Hall of Fame Members

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Hall of Fame Members are usually referred to as Hall of Famers.

While the most common way to become a member is to be voted in by the Baseball Writers Association of America during its annual vote, members can also be elected by the Committee on Baseball Veterans or a special committee such as the Centennial Commission or the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues. The BBWAA vote is limited to players, but the other committee have voted in managers, umpires, executives and pioneers.

Through 2024, 346 people have been elected to the Hall of Fame including 273 players, 24 managers, 10 umpires, and 37 pioneers and executives.

Year Player Position Electors
1936 Babe Ruth Player (RF) Baseball Writers
Christy Mathewson Player (P) Baseball Writers
Honus Wagner Player (SS) Baseball Writers
Ty Cobb Player (CF) Baseball Writers
Walter Johnson Player (P) Baseball Writers
1937 Ban Johnson Pioneer/Executive Centennial Commission
Connie Mack Manager Centennial Commission
Cy Young Player (P) Baseball Writers
George Wright Pioneer/Executive Centennial Commission
John McGraw Manager Centennial Commission
Morgan Bulkeley Pioneer/Executive Centennial Commission
Nap Lajoie Player (2B) Baseball Writers
Tris Speaker Player (CF) Baseball Writers
1938 Alexander Cartwright Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
Henry Chadwick Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
Pete Alexander Player (P) Baseball Writers
1939 Al Spalding Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
Buck Ewing Player (C) Veterans Committee
Candy Cummings Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
Cap Anson Player (1B) Veterans Committee
Charley Radbourn Player (P) Veterans Committee
Charlie Comiskey Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
Eddie Collins Player (2B) Baseball Writers
George Sisler Player (1B) Baseball Writers
Lou Gehrig Player (1B) Baseball Writers (special election)
Willie Keeler Player (RF) Baseball Writers
1940 No one elected
1941 No one elected
1942 Rogers Hornsby Player (2B) Baseball Writers
1943 No one elected
1944 Kenesaw Mountain Landis Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
1945 Dan Brouthers Player (1B) Veterans Committee
Ed Delahanty Player (LF) Veterans Committee
Fred Clarke Player (LF) Veterans Committee
Hugh Duffy Player (CF) Veterans Committee
Hughie Jennings Player (SS) Veterans Committee
Jim O'Rourke Player (LF) Veterans Committee
Jimmy Collins Player (3B) Veterans Committee
King Kelly Player (RF) Veterans Committee
Roger Bresnahan Player (C) Veterans Committee
Wilbert Robinson Manager Veterans Committee
1946 Clark Griffith Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
Ed Walsh Player (P) Veterans Committee
Eddie Plank Player (P) Veterans Committee
Frank Chance Player (1B) Veterans Committee
Jack Chesbro Player (P) Veterans Committee
Jesse Burkett Player (LF) Veterans Committee
Joe McGinnity Player (P) Veterans Committee
Joe Tinker Player (SS) Veterans Committee
Johnny Evers Player (2B) Veterans Committee
Rube Waddell Player (P) Veterans Committee
Tommy McCarthy Player (RF) Veterans Committee
1947 Carl Hubbell Player (P) Baseball Writers
Frankie Frisch Player (2B) Baseball Writers
Lefty Grove Player (P) Baseball Writers
Mickey Cochrane Player (C) Baseball Writers
1948 Herb Pennock Player (P) Baseball Writers
Pie Traynor Player (3B) Baseball Writers
1949 Charlie Gehringer Player (2B) Baseball Writers
Kid Nichols Player (P) Veterans Committee
Mordecai Brown Player (P) Veterans Committee
1950 No one elected
1951 Jimmie Foxx Player (1B) Baseball Writers
Mel Ott Player (RF) Baseball Writers
1952 Harry Heilmann Player (RF) Baseball Writers
Paul Waner Player (RF) Baseball Writers
1953 Al Simmons Player (LF) Baseball Writers
Bill Klem Umpire Veterans Committee
Bobby Wallace Player (SS) Veterans Committee
