Torre (7), Ron Santo (6) and Ken Boyer (4) increasing their totals by more than two votes. Candidates who were considered by the Committee for the first time are indicated here with a †; candidates who have since been elected in subsequent elections are indicated in italics. The complete ballot, with the number of votes cast for each candidate, was: Gil Hodges - 52 Ron Santo - 52 Tony Oliva - 45 †Jim Kaat - 43 Joe Torre - 36 Maury Wills - 26 Vada Pinson - 23 †Luis Tiant - 20 Roger Maris - 19 Marty Marion - 16 Ken Boyer - 15 Joe Gordon - 14 Dick Allen - 12 Carl Mays - 12 Minnie Miñoso - 12 Curt Flood - 10 Wes Ferrell - 9 Mickey Lolich - 9 Don Newcombe - 8 †Sparky Lyle - 7 Elston Howard - 6 Bobby Bonds - 4 Rocky Colavito - 4 Thurman Munson - 2 Smoky Joe Wood - 2 Reaction Hall of Fame chairwoman Jane Forbes Clark responded to the Committee's failure to elect anyone by saying: "The results of the last two elections show that the writers – by and large – have done a great job of electing players to the Hall of Fame. The current process works by upholding the Hall of Fame's high standards for election and by providing a more open, more inclusive and more understandable process." Noting that the top candidates gained slightly from the 2003 voting, she added: "What's encouraging for me is that this shows the process to be dynamic, not static." Hall of Fame member Tom Seaver, noting that he had voted for three candidates including Gil Hodges, said of the chances of future selections: "I'm of the opinion it's going to be awfully hard, and maybe that's how it should be." He added: "Will somebody make it out of this committee one day? Absolutely. I'm convinced they will." But response from observers in the press and throughout baseball was widely critical. Stephen Cannella of Sports Illustrated wrote: "Seaver's right. Hall of Fame standards should be high. But letting the inmates play gatekeeper allows them to make those standards unreachable. ... it might be too much to ask Hall of Famers to be guardians of their realm. ... Would you want to belong to a club that would have anyone else as a member?" Mike Downey of the Chicago