The National Baseball Hall of Fame members are an elite club, representing every facet of the game, including the hitters, pitchers, managers, executives, umpires and media members.
These are the great ones. Their legacies will always be remembered, not only in the corridors of Cooperstown but in the hearts of baseball fans for generations.
Induction Year
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1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955
1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965
1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985
1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012
1936
Ty Cobb
CF
Detroit Tigers
Walter Johnson
P
Washington Senators
Christy Mathewson
P
New York Giants
Babe Ruth
RF
New York Yankees
Honus Wagner
SS
Pittsburgh Pirates
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1937
Morgan Bulkeley
EXEC
National League
Ban Johnson
EXEC
American League
Nap Lajoie
2B
Cleveland Naps
Connie Mack
MGR
Philadelphia Athletics
John McGraw
MGR
New York Giants
Tris Speaker
CF
Cleveland Indians
George Wright
EXEC
Boston Red Stockings
Cy Young
P
Boston Americans
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1938
Pete Alexander
P
Philadelphia Phillies
Alexander Cartwright
EXEC
Knickerbocker Base Ball Club
Henry Chadwick
EXEC
A.G. Spalding’s Official Base Ball Guide
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1939
Cap Anson
1B
Chicago White Stockings
Eddie Collins
2B
Chicago White Sox
Charles Comiskey
EXEC
Chicago White Sox
Candy Cummings
P
Hartford Dark Blues
Buck Ewing
C
New York Giants
Lou Gehrig
1B
New York Yankees
Willie Keeler
RF
New York Highlanders
Charles Radbourn
P
Providence Grays
George Sisler
1B
St. Louis Browns
Al Spalding
EXEC
Chicago White Stockings
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1940
There were no Baseball Hall of Fame Members elected in 1940.
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1941
There were no Baseball Hall of Fame Members elected in 1941.
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1942
Rogers Hornsby
2B
St. Louis Cardinals
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1943
There were no Baseball Hall of Fame Members elected in 1943.
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1944
Kenesaw Landis
EXEC
Commissioner
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1945
Roger Bresnahan
C
New York Giants
Dan Brouthers
1B
Buffalo Bisons
Fred Clarke
LF
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jimmy Collins
3B
Boston Beaneaters
Ed Delahanty
LF
Philadelphia Phillies
Hugh Duffy
CF
Boston Beaneaters
Hughie Jennings
SS
Baltimore Orioles
King Kelly
RF
Chicago White Stockings
Jim O’Rourke
LF
New York Giants
Wilbert Robinson
MGR
Brooklyn Dodgers
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1946
Jesse Burkett
LF
Cleveland Spiders
Frank Chance
1B
Chicago Cubs
Jack Chesbro
P
New York Highlanders
Johnny Evers
2B
Chicago Cubs
Clark Griffith
EXEC
Washington Senators
Tommy McCarthy
RF
Boston Beaneaters
Joe McGinnity
P
New York Giants
Eddie Plank
P
Philadelphia Athletics
Joe Tinker
SS
Chicago Cubs
Rube Waddell
P
Philadelphia Athletics
Ed Walsh
P
Chicago White Sox
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1947
Mickey Cochrane
C
Philadelphia Athletics
Frankie Frisch
2B
St. Louis Cardinals
Lefty Grove
P
Philadelphia Athletics
Carl Hubbell
P
New York Giants
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1948
Herb Pennock
P
New York Yankees
Pie Traynor
3B
Pittsburgh Pirates
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1949
Mordecai Brown
P
Chicago Cubs
Charlie Gehringer
2B
Detroit Tigers
Kid Nichols
P
Boston Beaneaters
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1950
There were no Baseball Hall of Fame Members elected in 1950.