Chief Bender Player (P) Veterans Committee
Dizzy Dean Player (P) Baseball Writers
Ed Barrow Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
Harry Wright Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
Tom Connolly Umpire Veterans Committee
1954 Bill Dickey Player (C) Baseball Writers
Bill Terry Player (1B) Baseball Writers
Rabbit Maranville Player (SS) Baseball Writers
1955 Dazzy Vance Player (P) Baseball Writers
Frank Baker Player (3B) Veterans Committee
Gabby Hartnett Player (C) Baseball Writers
Joe DiMaggio Player (CF) Baseball Writers
Ray Schalk Player (C) Veterans Committee
Ted Lyons Player (P) Baseball Writers
1956 Hank Greenberg Player (1B) Baseball Writers
Joe Cronin Player (SS) Baseball Writers
1957 Joe McCarthy Manager Veterans Committee
Sam Crawford Player (RF) Veterans Committee
1958 No one elected
1959 Zack Wheat Player (LF) Veterans Committee
1960 No one elected
1961 Billy Hamilton Player (CF) Veterans Committee
Max Carey Player (CF) Veterans Committee
1962 Bill McKechnie Manager Veterans Committee
Bob Feller Player (P) Baseball Writers
Edd Roush Player (CF) Veterans Committee
Jackie Robinson Player (2B) Baseball Writers
1963 Elmer Flick Player (RF) Veterans Committee
Eppa Rixey Player (P) Veterans Committee
John Clarkson Player (P) Veterans Committee
Sam Rice Player (RF) Veterans Committee
1964 Burleigh Grimes Player (P) Veterans Committee
Heinie Manush Player (LF) Veterans Committee
John Ward Player (SS) Veterans Committee
Luke Appling Player (SS) Baseball Writers
Miller Huggins Manager Veterans Committee
Red Faber Player (P) Veterans Committee
Tim Keefe Player (P) Veterans Committee
1965 Pud Galvin Player (P) Veterans Committee
1966 Casey Stengel Manager Veterans Committee
Ted Williams Player (LF) Baseball Writers
1967 Branch Rickey Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
Lloyd Waner Player (CF) Veterans Committee
Red Ruffing Player (P) Baseball Writers
1968 Goose Goslin Player (LF) Veterans Committee
Joe Medwick Player (LF) Baseball Writers
Kiki Cuyler Player (RF) Veterans Committee
1969 Roy Campanella Player (C) Baseball Writers
Stan Coveleski Player (P) Veterans Committee
Stan Musial Player (LF) Baseball Writers
Waite Hoyt Player (P) Veterans Committee
1970 Earle Combs Player (CF) Veterans Committee
Ford Frick Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
Jesse Haines Player (P) Veterans Committee
Lou Boudreau Player (SS) Baseball Writers
1971 Chick Hafey Player (LF) Veterans Committee
Dave Bancroft Player (SS) Veterans Committee
George Weiss Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
Harry Hooper Player (RF) Veterans Committee
Jake Beckley Player (1B) Veterans Committee
Joe Kelley Player (LF) Veterans Committee
Rube Marquard Player (P) Veterans Committee
Satchel Paige Player (P) Negro Leagues Committee
1972 Buck Leonard Player (1B) Negro Leagues Committee
Early Wynn Player (P) Baseball Writers
Josh Gibson Player (C) Negro Leagues Committee
Lefty Gomez Player (P) Veterans Committee
Ross Youngs Player (RF) Veterans Committee
Sandy Koufax Player (P) Baseball Writers
Will Harridge Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
Yogi Berra Player (C) Baseball Writers
1973 Billy Evans Umpire Veterans Committee
George Kelly Player (1B) Veterans Committee
Mickey Welch Player (P) Veterans Committee
Monte Irvin Player (LF) Negro Leagues Committee
Roberto Clemente Player (RF) Baseball Writers
Warren Spahn Player (P) Baseball Writers
1974 Cool Papa Bell Player (CF) Negro Leagues Committee
Jim Bottomley Player (1B) Veterans Committee
Jocko Conlan Umpire Veterans Committee
Mickey Mantle Player (CF) Baseball Writers
Sam Thompson Player (RF) Veterans Committee
Whitey Ford Player (P) Baseball Writers
1975 Billy Herman Player (2B) Veterans Committee
Bucky Harris Manager Veterans Committee
Earl Averill Player (CF) Veterans Committee
