the Murlin Heights Baseball Association in Butler Township when he was a kid. HIs family moved to Houston, Texas, when he was a sophomore in high school.

COMPLETE VOTING TOTALS: David Ortiz 307 (77.9%); Barry Bonds 260 (66.0); Roger Clemens 257(65.2); Scott Rolen 249 (63.2); Curt Schilling 231 (58.6); Todd Helton 205 (52.0); Billy Wagner 201 (51.0); Andruw Jones 163 (41.4); Gary Sheffield 160 (40.6); Álex Rodríguez 135 (34.3); Jeff Kent 129 (32.7); Manny Ramírez 114 (28.9); Omar Vizquel 94 (23.9); Sammy Sosa 73 (18.5); Andy Pettitte 42 (10.7); Jimmy Rollins 37 (9.4); Bobby Abreu 34 (8.6); Mark Buerhle 23 (5.8); Torii Hunter 21 (5.3); Joe Nathan 17 (4.3); Tim Hudson 12 (3.0); Tim Lincecum 9 (2.3); Ryan Howard 8 (2.0); Mark Teixeira 6 (1.5); Justin Morneau 5 (1.3); Jonathan Papelbon 5 (1.3); Prince Fielder 2 (0.5); A.J. Pierzynski 2 (0.5); Carl Crawford 0; Jake Peavy 0.

Former Vandalia resident Roger Clemens denied entry to the Hall of Fame in his 10th and final year of eligibility. @MRidenourABJ had the DDN story on Clemens in June 1983 just before he was drafted by the Red Sox. pic.twitter.com/Kb8hEQqTru
— David Jablonski (@DavidPJablonski) January 25, 2022