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Baseball Hall of Fame: Mariano Rivera leads 4-man class for Cooperstown

Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds gained the highest percentage of votes that didn't earn Cooperstown enshrinement.
Credit: Ed Zurga

The 2019 class of baseball Hall of Famers didn't include any Atlanta Braves, joining the likes of Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, manager Bobby Cox and Chipper Jones from recent years.

However, this year's class didn't lack for intrigue, drama or size. The inductees: Mariano Rivera, Roy Halladay, Mike Mussina and Edgar Martinez were formally selected on Tuesday night

Within this ceremony, it was also announced that Rivera had become the first unanimous selection in Hall of Fame history.

This foursome will be joined by reliever Lee Smith and outfielder Harold Baines, who were chosen from the Hall of Fame's Senior Committee last month.

Here's the breakdown of voting, courtesy of MLB Network. All non-Senior Committee inductees must collect 75 percent or more of the votes:

Mariano Rivera -- 100 percent
Roy Halladay -- 85.4 percent
Edgar Martinez -- 85.4 percent
Mike Mussina -- 76.7 percent
Curt Schilling -- 60.9 percent
Roger Clemens -- 59.5
Barry Bonds -- 59.1
Larry Walker -- 54.6
Omar Vizquel -- 42.8
Fred McGriff -- 39.8 

MARIANO RIVERA (1995-2013)
**Spent all 19 seasons with the Yankees
**Career: 82-60, 2.21 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 1,173 strikeouts, 652 saves
**Five-time World Series champion
**Thirteen-time All-Star
**World Series MVP (1999)
**American League Comeback Player of the Year (2013)
**Generally regarded as the greatest closer in baseball history

ROY HALLADAY (1998-2013)
**Halladay spent 12 years with the Blue Jays, four with the Phillies
**Career: 203 wins, 3.38 ERA, 2,117 strikeouts
**Two-time Cy Young winner (2003, 2010)
**Eight-time All-Star
**Two no-hitters (including one perfect game)
**Sadly, Halladay becomes the most recent first-ballot Hall of Famer to get inducted posthumously since Christy Mathewson (1936)

EDGAR MARTINEZ (1987-2004)
**Spent all 18 seasons with the Mariners
**Career: .312 batting, 2,247 hits, 309 homers, 1,261 RBI
**Seven-time All-Star
**Five-time Silver Slugger Award winner
**Two-time American League batting champion (1992, 1995)
**Roberto Clemente Award winner (2004)

MIKE MUSSINA (1991-2008)
**Mussina spent 10 years with the Orioles, eight with the Yankees
**Career: 270 wins, 3.68 ERA, 2,813 strikeouts
**Four seasons of 200-plus strikeouts
**Five-time All-Star
**Seven-time Gold Glove Award winner
**Recorded his first 20-win campaign in his final MLB season (2008)



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