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1951
Jimmie Foxx
1B
Philadelphia Athletics
Mel Ott
RF
New York Giants
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1952
Harry Heilmann
RF
Detroit Tigers
Paul Waner
RF
Pittsburgh Pirates
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1953
Ed Barrow
EXEC
New York Yankees
Chief Bender
P
Philadelphia Athletics
Tom Connolly
UMP
American League
Dizzy Dean
P
St. Louis Cardinals
Bill Klem
UMP
National League
Al Simmons
LF
Philadelphia Athletics
Bobby Wallace
SS
St. Louis Browns
Harry Wright
EXEC
Boston Red Stockings
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1954
Bill Dickey
C
New York Yankees
Rabbit Maranville
SS
Boston Braves
Bill Terry
P
New York Giants
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1955
Frank Baker
3B
Philadelphia Athletics
Joe DiMaggio
CF
New York Yankees
Gabby Hartnett
C
Chicago Cubs
Ted Lyons
P
Chicago White Sox
Ray Schalk
C
Chicago White Sox
Dazzy Vance
P
Brooklyn Dodgers
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1956
Joe Cronin
SS
Boston Red Sox
Hank Greenberg
1B
Detroit Tigers
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1957
Sam Crawford
RF
Detroit Tigers
Joe McCarthy
MGR
New York Yankees
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1958
There were no Baseball Hall of Fame Members elected in 1958.
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1959
Zack Wheat
LF
Brooklyn Dodgers
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1960
There were no Baseball Hall of Fame Members elected in 1960.
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1961
Max Carey
CF
Pittsburgh Pirates
Billy Hamilton
CF
Philadelphia Phillies
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1962
Bob Feller
P
Cleveland Indians
Bill McKechnie
MGR
Cincinnati Reds
Jackie Robinson
2B
Brooklyn Dodgers
Edd Roush
CF
Cincinnati Reds
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1963
John Clarkson
P
Boston Beaneaters
Elmer Flick
RF
Cleveland Indians
Sam Rice
RF
Washington Senators
Eppa Rixey
P
Cincinnati Reds
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1964
Luke Appling
SS
Chicago White Sox
Red Faber
P
Chicago White Sox
Burleigh Grimes
P
Brooklyn Dodgers
Miller Huggins
MGR
New York Yankees
Tim Keefe
P
New York Giants
Heinie Manush
LF
Washington Senators
Monte Ward
SS
New York Giants
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1965
Pud Galvin
P
Buffalo Bisons
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1966
Casey Stengel
MGR
New York Yankees
Ted Williams
LF
Boston Red Sox
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1967
Branch Rickey
EXEC
St. Louis Cardinals
Red Ruffing
P
New York Yankees
Lloyd Waner
CF
Pittsburgh Pirates
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1968
Kiki Cuyler
RF
Chicago Cubs
Goose Goslin
LF
Washington Senators
Joe Medwick
LF
St. Louis Cardinals
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1969
Roy Campanella
C
Brooklyn Dodgers
Stan Coveleski
P
Cleveland Indians
Waite Hoyt
P
New York Yankees
Stan Musial
1B
St. Louis Cardinals
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1970
Lou Boudreau
SS
Cleveland Indians
Earle Combs
CF
New York Yankees
Ford Frick
EXEC
Commissioner
Jesse Haines
P
St. Louis Cardinals
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1971
Dave Bancroft
SS
Philadelphia Phillies
Jake Beckley
1B
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chick Hafey
LF
St. Louis Cardinals
Harry Hooper
RF
Boston Red Sox
Joe Kelley
LF
Baltimore Orioles (NL)
Rube Marquard
P
New York Giants
Satchel Paige
P
Kansas City Monarchs
George Weiss
EXEC
New York Yankees
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1972
Yogi Berra
C
New York Yankees
Josh Gibson
C
Homestead Grays
Lefty Gomez
P
New York Yankees
Will Harridge
EXEC
American League
Sandy Koufax
P
Los Angeles Dodgers
Buck Leonard
1B
Homestead Grays
Early Wynn
P
Cleveland Indians
Ross Youngs
RF
New York Giants
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1973
