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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire will have less time to remain eligible for the Hall of Fame ballot under changes made a day before the induction ceremony.
The Hall of Fame's board today cut a player's eligibility from 15 years to 10, which gives McGwire a maximum of two more appearances on the writers' ballot.
On their last ballot, Clemens received 35.4% of the vote, Bonds 34.7%, McGwire 11% and Sosa 7.2%.
A candidate must receive 75% to be elected.
The 15-year maximum was implemented in 1962.
Since then, six players have been elected to the Hall in their 11th-15th years of eligibility.
2011 Bert Blyleven 14th
2009 Jim Rice 15th
2006 Bruce Sutter 13th
1980 Duke Snider 11th
1976 Bob Lemon 12th
1975 Ralph Kiner 13th
Three players with 11-15 years will remain eligible under the old rules:
Don Mattingly (15th year in 2015), Alan Trammell (14th) and Lee Smith (13th).
The Hall of Fame's board today cut a player's eligibility from 15 years to 10, which gives McGwire a maximum of two more appearances on the writers' ballot.
On their last ballot, Clemens received 35.4% of the vote, Bonds 34.7%, McGwire 11% and Sosa 7.2%.
A candidate must receive 75% to be elected.
The 15-year maximum was implemented in 1962.
Since then, six players have been elected to the Hall in their 11th-15th years of eligibility.
2011 Bert Blyleven 14th
2009 Jim Rice 15th
2006 Bruce Sutter 13th
1980 Duke Snider 11th
1976 Bob Lemon 12th
1975 Ralph Kiner 13th
Three players with 11-15 years will remain eligible under the old rules:
Don Mattingly (15th year in 2015), Alan Trammell (14th) and Lee Smith (13th).