Hall of Fame

   A look at the inductees into baseball's Hall of Fame, beginning with the first class of players in 1936 and working up to today.

1936-1969 | 1970-present

1936

• Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson

1937

• Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker, Cy Young. 
• Centennial Commission -- Morgan B. Bulkeley, Ban Johnson, Connie Mack, John McGraw and George Wright

1938

• Pete Alexander
• Centennial Commission -- Alexander Cartwright, Henry Chadwick

1939

• George Sisler, Eddie Collins, Willie Keeler, Lou Gehrig
• Commission on Old-Timers --  Cap Anson, Charlie Comiskey, Candy Cummings, Buck Ewing, Hoss Radbourne, Al Spalding 

1942

• Rogers Hornsby

1944

• Commission on Old-Timers -- Judge Kennesaw M. Landis

1945

• Commission on Old-Timers --  Roger Bresnahan, Dan Brouthers, Fred Clarke, Jimmie Collins, Ed Delahanty, Hugh Duffy, Hughie Jennings, Mike Kelley, Jim O'Rourke, Wilbert Robinson

1946

• Commission on Old-Timers --  Jesse Burkett, Frank Chance, Jack Chesbro, Johnny Evers, Clark Griffith, Tom McCarthy, Joe McGinnity, Eddie Plank, Joe Tinker, Rube Waddell, Ed Walsh

1947

• Carl Hubbell, Frank Frisch, Mickey Cochrane, Lefty Grove

1948

• Herb Pennock, Pie Traynor

1949

• Charlie Gehringer
• Commission on Old-Timers -- Three-Finger Brown, Kid Nichols

1951

• Mel Ott, Jimmie Foxx

1952

• Harry Heilmann, Paul Waner

1953

• Dizzy Dean, Al Simmons
• Committee on Veterans -- Ed Barrow, Chief Bender, Tom Connolly, Bill Klem, Bobby Wallace, Harry Wright

1954

• Rabbit Maranville, Bill Dickey, Bill Terry

1955

• Joe DiMaggio, Ted Lyons, Dazzy Vance, Gabby Hartnett
• Committee on Veterans -- Frank Baker, Ray Schalk

1956

• Hank Greenberg, Joe Cronin

1957

• Committee on Veterans -- Sam Crawford, Joe McCarthy

1959

• Committee on Veterans -- Zack Wheat

1961

• Committee on Veterans -- Max Carey, Billy Hamilton

1962

• Bob Feller, Jackie Robinson
• Committee on Veterans -- Bill McKechnie, Edd Roush

1963

• Committee on Veterans --  John Clarkson, Elmer Flick, Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey

1964

• Luke Appling (special runoff held) 
• Committee on Veterans --  Red Faber, Burleigh Grimes, Miller Huggins, Tim Keefe, Heinie Manush, John Ward

1965

• Committee on Veterans --  Pud Galvin

1966

• Ted Williams
• Committee on Veterans --  Casey Stengel

1967

• Red Ruffing
• Committee on Veterans --  Branch Rickey, Lloyd Waner

1968

• Joe Medwick
• Committee on Veterans --  Kiki Cuyler, Goose Goslin

1969

• Stan Musial, Roy Campanella
• Committee on Veterans -- Stan Coveleski, Waite Hoyt

1936-1969 | 1970-present