Roberto Clemente
RF
Pittsburgh Pirates
Billy Evans
UMP
American League
Monte Irvin
LF
Newark Eagles
George Kelly
1B
New York Giants
Warren Spahn
P
Milwaukee Braves
Mickey Welch
P
New York Giants
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1974
Cool Papa Bell
CF
St. Louis Stars
Jim Bottomley
1B
St. Louis Cardinals
Jocko Conlan
UMP
National League
Whitey Ford
P
New York Yankees
Mickey Mantle
CF
New York Yankees
Sam Thompson
RF
Philadelphia Phillies
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1975
Earl Averill
CF
Cleveland Indians
Bucky Harris
MGR
Washington Senators
Billy Herman
2B
Chicago Cubs
Judy Johnson
3B
Hilldale Daisies
Ralph Kiner
LF
Pittsburgh Pirates
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1976
Oscar Charleston
1B
Pittsburgh Crawfords
Roger Connor
1B
New York Giants
Cal Hubbard
UMP
American League
Bob Lemon
P
Cleveland Indians
Freddie Lindstrom
3B
New York Giants
Robin Roberts
P
Philadelphia Phillies
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1977
Ernie Banks
1B
Chicago Cubs
Martin Dihigo
P
Cuban Stars East
Pop Lloyd
SS
New York Lincoln Giants
Al Lopez
MGR
Chicago White Sox
Amos Rusie
P
New York Giants
Joe Sewell
SS
Cleveland Indians
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1978
Addie Joss
P
Cleveland Indians
Larry MacPhail
EXEC
Cincinnati Reds
Eddie Mathews
3B
Milwaukee Braves
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1979
Warren Giles
EXEC
National League
Willie Mays
CF
San Francisco Giants
Hack Wilson
CF
Chicago Cubs
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1980
Al Kaline
RF
Detroit Tigers
Chuck Klein
RF
Philadelphia Phillies
Duke Snider
CF
Brooklyn Dodgers
Tom Yawkey
EXEC
Boston Red Sox
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1981
Rube Foster
EXEC
Chicago American Giants
Bob Gibson
P
St. Louis Cardinals
Johnny Mize
1B
St. Louis Cardinals
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1982
Hank Aaron
RF
Milwaukee Braves
Happy Chandler
EXEC
Commissioner
Travis Jackson
SS
New York Giants
Frank Robinson
RF
Cincinnati Reds
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1983
Walter Alston
MGR
Los Angeles Dodgers
George Kell
3B
Detroit Tigers
Juan Marichal
P
San Francisco Giants
Brooks Robinson
3B
Baltimore Orioles
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1984
Luis Aparicio
SS
Chicago White Sox
Don Drysdale
P
Los Angeles Dodgers
Rick Ferrell
C
St. Louis Browns
Harmon Killebrew
1B
Minnesota Twins
Pee Wee Reese
SS
Brooklyn Dodgers
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1985
Lou Brock
LF
St. Louis Cardinals
Enos Slaughter
RF
St. Louis Cardinals
Arky Vaughan
SS
Pittsburgh Pirates
Hoyt Wilhelm
P
Chicago White Sox
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1986
Bobby Doerr
2B
Boston Red Sox
Ernie Lombardi
C
Cincinnati Reds
Willie McCovey
1B
San Francisco Giants
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1987
Ray Dandridge
3B
Newark Eagles
Catfish Hunter
P
Oakland Athletics
Billy Williams
LF
Chicago Cubs
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1988
Willie Stargell
LF
Pittsburgh Pirates
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1989
Al Barlick
UMP
National League
Johnny Bench
C
Cincinnati Reds
Red Schoendienst
2B
St. Louis Cardinals
Carl Yastrzemski
LF
Boston Red Sox
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1990
Joe Morgan
2B
Cincinnati Reds
Jim Palmer
P
Baltimore Orioles
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1991
Rod Carew
1B
Minnesota Twins
Ferguson Jenkins
P
Chicago Cubs
Tony Lazzeri
2B
New York Yankees
Gaylord Perry
P
San Francisco Giants
Bill Veeck
EXEC
Chicago White Sox
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1992
Rollie Fingers
P
Oakland Athletics
Bill McGowan
UMP
American League
Hal Newhouser
P
Detroit Tigers
Tom Seaver
P
New York Mets
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1993
Reggie Jackson
RF
Oakland Athletics
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1994
Steve Carlton
