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((Short description|Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame))
((more citations needed|date=October 2019))
((Infobox Baseball Hall of Fame ballot
|new_inductees=6
|BBWAA=2
|Veterans=3
|NLC=1
|inductees=157
|date=August 9, 1976
|before=1975
|after=1977
))
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 (baseball)|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.<ref>((cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37025300/six_baseball_immortals_inducted_into/ |title=Six baseball immortals inducted into Hall of Fame |first=Fred |last=Down |agency=[[United Press International|UPI]] |newspaper=[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois)|Daily Herald]] |location=[[Arlington Heights, Illinois]] |page=2-1 |date=August 10, 1976 |accessdate=October 11, 2019 |via=newspapers.com))</ref>

==BBWAA election==
((multiple image
| footer    = 1976 inductees [[Robin Roberts (baseball)|Robin Roberts]] (left) and [[Bob Lemon]]
| align     = right
| total_width = 300
| image1    = RobinRoberts.jpg
| image2    = Bob Lemon.jpg
))
The BBWAA was authorized to elect players active in 1956 or later, but not after 1970; the ballot included candidates from the 1975 ballot who received at least 5% of the vote but were not elected, along with selected players, chosen by a screening committee, whose last appearance was in 1970. All 10-year members of the BBWAA were eligible to vote.

Voters were instructed to cast votes for up to 10 candidates; any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall. The ballot consisted of 32 players; a total of 388 ballots were cast, with 291 votes required for election. A total of 2,937 individual votes were cast, an average of 7.57 per ballot.

Candidates who were eligible for the first time are indicated here with a dagger (†). The two candidates who received at least 75% of the vote and was elected is indicated in '''''bold italics'''''; candidates who have since been elected in subsequent elections are indicated in ''italics''.

[[Phil Rizzuto]] was on the ballot for the final time.

((col-begin))
((col-break|width=50%))
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player
! Votes
! Percent
! Change
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| '''''[[Robin Roberts (baseball)|Robin Roberts]]'''''
| 337
| 86.9
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 14.2%
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| '''''[[Bob Lemon]]'''''
| 305
| 78.6
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 14.2%
|--bgcolor="#ccccff"
| ''[[Gil Hodges]]''
| 233
| 60.1
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 8.2%
|-bgcolor="#ccccff"
| ''[[Enos Slaughter]]''
| 197
| 50.8
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 1.9%
|-bgcolor="#ccccff"
| ''[[Eddie Mathews]]''
| 189
| 48.7
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 7.8%
|-bgcolor="#ccccff"
| ''[[Pee Wee Reese]]''
| 186
| 47.9
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 5.4%
|-bgcolor="#ccccff"
| ''[[Nellie Fox]]''
| 174
| 44.8
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 23.8%
|-bgcolor="#ccccff"
| ''[[Duke Snider]]''
| 159
| 41.0
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 5.4%
|-bgcolor="#ccccff"
| ''[[Phil Rizzuto]]''
| 149
| 38.4
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 6.1%
|-bgcolor="#ccccff"
| ''[[George Kell]]''
| 129
| 33.2
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 1.7%
|-bgcolor="#ccccff"
| ''[[Red Schoendienst]]''
| 129
| 33.2
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 7.2%
|-bgcolor="#ccccff"
| ''[[Don Drysdale]]''
| 114
| 29.4
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 8.4%
|-bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| [[Roger Maris]]
| 87
| 22.4
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 3.1%
|-bgcolor="#ccccff"
| ''[[Richie Ashburn]]''
| 85
| 21.9
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 0.9%
|-bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| [[Alvin Dark]]
| 62
| 16.0
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 2.7%
|-bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| [[Walker Cooper]]
| 56
| 14.4
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 10.8%
|-bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| [[Elston Howard]]
| 55
| 14.2
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 7.8%
|-bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| [[Mickey Vernon]]
| 52
| 13.4
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 7.3%
|-bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| [[Ted Kluszewski]]
| 50
| 12.9
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 3.8%
|-bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| [[Don Larsen]]
| 47
| 12.1
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 5.7%
|-bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| †[[Roy Face]]
| 23
| 5.9
|align=center| -
|-bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| [[Lew Burdette]]
| 21
| 5.4
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 2.4%
|-bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| [[Don Newcombe]]
| 21
| 5.4
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 2.4%
|-bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| [[Ken Boyer]]
| 15
| 3.9
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 1.4%
|-bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| †[[Del Crandall]]
| 15
| 3.9
|align=center| -
|-bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| [[Vern Law]]
| 9
| 2.3
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 0.6%
|-bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| [[Bobby Thomson]]
| 9
| 2.3
|align="left"|((decrease))((0)) 0.5%
|-bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| [[Harvey Haddix]]
| 8
| 2.1
|align="left"|((decrease))((0)) 0.1%
|-bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| [[Dick Groat]]
| 7
| 1.8
|align="left"|((increase))((0)) 0.7%
|-bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| [[Bill White (first baseman)|Bill White]]
| 7
| 1.8
|align="left"|((decrease))((0)) 0.1%
|-bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| [[Vic Wertz]]
| 5
| 1.3
|align="left"|((decrease))((0)) 0.1%
|-bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| [[Johnny Podres]]
| 2
| 0.5
|align="left"|((decrease))((0)) 0.3%
|}
((col-break|width=50%))
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Key to colors
|-
|bgcolor="#ccffcc"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|Elected to the Hall. These individuals are also indicated in '''''bold italics'''''.
|-
|bgcolor="#ccccff"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|Players who were elected in future elections. These individuals are also indicated in ''plain italics''.
|-
|bgcolor="#ffffcc"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|Players not yet elected who returned on the 1977 ballot.
|-
|bgcolor="#ffcccc"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|Eliminated from future BBWAA voting. These individuals remain eligible for future Veterans Committee consideration.
|}
((col-end))

