For just the second time in the past 40 years and the first since 1996, the Baseball Writers Association of America failed to elect a single person the Baseball Hall of Fame. Several superstars who were connected to or alleged to have used performance enhancing drugs were on the ballot, and continuing a recent trend, not one came close the voting threshold for entry.

Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds both fell well short of election, garnering less than 40 percent of the vote. Clemens is arguably the best pitcher of his generation while Bonds is considered the greatest hitter of his generation. But both played in the steroid era, and were connecting to or alleged to have used PEDs in one form or another. At this point, it appears that cloud hanging over them is an insurmountable hurdle for many voters.

In his first year on the ballot, Craig Biggio led all vote-getters with 68.2 percent of the 569 ballots cast, leaving him shy of the 75 percent needed. Jack Morris, in his 14th year on the ballot, was the only other player to receive more than 60 percent of the vote.

Mark McGwire, an admitted steroid user, received just 16.9 percent of the vote while Sammy Sosa got only 12.5 percent. Here's a complete table of results for those eligible, courtesy of BBWAA: