The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Established 1936.
Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
Hank Aaron |
Baseball |
5-Feb-1934 |
|
Hit 755 home runs over his career |
Bud Abbott |
Actor |
2-Oct-1895 |
24-Apr-1974 |
Half of Abbott and Costello |
Grover Cleveland Alexander |
Baseball |
26-Feb-1887 |
4-Nov-1950 |
Pitcher, 373 career wins |
Mel Allen |
Sports Journalist |
13-Feb-1913 |
16-Jun-1996 |
Sportscaster, Voice of the Yankees |
Roberto Alomar |
Baseball |
5-Feb-1968 |
|
Hall of Fame second baseman |
Walter Alston |
Baseball |
1-Dec-1911 |
1-Oct-1984 |
Longtime Manager, Brooklyn/LA Dodgers |
Sparky Anderson |
Baseball |
22-Feb-1934 |
4-Nov-2010 |
Reds and Tigers manager |
Cap Anson |
Baseball |
17-Apr-1852 |
14-Apr-1922 |
Early MLB superstar, Hall of Famer |
Luis Aparicio |
Baseball |
29-Apr-1934 |
|
Shortstop, MLB Hall of Famer |
Luke Appling |
Baseball |
2-Apr-1907 |
3-Jan-1991 |
Chicago White Sox, Hall of Famer |
Richie Ashburn |
Baseball |
19-Mar-1927 |
9-Sep-1997 |
MLB Hall of Fame Whiz Kid |
Home Run Baker |
Baseball |
13-Mar-1886 |
28-Jun-1963 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
Ernie Banks |
Baseball |
31-Jan-1931 |
23-Jan-2015 |
National League MVP 1958 and 1959 |
Ed Barrow |
Baseball |
10-May-1868 |
15-Dec-1953 |
Yankees General Manager, 1920-45 |
Cool Papa Bell |
Baseball |
17-May-1903 |
7-Mar-1991 |
Negro Leagues star |
Johnny Bench |
Baseball |
7-Dec-1947 |
|
Hall of Fame catcher |
Yogi Berra |
Baseball |
12-May-1925 |
22-Sep-2015 |
New York Yankee malapropist |
Craig Biggio |
Baseball |
14-Dec-1965 |
|
Houston Astros |
Bert Blyleven |
Baseball |
6-Apr-1951 |
|
MLB pitcher, 3701 strikeouts |
Wade Boggs |
Baseball |
15-Jun-1958 |
|
Boston Red Sox |
Jim Bottomley |
Baseball |
23-Apr-1900 |
11-Dec-1959 |
St. Louis Cardinal, Hall-of-Famer |
Lou Boudreau |
Baseball |
17-Jul-1917 |
10-Aug-2001 |
MLB Shortstop, Hall of Famer |
George Brett |
Baseball |
15-May-1953 |
|
Twelve-time American League All-Star |
Lou Brock |
Baseball |
18-Jun-1939 |
|
Stole 938 bases |
Charles Bronfman |
Business |
27-Jun-1931 |
|
Fifth richest person in Canada |
Mordecai Brown |
Baseball |
19-Oct-1876 |
14-Feb-1948 |
Three Finger Brown |
Jim Bunning |
Politician |
23-Oct-1931 |
|
US Senator from Kentucky, 1999-2011 |
Jesse Burkett |
Baseball |
4-Dec-1868 |
27-May-1953 |
The Crab, MLB Hall of Famer |
Roy Campanella |
Baseball |
19-Nov-1921 |
26-Jun-1993 |
National League MVP 1951, 1953, and 1955 |
Rod Carew |
Baseball |
1-Oct-1945 |
|
Hall of Famer |
Max Carey |
Baseball |
11-Jan-1890 |
30-May-1976 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
Steve Carlton |
Baseball |
22-Dec-1944 |
|
Winner of four Cy Young Awards |
Gary Carter |
Baseball |
8-Apr-1954 |
16-Feb-2012 |
MLB catcher, Hall-of-Famer |
Alexander Cartwright |
Baseball |
17-Apr-1820 |
12-Jul-1892 |
Original rules of baseball |
Orlando Cepeda |
Baseball |
17-Sep-1937 |
|
MLB first baseman |
Henry Chadwick |
Journalist |
5-Oct-1824 |
20-Apr-1908 |
Father of baseball |
Albert "Happy" Chandler |
Politician |
14-Jul-1898 |
15-Jun-1991 |
Kentucky Governor, Baseball Commissioner |
Roberto Clemente |
Baseball |
18-Aug-1934 |
31-Dec-1972 |
Puerto Rican baseball star |
Ty Cobb |
Baseball |
18-Dec-1886 |
17-Jul-1961 |
Legendary Detroit Tigers hitter |
Mickey Cochrane |
Baseball |
6-Apr-1903 |
28-Jun-1962 |
Detroit Tigers catcher |
Eddie Collins |
Baseball |
2-May-1887 |
25-Mar-1951 |
Second baseman, 1914 MVP |
Earle Combs |
Baseball |
14-May-1899 |
21-Jul-1976 |
The Kentucky Colonel, MLB Hall of Famer |
Lou Costello |
Actor |
6-Mar-1906 |
3-Mar-1959 |
Half of Abbott and Costello |
Bobby Cox |
Baseball |
21-May-1941 |
|
Atlanta Braves manager, 1990-2010 |
Joe Cronin |
Baseball |
12-Oct-1906 |
7-Sep-1984 |
Shortstop on 7 All-Star teams |
Kiki Cuyler |
Baseball |
30-Aug-1898 |
11-Feb-1950 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
Ray Dandridge |
Baseball |
31-Aug-1913 |
12-Feb-1994 |
Negro Leagues 3rd Baseman, Hall of Famer |
Dizzy Dean |
Baseball |
16-Jan-1910 |
17-Jul-1974 |
MVP in 1934, won two World Series |
Bill Dickey |
Baseball |
6-Jun-1907 |
12-Nov-1993 |
Eleven-time American League All-Star |
Joe DiMaggio |
Baseball |
25-Nov-1914 |
8-Mar-1999 |
Where have you gone |
Larry Doby |
Baseball |
13-Dec-1923 |
18-Jun-2003 |
First African-American in AL |
Bobby Doerr |
Baseball |
7-Apr-1918 |
|
Boston Red Sox Hall-of-Famer |
Don Drysdale |
Baseball |
23-Jul-1936 |
3-Jul-1993 |
Dodgers pitcher, 1962 Cy Young Award winner |
Leo Durocher |
Baseball |
27-Jul-1905 |
7-Oct-1991 |
Leo the Lip |
Dennis Eckersley |
Baseball |
3-Oct-1954 |
|
Hall of Famer, renowned pitcher |
Red Faber |
Baseball |
6-Sep-1888 |
25-Sep-1976 |
Chicago White Sox spitballer, Hall-of-Famer |
Bob Feller |
Baseball |
3-Nov-1918 |
15-Dec-2010 |
Pitched three no-hitters for Cleveland |
Rollie Fingers |
Baseball |
25-Aug-1946 |
|
MLB needs more handlebar moustaches |
Carlton Fisk |
Baseball |
26-Dec-1947 |
|
Catcher for 2,226 games |
Whitey Ford |
Baseball |
21-Oct-1928 |
|
Ten World Series wins |
Nellie Fox |
Baseball |
25-Dec-1927 |
1-Dec-1975 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
Jimmie Foxx |
Baseball |
22-Oct-1907 |
21-Jul-1967 |
Seven-time All Star, 534 home runs |
Frankie Frisch |
Baseball |
9-Sep-1898 |
12-Mar-1973 |
2880 hits with .316 batting average |
Lou Gehrig |
Baseball |
19-Jun-1903 |
2-Jun-1941 |
Played 2,130 consecutive games |
Charlie Gehringer |
Baseball |
11-May-1903 |
21-Jan-1993 |
Detroit Tigers 2nd Baseman, Hall-of-Famer |
Bob Gibson |
Baseball |