The newly-eligible players included 9 All-Stars, 7 of whom were not included on the ballot, representing a total of 28 All-Star selections. Among the new candidates were 8-time All-Star Del Crandall and 6-time All-Star John Roseboro. The field included one Rookie of the Year (Bob Allison).

Players eligible for the first time who were ''not'' included on the ballot were: [[Jerry Adair]], [[Hank Aguirre]], [[Bob Allison]], [[Gerry Arrigo]], [[Don Cardwell]], [[Jim Davenport]], [[Tito Francona]], [[Gary Geiger]], [[Bob Johnson (infielder)|Bob Johnson]], [[Ken Johnson (right-handed pitcher)|Ken Johnson]], [[Lou Klimchock]], [[Ron Kline]], [[Al McBean]], [[Pedro Ramos]], [[Rich Rollins]], [[John Roseboro]], [[Tom Satriano]], [[Russ Snyder]], [[Lee Stange]], [[Hawk Taylor]], [[Ray Washburn]] and [[Earl Wilson (pitcher)|Earl Wilson]].

== J. G. Taylor Spink Award ==
[[Tom Meany]] (1903–1964) and [[Shirley Povich]] (1905–1998) received the [[J. G. Taylor Spink Award]] honoring baseball writers.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/awards/spink/tom-meany|title = 1975 BBWAA Career Excellence Award Winner Tom Meany))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/awards/spink/shirley-povich|title=1975 BBWAA Career Excellence Award Winner Shirley Povich))</ref> The awards were voted at the December 1975 meeting of the BBWAA, and included in the summer 1976 ceremonies.

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110810205106/http://baseballhall.org/hall-famers/bbwaa-voting/year?year=1976 1976 Election] at www.baseballhalloffame.org

((Baseball Hall of Fame))

[[Category:Baseball Hall of Fame balloting]]
[[Category:1976 in baseball|Hall of Fame balloting]]

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