1976 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

1976 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
National Baseball
Hall of Fame and Museum
New inductees6
via BBWAA2
via Veterans Committee3
via Negro Leagues Committee1
Total inductees157
Induction dateAugust 9, 1976

Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1976 followed the system in place since 1971. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent major league players and elected two, Bob Lemon and Robin Roberts. The Veterans Committee met in closed sessions to consider executives, managers, umpires, and earlier major league players. It selected three players: Roger Connor, Cal Hubbard, and Freddie Lindstrom. The Negro Leagues Committee also met in person and selected Oscar Charleston. A formal induction ceremony was held in Cooperstown, New York, on August 9, 1976, with Commissioner of Baseball Bowie Kuhn presiding.