Hall of Fame ballot: Garvey, Hershiser, John

Garvey's name is on the ballot for the 15th and final time. Tommy John will be on his 13th year and Hershiser's getting his chance at the Gold Ring for the second time. Results of the 2007 BBWAA Hall of Fame election will be announced on Jan. 9, and the induction ceremony will take place on July 29 in Cooperstown, N.Y.

Garvey's numbers are well known. He played 19 Major League seasons, 13 in Los Angeles, and had a streak of 1,207 consecutive games played.

His greatest year was 1974, when he won the National League Most Valuable Player Award and made his first of five World Series appearances. But he also finished in the top 10 in the MVP voting four other times.

Hershiser's name is on the Baseball Writers' Association of America Hall of Fame ballot for the second time. His vote-total percentage last year was 11 percent. (A candidate must get 75 percent of the vote to gain election.)

While he pitched 18 seasons in the Major Leagues -- 13 with the Dodgers -- 1988 was magical.

Hershiser was the unanimous winner of the National League Cy Young Award in 1988 after leading the Dodgers to a World Series title with an NL-best 23 wins, 267 innings, 15 complete games and eight shutouts. His biggest personal achievement was his incredible streak of 59 consecutive scoreless innings to end the regular season, a stretch that broke Don Drysdale's 20-year record.

Other 2007 Hall of Fame candidates and their performances while a Dodger:

Steve Garvey: 15th and final year on the ballot. Played 19 seasons, including 14 with the Dodgers (1969-82). Won the 1974 NL MVP. Ranks second all-time in fielding among first basemen (.9959)... Ten All-Star teams, including six consecutively (1974-80); batted .393 with seven RBI and two HR in 28 ASG at-bats... Holds ASG record for most games played at 1B (10)...Named ASG MVP in 1974 and '78... Won four NL Gold Gloves, consecutively (1974-'77). Led NL in hits twice (1978, '80). Hit .368 in his only NL Division Series (1981); hit .356 in five NL Championship Series. Holds career NLCS record for HR (8) and RBI (21). Named MVP of NLCS (1978); hit .319 in five World Series and a member of 1981 WS championship team. He is ninth in games played (1727 - 1107 consecutively), fifth in hits (1968), third in doubles (333), sixth in home runs (211) and fifth in runs batted in (992) on the All-Time Dodger charts. He received 106 votes last year (20.5 percent), 11th in the totals.

Tommy John: 13th year on the ballot. Pitched 26 seasons, six of them with the Dodgers, recording an 87-42 record (and the .674 percentage is second only to Preacher Roe) and a 2.98 ERA. He is fourth on the NLCS list with 22.2 innings, fifth in strikeouts (15), and tied for third in wins (2).

Orel Hershiser: 2nd year on the ballot. Pitched 18 seasons, 13 with the Dodgers (1983-94 and 2000). Won 1988 NL Cy Young Award and was sixth in 1988 MVP voting. Also in 1998 he was named Major League Baseball Player of the Year, Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News and both NLCS and WS MVP. Established major league record with 59 consecutive scoreless innings to end the 1988 season. In 1988 Series was 2-0, 1.00 (18 innings) in 2 starts. On the Dodger career chart he is 11th in games (343), 10th in innings (2156), seventh in strikeouts (1443), ninth in shutouts (24) and 11th in wins (135).

Devon White: 1st year on the ballot. Played for 17 seasons, two with the Dodgers (1999-2000). Hit .267 over 632 games with 18 homers and 81 RBI.

Eric Davis: 1st year on the ballot... Played 17 seasons, including 1992-93 with the Dodgers. He hit only .232 over the two injury-plagued seasons, collecting 19 home runs and 88 runs batted. In 1993 he stole 33 bases and was caught five times. The .868 percentage is eighth on the all-time Dodger list.

Dante Bichette: 1st year on the ballot... Played 14 seasons and while he never played in a regular season game with the Dodgers he made a come-back try, playing 16 games during spring training, 2002, before hanging up his bat.