1997 Hall of Fame Ballot
| # | Player | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|
| 1 | Phil Niekro | BBWAA | 380 | 473 | 353 | Inducted |
| 2 | Don Sutton | BBWAA | 346 | 473 | 353 | |
| 3 | Tony Perez | BBWAA | 312 | 473 | 353 | |
| 4 | Ron Santo | BBWAA | 186 | 473 | 353 | |
| 5 | Jim Rice | BBWAA | 178 | 473 | 353 | |
| 6 | Steve Garvey | BBWAA | 167 | 473 | 353 | |
| 7 | Bruce Sutter | BBWAA | 130 | 473 | 353 | |
| 8 | Jim Kaat | BBWAA | 107 | 473 | 353 | |
| 9 | Joe Torre | BBWAA | 105 | 473 | 353 | |
| 10 | Tommy John | BBWAA | 97 | 473 | 353 | |
| 11 | Minnie Miñoso | BBWAA | 84 | 473 | 353 | |
| 12 | Dave Parker | BBWAA | 83 | 473 | 353 | |
| 13 | Dick Allen | BBWAA | 79 | 473 | 353 | |
| 14 | Dave Concepcion | BBWAA | 60 | 473 | 353 | |
| 15 | Luis Tiant | BBWAA | 53 | 473 | 353 | |
| 16 | Keith Hernandez | BBWAA | 45 | 473 | 353 | |
| 17 | Mickey Lolich | BBWAA | 34 | 473 | 353 | |
| 18 | Ron Guidry | BBWAA | 31 | 473 | 353 | |
| 19 | Bob Boone | BBWAA | 28 | 473 | 353 | |
| 20 | Dwight Evans | BBWAA | 28 | 473 | 353 | |
| 21 | Fred Lynn | BBWAA | 22 | 473 | 353 | |
| 22 | Ken Griffey | BBWAA | 22 | 473 | 353 | |
| 23 | Graig Nettles | BBWAA | 22 | 473 | 353 | |
| 24 | Bobby Bonds | BBWAA | 20 | 473 | 353 | |
| 25 | Rusty Staub | BBWAA | 18 | 473 | 353 | |
| 26 | Garry Templeton | BBWAA | 2 | 473 | 353 | |
| 27 | Mike Scott | BBWAA | 2 | 473 | 353 | |
| 28 | Rick Reuschel | BBWAA | 2 | 473 | 353 | |
| 29 | Terry Kennedy | BBWAA | 1 | 473 | 353 | |
| 30 | Terry Puhl | BBWAA | 1 | 473 | 353 | |
| 31 | Bowie Kuhn | Veterans | | | | |
| 32 | Walter O'Malley | Veterans | | | | |
| 33 | Joe Gordon | Veterans | | | | |
| 34 | Nestor Chylak | Veterans | | | | |
| 35 | Gil Hodges | Veterans | | | | |
| 36 | Allie Reynolds | Veterans | | | | |
| 37 | Larry Goetz | Veterans | | | | |
| 38 | Nellie Fox | Veterans | | | | Inducted |
| 39 | Bill Mazeroski | Veterans | | | | |
| 40 | Marty Marion | Veterans | | | | |
| 41 | Wes Ferrell | Veterans | | | | |
| 42 | Larry Doby | Veterans | | | | |
| 43 | Lee MacPhail | Veterans | | | | |
| 44 | Dom DiMaggio | Veterans | | | | |
| 45 | Tom Lasorda | Veterans | | | | Inducted |
| 46 | Willie Wells | Veterans | | | | Inducted |