ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Dale Murphy, a standout for the Atlanta Braves and a prominent figure in 1980s baseball, fell short Sunday of the votes needed for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee.

Murphy, who was voted on by a 16-man committee made up of former players, executives, sportswriters and historians from around the game, received six of the needed 12 votes for induction.

Jeff Kent received the necessary number of votes needed for induction (14), and will be formally inducted into Cooperstown alongside those who get inducted by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America in January.

Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Carlos Delgado, Don Mattingly, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela didn’t earn the required votes needed for i

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