9-Nov-1935 |
|
Two-time Cy Young Award winner |
Josh Gibson |
Baseball |
21-Dec-1911 |
20-Jan-1947 |
Negro Leagues hall of fame hitter |
Tom Glavine |
Baseball |
25-Mar-1966 |
|
Pitcher, Atlanta Braves |
Lefty Gomez |
Baseball |
26-Nov-1908 |
17-Feb-1989 |
El Goofy |
Goose Goslin |
Baseball |
16-Oct-1900 |
15-May-1971 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
Goose Gossage |
Baseball |
5-Jul-1951 |
|
MLB relief pitcher |
Hank Greenberg |
Baseball |
1-Jan-1911 |
4-Sep-1986 |
Two-time American League MVP |
Ken Griffey, Jr. |
Baseball |
21-Nov-1969 |
|
All-Star outfielder |
Lefty Grove |
Baseball |
6-Mar-1900 |
22-May-1975 |
Perhaps the best MLB pitcher in history |
Tony Gwynn |
Baseball |
9-May-1960 |
16-Jun-2014 |
Batted .394 in 1994 for the Padres |
Gabby Hartnett |
Baseball |
20-Dec-1900 |
20-Dec-1972 |
Chicago Cubs catcher, Hall-of-Famer |
Rickey Henderson |
Baseball |
25-Dec-1958 |
|
Man of Steal |
Whitey Herzog |
Baseball |
9-Nov-1931 |
|
The White Rat |
Harry Hooper |
Baseball |
24-Aug-1887 |
18-Dec-1974 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
Rogers Hornsby |
Baseball |
27-Apr-1896 |
5-Jan-1963 |
The Raj |
Cal Hubbard |
Football |
31-Oct-1900 |
17-Oct-1977 |
NFL Hall of Famer, Baseball umpire |
Carl Hubbell |
Baseball |
22-Jun-1903 |
21-Nov-1988 |
New York Giants pitcher |
Miller Huggins |
Baseball |
27-Mar-1879 |
25-Sep-1929 |
Yankees Manager, 1918-29 |
Catfish Hunter |
Baseball |
8-Apr-1946 |
9-Sep-1999 |
Pitched a perfect game in 1968 |
Monte Irvin |
Baseball |
25-Feb-1919 |
11-Jan-2016 |
Negro Leagues player, MLB Hall of Famer |
Reggie Jackson |
Baseball |
18-May-1946 |
|
Baseball player, candy bar |
Ferguson Jenkins |
Baseball |
13-Dec-1942 |
|
Winner, 1971 Cy Young Award |
Randy Johnson |
Baseball |
10-Sep-1963 |
|
Five-time Cy Young Award winner |
Walter Johnson |
Baseball |
6-Nov-1887 |
10-Dec-1946 |
American League MVP in 1913 and 1924 |
Al Kaline |
Baseball |
19-Dec-1934 |
|
Detroit Tigers hitter |
George Kell |
Baseball |
23-Aug-1922 |
24-Mar-2009 |
3rd Baseman, MLB Hall of Famer |
Harmon Killebrew |
Baseball |
29-Jun-1936 |
17-May-2011 |
Minnesota Twins |
Ralph Kiner |
Baseball |
27-Oct-1922 |
6-Feb-2014 |
Hit 54 home runs in 1947 |
Sandy Koufax |
Baseball |
30-Dec-1935 |
|
Three-time Cy Young Award winner |
Bowie Kuhn |
Baseball |
28-Oct-1926 |
15-Mar-2007 |
Commissioner of Baseball, 1969-84 |
Nap Lajoie |
Baseball |
5-Sep-1874 |
7-Feb-1959 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
Kenesaw Mountain Landis |
Baseball |
20-Nov-1866 |
25-Nov-1944 |
First Commissioner of Baseball |
Tony LaRussa |
Baseball |
4-Oct-1944 |
|
Manager, St. Louis Cardinals, 1996-2011 |
Tommy Lasorda |
Baseball |
22-Sep-1927 |
|
Manager of the LA Dodgers, 1977-96 |
Tony Lazzeri |
Baseball |
