None of the candidates received the required two-thirds majority, and after lobbying by MacPhail and New York Giants owner Horace Stoneham, the owners took an informal vote to see if anyone had the potential to be elected.
所有候选人都没有得到所需的三分之二多数，经过麦克匪尔和纽约巨人队老板霍勒斯·斯托纳姆（Horace Stoneham）的游说，众老板进行了一轮非正式投票，看看有没有拥有当选潜力的人选。