He was followed by Jack Morris (67.7%), Jeff Bagwell (59.6%) and Mike Piazza (57.8%).
However, Jack Morris has accumulated multiple statistics that have deterred his entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Former pitcher Jack Morris, who has been on the ballot for 14 years, received 67.7% of the vote.
Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Jack Morris finished second with 66.7% of the vote.
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No matter what happens in both elections, a Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2014 would be incomplete without Jack Morris.
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Jack Morris lived by the mantra of being on the field at the end of a ball game to shake hands with his teammates after a victory.
Several holdovers from last year remain on the 37-player ballot, with top candidates including Jack Morris (67 percent), Jeff Bagwell (56 percent), Lee Smith (51 percent) and Tim Raines (49 percent).
Currently, Gil Hodges and Jack Morris are both inextricably tied to the fact that only two ball players have ever eclipsed 60% in the Hall of Fame voting and were never elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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While you have to applaud the Baseball Writers Association of America for taking a definitive stand with regard to ball players who were either associated or could have been associated with performance enhancing substances, they have inadvertently penalized Jack Morris during a critical moment in his time on the ballot.
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The likes of Johnny Morris, Jack Rowley, Stan Person and Charlie Mitten, all of whom had grown up around the streets of Manchester, were ushering in a new era of success.
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