Judy Johnson Player (3B) Negro Leagues Committee
Ralph Kiner Player (LF) Baseball Writers
1976 Bob Lemon Player (P) Baseball Writers
Cal Hubbard Umpire Veterans Committee
Freddie Lindstrom Player (3B) Veterans Committee
Oscar Charleston Player (1B-CF) Negro Leagues Committee
Robin Roberts Player (P) Baseball Writers
Roger Connor Player (1B) Veterans Committee
1977 Al Lopez Manager Veterans Committee
Amos Rusie Player (P) Veterans Committee
Ernie Banks Player (SS) Baseball Writers
Joe Sewell Player (SS) Veterans Committee
Martin Dihigo Player (P-OF) Negro Leagues Committee
Pop Lloyd Player (SS) Negro Leagues Committee
1978 Addie Joss Player (P) Veterans Committee
Eddie Mathews Player (3B) Baseball Writers
Larry MacPhail Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
1979 Hack Wilson Player (CF) Veterans Committee
Warren Giles Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
Willie Mays Player (CF) Baseball Writers
1980 Al Kaline Player (RF) Baseball Writers
Chuck Klein Player (RF) Veterans Committee
Duke Snider Player (CF) Baseball Writers
Tom Yawkey Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
1981 Bob Gibson Player (P) Baseball Writers
Johnny Mize Player (1B) Veterans Committee
Rube Foster Player (P-Manager) Veterans Committee(Negro Leaguer)
1982 Frank Robinson Player (RF) Baseball Writers
Hank Aaron Player (RF) Baseball Writers
Happy Chandler Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
Travis Jackson Player (SS) Veterans Committee
1983 Brooks Robinson Player (3B) Baseball Writers
George Kell Player (3B) Veterans Committee
Juan Marichal Player (P) Baseball Writers
Walter Alston Manager Veterans Committee
1984 Don Drysdale Player (P) Baseball Writers
Harmon Killebrew Player (1B) Baseball Writers
Luis Aparicio Player (SS) Baseball Writers
Pee Wee Reese Player (SS) Veterans Committee
Rick Ferrell Player (C) Veterans Committee
1985 Arky Vaughan Player (SS) Veterans Committee
Enos Slaughter Player (RF) Veterans Committee
Hoyt Wilhelm Player (P) Baseball Writers
Lou Brock Player (LF) Baseball Writers
1986 Bobby Doerr Player (2B) Veterans Committee
Ernie Lombardi Player (C) Veterans Committee
Willie McCovey Player (1B) Baseball Writers
1987 Billy Williams Player (LF) Baseball Writers
Catfish Hunter Player (P) Baseball Writers
Ray Dandridge Player (3B) Veterans Committee(Negro Leaguer)
1988 Willie Stargell Player (LF) Baseball Writers
1989 Al Barlick Umpire Veterans Committee
Carl Yastrzemski Player (LF) Baseball Writers
Johnny Bench Player (C) Baseball Writers
Red Schoendienst Player (2B) Veterans Committee
1990 Jim Palmer Player (P) Baseball Writers
Joe Morgan Player (2B) Baseball Writers
1991 Bill Veeck Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
Fergie Jenkins Player (P) Baseball Writers
Gaylord Perry Player (P) Baseball Writers
Rod Carew Player (2B) Baseball Writers
Tony Lazzeri Player (2B) Veterans Committee
1992 Bill McGowan Umpire Veterans Committee
Hal Newhouser Player (P) Veterans Committee
Rollie Fingers Player (P) Baseball Writers
Tom Seaver Player (P) Baseball Writers
1993 Reggie Jackson Player (RF) Baseball Writers
1994 Leo Durocher Manager Veterans Committee
Phil Rizzuto Player (SS) Veterans Committee
Steve Carlton Player (P) Baseball Writers
1995 Leon Day Player (P-2B-OF) Veterans Committee(Negro Leaguer)
Mike Schmidt Player (3B) Baseball Writers
Richie Ashburn Player (CF) Veterans Committee
Vic Willis Player (P) Veterans Committee
William Hulbert Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
1996 Bill Foster Player (P) Veterans Committee(Negro Leaguer)
Earl Weaver Manager Veterans Committee
Jim Bunning Player (P) Veterans Committee
Ned Hanlon Manager Veterans Committee
1997 Nellie Fox Player (2B) Veterans Committee
Phil Niekro Player (P) Baseball Writers
Tommy Lasorda Manager Veterans Committee
Willie Wells Player (SS) Veterans Committee(Negro Leaguer)
1998 Bullet Rogan Player (P) Veterans Committee(Negro Leaguer)