6-Dec-1903 |
6-Aug-1946 |
Yankees second baseman, Hall-of-Famer |
Bob Lemon |
Baseball |
22-Sep-1920 |
11-Jan-2000 |
Cleveland Indians Pitcher, MLB Manager |
Al Lopez |
Baseball |
20-Aug-1908 |
30-Oct-2005 |
Catcher, manager, MLB Hall-of-Famer |
Connie Mack |
Baseball |
22-Dec-1862 |
8-Feb-1956 |
Manager of the Philadelphia Athletics |
Lee MacPhail |
Baseball |
25-Oct-1917 |
8-Nov-2012 |
President of the American League, 1974-83 |
Greg Maddux |
Baseball |
14-Apr-1966 |
|
Won four consecutive Cy Young Awards |
Mickey Mantle |
Baseball |
20-Oct-1931 |
13-Aug-1995 |
Twelve times in the World Series |
Heinie Manush |
Baseball |
20-Jul-1901 |
12-May-1971 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
Juan Marichal |
Baseball |
20-Oct-1937 |
|
Nine-time All-Star SF Giants pitcher |
Pedro Martinez |
Baseball |
25-Oct-1971 |
|
Retired Red Sox pitcher |
Eddie Mathews |
Baseball |
13-Oct-1931 |
18-Feb-2001 |
Hit 512 home runs |
Christy Mathewson |
Baseball |
12-Aug-1880 |
7-Oct-1925 |
Pitched 37 winning games in 1908 |
Willie Mays |
Baseball |
6-May-1931 |
|
Baseball Hall of Famer |
Bill Mazeroski |
Baseball |
5-Sep-1936 |
|
Maz |
Joe McCarthy |
Baseball |
21-Apr-1887 |
13-Jan-1978 |
Yankees manager for 15 years |
Willie McCovey |
Baseball |
10-Jan-1938 |
|
521 homers, 18 grand slams |
John McGraw |
Baseball |
7-Apr-1873 |
25-Feb-1934 |
NY Giants manager for 30 years |
Joe Medwick |
Baseball |
24-Nov-1911 |
21-Mar-1975 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
Paul Molitor |
Baseball |
22-Aug-1956 |
|
Baseball legend |
Joe Morgan |
Baseball |
19-Sep-1943 |
|
National League MVP, 1975-76 |
Eddie Murray |
Baseball |
24-Feb-1956 |
|
Eight-time All-Star Hall of Famer |
Stan Musial |
Baseball |
21-Nov-1920 |
19-Jan-2013 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Mel Ott |
Baseball |
2-Mar-1909 |
21-Nov-1958 |
HoF New York Giants outfielder |
Satchel Paige |
Baseball |
7-Jul-1906 |
8-Jun-1982 |
Negro Leagues, Cleveland Indians pitcher |
Jim Palmer |
Baseball |
15-Oct-1945 |
|
Longtime Baltimore Orioles pitcher |
Tony Pérez |
Baseball |
14-May-1942 |
|
Big Dog, MLB Hall-of-Famer |
Gaylord Perry |
Baseball |
15-Sep-1938 |
|
Me and the Spitter |
Mike Piazza |
Baseball |
4-Sep-1968 |
|
Mets catcher |
Kirby Puckett |
Baseball |
14-Mar-1960 |
6-Mar-2006 |
Minnesota Twins Hall of Famer |
Pee Wee Reese |
Baseball |
23-Jul-1918 |
15-Aug-1999 |
Ten-time Dodgers All-Star |
Sam Rice |
Baseball |
20-Feb-1890 |
13-Oct-1974 |
Washington Senators Hall-of-Famer |
Branch Rickey |
Baseball |
20-Dec-1881 |
9-Dec-1965 |
Longtime Baseball GM |
Cal Ripken |
Baseball |
24-Aug-1960 |
|
American League MVP 1983, 1991 |
Phil Rizzuto |
Baseball |
25-Sep-1916 |
14-Aug-2007 |
American League MVP, 1950 |
Robin Roberts |
Baseball |
30-Sep-1926 |
