Cubs third baseman Ron Santo was elected posthumously to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 93.8 percent of the vote from the Golden Era committee on Monday. Nominees need at least 75 percent of the vote to be elected (12 or more). Santo was the only player chosen for the Hall of Fame, receiving 15 of 16 votes. Jim Kaat received 10 votes, while Gil Hodges and Minnie Minoso received nine each. He never came close to election during his 15 times on the Baseball Writers' Association of America ballot, peaking at 43 percent -- far short of the needed 75 percent in his last year of eligibility in 1998. Santo will be inducted into Cooperstown on July 22, along with any players elected by members of the BBWAA on Jan. 9. Bernie Williams joins Jack Morris, Barry Larkin and others on that ballot.