Don Sutton Player (P) Baseball Writers
George Davis Player (SS) Veterans Committee
Larry Doby Player (CF) Veterans Committee
Lee MacPhail Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
1999 Frank Selee Manager Veterans Committee
George Brett Player (3B) Baseball Writers
Joe Williams Player (P) Veterans Committee(Negro Leaguer)
Nestor Chylak Umpire Veterans Committee
Nolan Ryan Player (P) Baseball Writers
Orlando Cepeda Player (1B) Veterans Committee
Robin Yount Player (SS) Baseball Writers
2000 Bid McPhee Player (2B) Veterans Committee
Carlton Fisk Player (C) Baseball Writers
Sparky Anderson Manager Veterans Committee
Tony Perez Player (1B) Baseball Writers
Turkey Stearnes Player (CF) Veterans Committee(Negro Leaguer)
2001 Bill Mazeroski Player (2B) Veterans Committee
Dave Winfield Player (RF) Baseball Writers
Hilton Smith Player (P) Veterans Committee(Negro Leaguer)
Kirby Puckett Player (CF) Baseball Writers
2002 Ozzie Smith Player (SS) Baseball Writers
2003 Eddie Murray Player (1B) Baseball Writers
Gary Carter Player (C) Baseball Writers
2004 Dennis Eckersley Player (P) Baseball Writers
Paul Molitor Player (DH) Baseball Writers
2005 Ryne Sandberg Player (2B) Baseball Writers
Wade Boggs Player (3B) Baseball Writers
2006 Alex Pompez Pioneer/Executive Negro Leagues/Pre-Negro Leagues
Andy Cooper Player (P) Negro Leagues/Pre-Negro Leagues
Ben Taylor Player (1B) Negro Leagues/Pre-Negro Leagues
Biz Mackey Player (C) Negro Leagues/Pre-Negro Leagues
Bruce Sutter Player (P) Baseball Writers
Cristóbal Torriente Player (CF) Negro Leagues/Pre-Negro Leagues
Cum Posey Pioneer/Executive Negro Leagues/Pre-Negro Leagues
Effa Manley Pioneer/Executive Negro Leagues/Pre-Negro Leagues
Frank Grant Player (2B) Negro Leagues/Pre-Negro Leagues
J.L. Wilkinson Pioneer/Executive Negro Leagues/Pre-Negro Leagues
José Méndez Player (P) Negro Leagues/Pre-Negro Leagues
Jud Wilson Player (3B) Negro Leagues/Pre-Negro Leagues
Louis Santop Player (C) Negro Leagues/Pre-Negro Leagues
Mule Suttles Player (1B) Negro Leagues/Pre-Negro Leagues
Pete Hill Player (CF) Negro Leagues/Pre-Negro Leagues
Ray Brown Player (P) Negro Leagues/Pre-Negro Leagues
Sol White Pioneer/Executive Negro Leagues/Pre-Negro Leagues
Willard Brown Player (CF) Negro Leagues/Pre-Negro Leagues
2007 Tony Gwynn Player (OF) Baseball Writers
Cal Ripken Jr. Player (SS) Baseball Writers
2008 Barney Dreyfuss Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
Goose Gossage Player (P) Baseball Writers
Bowie Kuhn Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
Walter O'Malley Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
Billy Southworth Manager Veterans Committee
Dick Williams Manager Veterans Committee
2009 Rickey Henderson Player (OF) Baseball Writers
Jim Rice Player (OF) Baseball Writers
Joe Gordon Player (2B) Veterans Committee
2010 Andre Dawson Player (OF) Baseball Writers
Doug Harvey Umpire Veterans Committee
Whitey Herzog Manager Veterans Committee
2011 Roberto Alomar Player (2B) Baseball Writers
Bert Blyleven Player (P) Baseball Writers
Pat Gillick Executive Veterans Committee
2012 Barry Larkin Player (SS) Baseball Writers
Ron Santo Player (3B) Veterans Committee
2013 Hank O'Day Umpire Veterans Committee
Jacob Ruppert Pioneer/Executive Veterans Committee
Deacon White Player (C-3B) Veterans Committee
2014 Bobby Cox Manager Veterans Committee
Tom Glavine Player (P) Baseball Writers
Tony LaRussa Manager Veterans Committee
Greg Maddux Player (P) Baseball Writers
Frank Thomas Player (1B-DH) Baseball Writers
Joe Torre Manager Veterans Committee
2015 Craig Biggio Player (2B) Baseball Writers
Randy Johnson Player (P) Baseball Writers
Pedro Martinez Player (P) Baseball Writers
John Smoltz Player (P) Baseball Writers
2016 Ken Griffey, Jr. Player (OF) Baseball Writers
Mike Piazza Player (C) Baseball Writers
2017 Jeff Bagwell Player (1B) Baseball Writers
