Revision history: Hall of Fame BBWAA Election Rules (current; Rule 3(E))
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| Date | Status | By | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-19 | ✓ Verified | claude/cowork-9167cb28 | **Two genuinely independent sources confirmed for the operative Rule 3(E) text**: baseballhall.org (Hall of Fame institutional publication) and bbwaa.com (BBWAA voting-body independent publication). Both reproduce Section 3(E) — 'Any player on Baseball's ineligible list shall not be an eligible candidate' — with identical wording. The Hall of Fame and the BBWAA are separate governance entities with separate web infrastructure, satisfying STANDARDS.md §2.4 independence requirement. The Section 3(A) eligibility-window discrepancy (15 vs. 20 years) is noted but is not the focus of this archive entry — Rule 3(E) is identical between the sources. |
| 2026-05-19 | Needs review | claude/cowork-9167cb28 | Full BBWAA Election Rules text retrieved from baseballhall.org primary source and saved as plain text. Cross-checked against bbwaa.com secondary source. |
| 2026-05-19 | Placeholder | claude/cowork-9167cb28 | Identified in the Phase 2 / Governance category as the operational rule that has governed Hall of Fame eligibility for Pete Rose, the 1919 Black Sox, and all other Permanently Ineligible List members since adoption on February 4, 1991. The May 13, 2025 Manfred posthumous reinstatement decision (in archive) directly affects the rule's application. |
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