Talk:List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame

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Table test[edit]

Year Name Position Career Percent approval
1936 Ty Cobb CF 1905-1928 98.23%
  Walter Johnson P 1907-1927 83.63%
  Christy Mathewson P 1900-1916 90.71%
  Babe Ruth RF 1914-1935 95.13%
  Honus Wagner SS 1897-1917 95.13%
1937 Morgan Bulkeley Pioneer   †
  Ban Johnson Pioneer   †
  Nap Lajoie 2B 1896-1916 83.58%
  Connie Mack Mgr 1894-1950 †
  John McGraw Mgr 1899, 1901-1932 †
  Tris Speaker CF 1907-1928 82.09%
  George Wright Pioneer   †
  Cy Young P 1890-1911 76.12%
1938 Pete Alexander P 1911-1929 80.92%
  Alexander Cartwright Pioneer   †
  Henry Chadwick Pioneer   †
1939 Cap Anson 1B 1871-1897 †
  Eddie Collins 2B 1906-1930 77.74%
  Charles Comiskey Pioneer   †
  Candy Cummings Pioneer   †
  Buck Ewing C 1880-1897 †
  Lou Gehrig 1B 1923-1939  
  Willie Keeler RF 1892-1910 75.55%
  Charles Radbourn P 1881-1891 †
  George Sisler 1B 1915-1922, 1928-1930 85.77%
  Albert Spalding Pioneer   †
1942 Rogers Hornsby 2B 1915-1937 78.11%
1944 Kenesaw Mountain Landis Pioneer   †
1945 Roger Bresnahan C 1897, 1900-1915 †
  Dan Brouthers 1B 1879-1896, 1904 †
  Fred Clarke LF 1894-1915 †
  Jimmy Collins 3B 1895-1908 †
  Ed Delahanty LF 1888-1903 †
  Hugh Duffy CF 1888-1906 †
  Hughie Jennings SS 1891-1918 †
  King Kelly RF 1878-1893 †
  Jim O'Rourke LF 1872-1904 †
  Wilbert Robinson Mgr 1902, 1914-1931 †
1946 Jesse Burkett LF 1890-1905 †
  Frank Chance 1B 1898-1914 †
  Jack Chesbro P 1899-1909 †
  Johnny Evers 2B 1902-1917, 1917, 1922 †
  Clark Griffith Pioneer   †
  Tommy McCarthy RF 1884-1896 †
  Joe McGinnity P 1899-1908 †
  Eddie Plank P 1901-1917 †
  Joe Tinker SS 1902-1916 †
  Rube Waddell P 1897, 1899-1910 †
  Ed Walsh P 1904-1917 †
1947 Mickey Cochrane C 1925-1937 79.5%
  Frankie Frisch 2B 1919-1937 84.47%
  Lefty Grove P 1925-1941 76.4%
  Carl Hubbell P 1928-1943 86.96%
1948 Herb Pennock P 1912-1934 77.69%
  Pie Traynor 3B 1920-1935, 1937 76.86%
1949 Mordecai Brown P 1903-1916 †
  Charlie Gehringer 2B 1924-1942 85.03%
  Kid Nichols P 1890-1901, 1904-1906 †
1951 Jimmie Foxx 1B 1925-1942, 1944-1945 79.2%
  Mel Ott RF 1926-1947 87.17%
1952 Harry Heilmann RF 1914, 1916-1931 86.75%
  Paul Waner RF 1926-1940 83.33%
1953 Ed Barrow Pioneer   †
  Chief Bender P 1903-1917, 1925 †
  Tommy Connolly Umpire   †
  Dizzy Dean P 1930, 1932-1941, 1947 79.17%
  Bill Klem Umpire   †
  Al Simmons LF 1924-1941, 1943-1944 75.38%
  Bobby Wallace SS 1894-1918 †
  Harry Wright Pioneer   †
1954 Bill Dickey C 1928-1943, 1946 80.16%
  Rabbit Maranville SS 1912-1933, 1935 82.94%
  Bill Terry 1B 1923-1936 77.38%
1955 Frank Baker 3B 1908-1914, 1916-1919, 1921-1922 †
  Joe DiMaggio CF 1936-1942, 1946-1951 88.84%
  Gabby Hartnett C 1922-1941 77.69%
  Ted Lyons P 1923-1942, 1946 86.45%
  Ray Schalk C 1912-1929 †
  Dazzy Vance P 1915, 1918,1922-1935 81.67%
1956 Joe Cronin SS 1926-1945 78.76%
  Hank Greenberg 1B 1930, 1933-1941, 1945-1947 84.97%
1957 Sam Crawford RF 1899-1917 †
  Joe McCarthy Mgr 1926-1946, 1948-1950 †
1959 Zack Wheat LF 1909-1927 †
1961 Max Carey CF 1910-1929 †
  Billy Hamilton CF 1888-1901 †
1962 Bob Feller P 1936-1941, 1945-1956 93.75%
  Bill McKechnie Mgr 1915, 1922-1926, 1928-1946 †
  Jackie Robinson 2B 1945, 1947-1956 77.5%
  Edd Roush CF 1913-1929, 1931 †
1963 John Clarkson P 1882, 1884-1894 †
  Elmer Flick RF 1898-1910 †
  Sam Rice RF 1915-1934 †
  Eppa Rixey P 1912-1917, 1919-1933 †
1964 Luke Appling SS 1930-1943, 1945-1950 84%
  Red Faber P 1914-1933 †
  Burleigh Grimes P 1916-1934 †
  Miller Huggins Mgr 1913-1929 †
  Tim Keefe P 1880-1893 †
  Heinie Manush LF 1923-1939 †
  John Montgomery Ward SS 1878-1894 †
1965 Pud Galvin P 1875, 1879-1892 †
1966 Casey Stengel Mgr 1934-1936, 1938-1943, 1946-1960, 1962-1965 †
  Ted Williams LF 1939-1942, 1946-1960 93.38%
1967 Branch Rickey Pioneer   †
  Red Ruffing P 1924-1942, 1945-1947 86.93%
  Lloyd Waner CF 1927-1942, 1944-1945 †
1968 Kiki Cuyler RF 1921-1938 †
  Goose Goslin LF 1921-1938 †
  Joe Medwick LF 1932-1948 84.81%
1969 Roy Campanella C 1948-1957 79.41%
  Stan Coveleski P 1912, 1916-1928 †
  Waite Hoyt P 1918-1938 †
  Stan Musial LF 1941-1944, 1946-1963 93.24%

Table is much easier to read and I suggest that it be made the main article. Also perhaps a definition of what a builder is?say1988 19:12, August 10, 2005 (UTC)

I absolutely agree! KLinch (talk) 21:34, 18 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Members[edit]

They are not "members" until they are inducted in the summer. Gwynn and Ripken should be removed until that time.Kinston eagle 01:52, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See my response at Talk:List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame (alphabetical). MisfitToys 02:14, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Photographs[edit]

I think that there should be a photo of each of the members of the first induction class, currently Ruth has a picture. Timpcrk87 02:56, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, in initially selecting photos I was trying to include a range of figures from different eras, and hoped that they would appear on the page roughly even with their election year. (I did all that quite a while ago, so there have probably been some good photos added to the site since then.) MisfitToys 03:01, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Any reason why the first photo has a finger in it? Can't we do better than that?

Teams[edit]

I think it'd be great if we could add what team each player was inducted as, how feasible is this? Redwolf24 (talk) 00:01, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

 Done--Muboshgu (talk) 02:24, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Awesome! Redwolf24 (talk) 11:16, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Andre Dawson's team has yet to be decided. I'm removing the Expos tag until it's official. Mcrabb23 (talk) 00:49, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clemente[edit]

Shouldn't he be listed as elected in his first year of eligibility?

I know they kind of bent the rules in his case, so it wasn't really the same procedure. But in the strictest technical sense, he was elected at the very first opportunity. 99.140.175.108 (talk) 05:03, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How does the Hall itself define the situation? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 05:07, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Inline Citations for HOF references have changed[edit]

The Baseball Hall of Fame has changed their web layout and therefore the links to the player pages have changed. To update the links correctly should the date accessed also be changed?