P
Philadelphia Phillies
Leo Durocher
MGR
Brooklyn Dodgers
Phil Rizzuto
SS
New York Yankees
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1995
Richie Ashburn
CF
Philadelphia Phillies
Leon Day
P
Newark Eagles
William Hulbert
EXEC
National League
Mike Schmidt
3B
Philadelphia Phillies
Vic Willis
P
Boston Beaneaters
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1996
Jim Bunning
P
Detroit Tigers
Bill Foster
P
Chicago American Giants
Ned Hanlon
MGR
Baltimore Orioles (NL)
Earl Weaver
MGR
Baltimore Orioles
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1997
Nellie Fox
2B
Chicago White Sox
Tommy Lasorda
MGR
Los Angeles Dodgers
Phil Niekro
P
Atlanta Braves
Willie Wells
SS
St. Louis Stars
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1998
George Davis
SS
New York Giants
Larry Doby
CF
Cleveland Indians
Lee MacPhail
EXEC
American League
Bullet Rogan
P
Kansas City Monarchs
Don Sutton
P
Los Angeles Dodgers
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
1999
George Brett
3B
Kansas City Royals
Orlando Cepeda
1B
San Francisco Giants
Nestor Chylak
UMP
American League
Nolan Ryan
P
California Angels
Frank Selee
MGR
Boston Beaneaters
Joe Williams
P
New York Lincoln Giants
Robin Yount
SS
Milwaukee Brewers
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
2000
Sparky Anderson
MGR
Detroit Tigers
Carlton Fisk
C
Chicago White Sox
Bid McPhee
2B
Cincinnati Red Stockings
Tony Perez
1B
Cincinnati Reds
Turkey Stearnes
CF
Detroit Stars
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
2001
Bill Mazeroski
2B
Pittsburgh Pirates
Kirby Puckett
CF
Minnesota Twins
Hilton Smith
P
Kansas City Monarchs
Dave Winfield
RF
New York Yankees
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
2002
Ozzie Smith
SS
St. Louis Cardinals
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
2003
Gary Carter
C
Montreal Expos
Eddie Murray
1B
Baltimore Orioles
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
2004
Dennis Eckersley
P
Oakland Athletics
Paul Molitor
3B
Milwaukee Brewers
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
2005
Wade Boggs
3B
Boston Red Sox
Ryne Sandberg
2B
Chicago Cubs
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
2006
Ray Brown
P
Homestead Grays
Willard Brown
RF
Kansas City Monarchs
Andy Cooper
P
Kansas City Monarchs
Frank Grant
2B
Cuban Giants
Pete Hill
CF
Chicago American Giants
Biz Mackey
C
Hilldale Daisies
Effa Manley
EXEC
Newark Eagles
Jose Mendez
P
Cuban Stars
Alex Pompez
EXEC
New York Cubans
Cum Posey
EXEC
Homestead Grays
Louis Santop
C
Hilldale Daisies
Bruce Sutter
P
Chicago Cubs
Mule Suttles
1B
Newark Eagles
Ben Taylor
1B
Indianapolis ABCs
Cristobal Torriente
CF
Chicago American Giants
Sol White
EXEC
Philadelphia Giants
J.L. Wilkinson
EXEC
Kansas City Monarchs
Jud Wilson
3B
Philadelphia Stars
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
2007
Tony Gwynn
RF
San Diego Padres
Cal Ripken, Jr.
SS
Baltimore Orioles
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
2008
Barney Dreyfuss
EXEC
Pittsburgh Pirates
Rich Gossage
P
New York Yankees
Bowie Kuhn
EXEC
Commissioner
Walter O’Malley
EXEC
Los Angeles Dodgers
Billy Southworth
MGR
St. Louis Cardinals
Dick Williams
MGR
Montreal Expos
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
2009
Joe Gordon
2B
New York Yankees
Rickey Henderson
LF
Oakland Athletics
Jim Rice
LF
Boston Red Sox
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
2010
Andre Dawson
RF
Montreal Expos
Doug Harvey
UMP
National League
Whitey Herzog
MGR
St. Louis Cardinals
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
2011
Roberto Alomar
2B
Toronto Blue Jays
Bert Blyleven
P
Minnesota Twins
Pat Gillick
EXEC
Toronto Blue Jays
Top of National Baseball Hall of Fame Members
2012
Barry Larkin
SS
Cincinnati Reds
Ron Santo
3B
Chicago Cubs
Top of Baseball Hall of Fame Members
That’s it! These are the best baseball players of all time.
But there are more being added each year as today’s superstars become tomorrow’s National Baseball Hall of Fame members.