6-May-2010 |
Phillies pitcher, Hall of Famer |
Brooks Robinson |
Baseball |
18-May-1937 |
|
Baltimore Orioles third base |
Frank Robinson |
Baseball |
31-Aug-1935 |
|
MVP for both AL and NL |
Jackie Robinson |
Baseball |
31-Jan-1919 |
24-Oct-1972 |
First negro in the major leagues |
Amos Rusie |
Baseball |
30-May-1871 |
6-Dec-1942 |
The Hoosier Thunderbolt |
Babe Ruth |
Baseball |
6-Feb-1895 |
16-Aug-1948 |
The Bambino |
Nolan Ryan |
Baseball |
31-Jan-1947 |
|
Pitched seven no-hitters |
Ron Santo |
Baseball |
25-Feb-1940 |
2-Dec-2010 |
Third baseman, Chicago Cubs |
Mike Schmidt |
Baseball |
27-Sep-1949 |
|
Phillies third baseman |
Vin Scully |
Sports Journalist |
29-Nov-1927 |
|
Voice of the Dodgers |
Tom Seaver |
Baseball |
17-Nov-1944 |
|
Three-time Cy Young Award winner |
Al Simmons |
Baseball |
22-May-1902 |
26-May-1956 |
Lifetime batting average .334 |
George Sisler |
Baseball |
24-Mar-1893 |
26-Mar-1973 |
Batted .420 in 1921 |
Ozzie Smith |
Baseball |
26-Dec-1954 |
|
Hall of Fame shortstop |
John Smoltz |
Baseball |
15-May-1967 |
|
Pitcher, Atlanta Braves |
Duke Snider |
Baseball |
19-Sep-1926 |
27-Feb-2011 |
Dodgers Hall of Famer |
Warren Spahn |
Baseball |
23-Apr-1921 |
24-Nov-2003 |
Winner of 1957 Cy Young Award |
A. G. Spalding |
Baseball |
2-Sep-1850 |
9-Sep-1915 |
Baseball player, owner, and manufacturer |
Tris Speaker |
Baseball |
4-Apr-1888 |
8-Dec-1958 |
Exceptional centerfielder |
Willie Stargell |
Baseball |
6-Mar-1940 |
9-Apr-2001 |
National League MVP 1979 |
Casey Stengel |
Baseball |
30-Jul-1890 |
29-Sep-1975 |
The Old Perfesser |
Don Sutton |
Baseball |
2-Apr-1945 |
|
Pitcher, Baseball Hall of Famer |
Joe Torre |
Baseball |
18-Jul-1940 |
|
MLB EVP for Baseball Operations |
Dazzy Vance |
Baseball |
4-Mar-1891 |
16-Feb-1961 |
Brooklyn Robins pitcher, Hall-of-Famer |
Bill Veeck |
Baseball |
9-Feb-1914 |
2-Jan-1986 |
Chicago White Sox owner |
Honus Wagner |
Baseball |
24-Feb-1874 |
6-Dec-1955 |
Pittsburgh shortstop on valuable baseball card |
Earl Weaver |
Baseball |
14-Aug-1930 |
19-Jan-2013 |
Cantankerous Orioles Manager |
Hoyt Wilhelm |
Baseball |
26-Jul-1923 |
23-Aug-2002 |
Knuckleball relief pitcher |
Billy Williams |
Baseball |
15-Jun-1938 |
|
Chicago Cubs hitter |
Ted Williams |
Baseball |
30-Aug-1918 |
5-Jul-2002 |
Cryonically preserved .400 hitter |
Dave Winfield |
Baseball |
3-Oct-1951 |
|
Twelve-time All Star |
Early Wynn |
Baseball |
6-Jan-1920 |
4-Apr-1999 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
Carl Yastrzemski |
Baseball |
22-Aug-1939 |
|
Red Sox left-fielder, 3000 hits, 400 homers |
Cy Young |
Baseball |
29-Mar-1867 |
4-Nov-1955 |
Pitched 511 career wins |
Robin Yount |
Baseball |
16-Sep-1955 |
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American League MVP, 1982 and 1989 |