Current:

|align="center"|[[Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1963|1963]]||{{sortname|Sam|Rice}}||[[Right fielder|RF]]||[[Minnesota Twins|Washington Senators]]||1915–1934||VC||{{sort|-1|{{center|—{{Ref|1|1}}}}}} ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/detail.jsp?playerId=121137|title=The Hall of Famers: Sam Rice|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|accessdate=October 10, 2009}}</ref>

Proposed Change:

|align="center"|[[Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1963|1963]]||{{sortname|Sam|Rice}}||[[Right fielder|RF]]||[[Minnesota Twins|Washington Senators]]||1915–1934||VC||{{sort|-1|{{center|—{{Ref|1|1}}}}}} ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baseballhall.org/hof/rice-sam|title=The Hall of Famers: Sam Rice|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|accessdate=May 28, 2010}}</ref> --Mark.aubrey (talk) 14:58, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nationality of Members[edit]

Main page: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Baseball § Nationality of Players

I had inserted the nationalities of the Hall of Famers, as the sport is growing increasingly more diverse in ethnicity, and this is the formatting used in other international sports, such as soccer. I know that at least Muboshgu is against the theory, so I thought I'd open it up to a broader discussion. yuristache (talk) 11:48, July 23, 2010 (UTC)

I'm glad you brought it here instead of engaging in an edit war. I was going to suggest to you that you should bring it to the talk page. I'm not against the inclusion of the flag icons per se, but as this article has gone through rigorous examinations, I figure there should be consensus for any change like that. I'll go along with whatever that consensus is. --Muboshgu (talk) 03:55, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed. Edit wars are nothing more than a waste of time. I realize that it looks like just American flags down the page for the most part, but it is forethought for the members from Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Cuba and Panama that are likely to emerge in the very near future. Looking ahead to the next five years of eligible candidates, between one-third and one-half have non-United State backgrounds; this also reflects on the current makeup of the game today in the MLB. I could see delaying the implementation of nationalities on the page for a few years until it becomes more striking, but it could also be implemented immediately and then maintained over time. yuristache (talk) 12:11, July 24, 2010 (UTC)

Hmm...at present there's, how many non-Americans? Clemente, Cepeda, Aparicio, Marichal, Perez, Carew, some Cubans in the Negro Leagues, and a few early Brits? I guess there's a bunch who will get in, but mostly not for several years - Alomar is the only non-American likely to get in in the near future, no? john k (talk) 16:58, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of oldest Baseball Hall of Fame members (2nd nomination)[edit]

FYI, I mentioned merging the above article (at AfD) in with this one. If any of the article's caretakers have reason to object to this feel free to rebut me at the AfD. ThemFromSpace 17:58, 7 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Barry Larkin[edit]

Barry Larkin is now in the HOF. Deletion of my work will consitute limiting my free speach and I WILL SUE those responsible. 69.126.207.62 (talk) 19:08, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sue? Really? He may have been voted in, but he isn't inducted until the summer. Call your lawyer if you feel the need. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:09, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done, I'll find out who you are using your ISP number and billing address! You are blocking the inclusion of Barry Larkin because he is black. You are a racist! 69.126.207.62 (talk) 19:15, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Stop your stupid threats or you'll be blocked. And the announcements haven't been made yet today. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:17, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
He already was blocked Funnyfarmofdoom (talk to me) 19:33, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Kudos. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:34, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
And it's not the first time he's leveled that empty threat:[1] ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:37, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Now it's official. If the IP hadn't been so obtuse, he could have posted it himself. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 22:21, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League[edit]

The inductees from the AAGPBL should be added to this page: there are currently (2019) 11 players. See All-American Girls Professional Baseball League § National Women's Baseball Hall of Fame inductees for a list of names & dates. KLinch (talk) 21:31, 18 September 2019 (UTC

They are not members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The National Women's Baseball Hall of Fame apparently had a website which has now expired, but which has no affiliation to the actual National Baseball Hall of Fame. Even though the Hall has an AABPBL exhibit, no players from the AAGPBL have ever been elected to the National Baseball HoF. Penale52 (talk) 11:37, 19 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Class of 2020[edit]

Where is the class of 2020? Wolf O'Donnel (talk) 21:52, 30 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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