European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                N goes to a a 7 votes Short by Ben Walker new York a there was no question Steve Carlton was going to the Hall of Fame on his first try. The big question was whether Orlando Cepeda would join him on his last Chance. Carlton the Only Pitcher to win Fourcy Young awards was overwhelmingly elected wednesday receiving 436 of 455 votes 95.8 percent but Cepeda boosted by a big letter writing Campaign by the san Francisco giants and members of Congress fell seven votes Short in his 15th and final at  is heartbreaking because if Only seven votes could be gone the other Way it would be been enough Cepeda said from candlestick Park in san  s like losing a ballgame 1-0 when you had so Many opportunities to  Cepeda received 73.6 percent of the votes. It takes 75 percent to be elected which meant 342 votes in balloting by the baseball writers association of  with Cepeda 335 votes others who missed this time were 300-game win ners Phil Niekro 273 votes and Don Sutton 259and Tony Perez 263. Cepeda and Perez each hit 379 Home runs. Carlton was 329-244 with a 3.22 Era in a career from 1965-88, most of it wit the Philadelphia Phillies. He is ninth on baseball s win list second among left handers to Warren Spahn s 363 victories and second in strikeouts with 4,136. Lefty shares the no record of 19 strikeouts in a  i be never been one to place a great emphasis on individual awards i touched to be elected to the Hall of see Page 32 for More on Hall of Fame Fame Carlton said. To be included among the game s greatest players is truly a great Honor one of the top players Carlton played with was Cepeda. Together they helped the St. Louis cardinals reach the world series in 1967-68. Cepeda however became the third player in the last decade to just miss elec Tion. Nellie Fox fell two votes shy in 1985and Jim Dunning was seven votes Short in 1988. In three years Cepeda can become a candidate for selection to the Hall bythe veterans committee in three years Bunning and Fox Are under consider  knew it was going to be close right from the beginning said Cepeda who received 59,6 percent last january. I was is it