Pirates Hall of Fame

The Pittsburgh Pirates began the Pirates Hall of Fame in 2022, following similar Halls by other teams, to honor stars of the Pirates franchise as well as the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays. The initial ceremony took place at PNC Park on September 3rd, in the presence of the three living members - Bill Mazeroski, Dave Parker and Steve Blass and members of the family and representatives of the other inductees.

Inductees

2022

• Jake Beckley, 1B
• Steve Blass, P, broadcaster
• Ray Brown, P
• Max Carey, CF
• Oscar Charleston, CF, Manager
• Fred Clarke, LF, Manager
• Roberto Clemente, RF
• Josh Gibson, C
• Ralph Kiner, LF
• Buck Leonard, 1B
• Bill Mazeroski, 2B
• Danny Murtaugh, Manager
• Dave Parker, RF
• Willie Stargell, LF-IB
• Pie Traynor, 3B
• Arky Vaughan, SS
• Honus Wagner, SS
• Paul Waner, RF
• Lloyd Waner, CF

2023

• ElRoy Face, P
• Bob Friend, P
• Dick Groat, IF
• Kent Tekulve, P

Further Reading

• Justice delos Santos: "Pirates induct 19 baseball legends into inaugural HOF class", mlb.com, September 3, 2022. [1]
• John Perrotto (Associated Press): "Pittsburgh Pirates induct inaugural class for team HOF", Yahoo! News, September 3, 2022. [2]