First baseman Fred McGriff, the first player in major league history to hit 30-plus home runs with five different teams, is the newest member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. “The Crime Dog,” who smacked 493 home runs in his 19-year career, earned induction on a unanimous vote from the 16-member Contemporary Baseball Era Committee Sunday. Hall of Fame President Josh Rawitch made the announcement Sunday evening in a live broadcast on MLB Network\u2019s MLB Tonight.<\/em><\/p>\n The Contemporary Era Committee considered eight players for induction, all of whom had their most significant impact from 1980 onward. Those eight players were outfielder Albert Belle, outfielder Barry Bonds, pitcher Roger Clemens, first baseman Don Mattingly, outfielder Dale Murphy, first baseman Rafael Palmeiro, pitcher Curt Schilling, and McGriff. Players needed 12 votes (75%) for induction.<\/p>\n The Committee consisted of Hall of Fame members Greg Maddux, Jack Morris, Ryne Sandberg, Lee Smith, Frank Thomas, and Alan Trammell; major league executives Paul Beeston, Theo Epstein, Derrick Hall, Arte Moreno, Kim Ng, Dave St. Peter, and Ken Williams; and veteran media members\/historians Steve Hirdt, LaVelle Neal, and Susan Slusser. Hall of Fame Chairman of the Board Jane Forbes Clark presided over the committee in a non-voting role. Hall of Famer Chipper Jones had to be replaced last minute by Hall due to illness.<\/p>\n McGriff led the voting with 16 votes. Mattingly followed with eight (50%). Schilling had seven (43.8%), while Murphy had six (37.5%). Belle, Bonds, Clemens, and Palmeiro each received fewer than four votes.<\/p>\nCareer of Fred McGriff<\/h3>\n