Tim Raines Player (OF) Baseball Writers
Ivan Rodriguez Player (C) Baseball Writers
John Schuerholz Executive Veterans Committee
Bud Selig Executive Veterans Committee
2018 Vladimir Guerrero Player (OF) Baseball Writers
Trevor Hoffman Player (P) Baseball Writers
Chipper Jones Player (3B) Baseball Writers
Jack Morris Player (P) Veterans Committee
Jim Thome Player (1B) Baseball Writers
Alan Trammell Player (SS) Veterans Committee
2019 Harold Baines Player (OF/DH) Veterans Committee
Roy Halladay Player (P) Baseball Writers
Edgar Martinez Player (DH/3B) Baseball Writers
Mike Mussina Player (P) Baseball Writers
Mariano Rivera Player (P) Baseball Writers
Lee Smith Player (P) Veterans Committee
2020 Derek Jeter Player (SS) Baseball Writers
Marvin Miller Executive Veterans Committee
Ted Simmons Player (C) Veterans Committee
Larry Walker Player (OF) Baseball Writers
2021 No one elected
2022 Bud Fowler Player (IF)/Pioneer Veterans Committee
Gil Hodges Player (1B) Veterans Committee
Jim Kaat Player (P) Veterans Committee
Minnie Minoso Player (OF) Veterans Committee
Tony Oliva Player (OF) Veterans Committee
Buck O'Neil Player (1B) Veterans Committee
David Ortiz Player (DH) Baseball Writers
2023 Fred McGriff Player (1B) Veterans Committee
Scott Rolen Player (3B) Baseball Writers
2024 Adrián Beltré Player (3B) Baseball Writers
Todd Helton Player (1B) Baseball Writers
Jim Leyland Manager Veterans Committee
Joe Mauer Player (C) Baseball Writers

Further Reading[edit]

  • Samuel Borgemenke: "The Symbiotic Relationship of Individual and Team Success", in Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Vol. 50, Nr. 1 (Spring 2021), pp. 104-108.
  • Ralph Carhart: The Hall Ball: One Fan’s Journey to Unite Cooperstown Immortals with a Single Baseball, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2020. ISBN 978-1-4766-7964-8
  • Anthony Castrovince: "A lineup of the most underrated HOFers: These 9 deserve more recognition", mlb.com, December 24, 2021. [1]
  • David L. Fleitz: Ghosts in the Gallery at Cooperstown: Sixteen Little-Known Members of the Hall of Fame, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2004. ISBN 978-0-7864-1749-0
  • David L. Fleitz: More Ghosts in the Gallery: Another Sixteen Little-Known Greats at Cooperstown, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2007. ISBN 978-0-7864-3133-5
  • David J. Gordon: "Racial Parity in the Hall of Fame", Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Vol. 47, Nr. 2 (Fall 2018), pp. 49-57.
  • David J. Gordon: "Using Career Value Index (CVI) to Evaluate Hall of Fame Credentials of Negro League Players", Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Volume 51, Number 2 (Fall 2022), pp. 112-121.
  • Jay Jaffe: The Cooperstown Casebook: Who's in the Baseball Hall of Fame, Who Should Be In, and Who Should Pack Their Plaques, Thomas Dunne Books, Macmillan Publishers, New York, NY, 2017. ISBN 9781250071217
  • Ron Keurajian: Baseball Hall of Fame Autographs: A Reference Guide, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2012. ISBN 978-0-7864-7050-1
  • Mike Petriello: "Living legends: Which active players are on way to Hall of Fame?: Since 1900, an average of 31 players per season end up in Cooperstown", mlb.com, January 2, 2016.
  • Mike Petriello: "Every Hall of Fame class, ranked", mlb.com, December 19, 2021. [2]
  • John C. Skipper: A Biographical Dictionary of the Baseball Hall of Fame, 2nd edition, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2008.
  • Tom Van Riper: New York Loves Them, Cooperstown Snubs Them: Great Mets and Yankees Who Belong in the Hall of Fame, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2020. ISBN 978-1-4766-7965-5
  • Kevin Warneke and David C. Ogden: The Call to the Hall: When Baseball’s Highest Honor Came to 31 Legends of the Sport, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2018. ISBN 978-1-4766-6408-8