He was followed by Jack Morris (67.7%), Jeff Bagwell (59.6%) and Mike Piazza (57.8%).

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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).

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The only other players to receive more than 50% of the vote were former Houston Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell (56%) and reliever Lee Smith (50.6%), who pitched for eight teams between 1980 and 1997.

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