# Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

The Salón de la Fama y Museo del Béisbol Venezolano (in English, the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) is a nonprofit institution operated by private interests, which was founded on April 18, 2002, thanks to the vision of Carlos Daniel Cárdenas Lares. The institution is located at Centro Sambil, in Valencia, the capital city of Carabobo State and the third largest city of Venezuela.
The museum offers visitors the origins and growth of baseball in the world and the history of what is known as the National sport of Venezuela. It also shows, through its exhibitions, the most prominent players who have made significant achievements, as well as efforts to honor people who have highlighted the activity of baseball in Venezuela, recognizing and appreciating their impact on national culture and exalt those who have made outstanding contributions to the sport.
The museum covers a total area of 2,300 square meters and is laid out on two levels. The first floor of the museum includes four historical rooms, an auditorium dedicated to Luis Aparicio, an art gallery named after Andrés Galarraga, a baseball library and a shop. On the second floor are a permanent Hall of Fame exhibition, two batting cages, and a newsroom.
Since its opening in 2002, the museum created two nominating committees responsible for selecting the most notable baseball figures of all time. The Contemporary Committee, comprising representatives of the media, official scorekeepers, umpires, representatives of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, and Players Association officers, have the task of choosing both natives and foreign players who developed their careers in Venezuelan professional baseball through the 1980–2012 period. Meanwhile, the Historical Committee selects those players who made their careers in the period prior to the 1980–1981 season of the VPBL. In both cases, are also recognized those managers, executives, broadcasters and individuals who have collaborated in the development of baseball in Venezuela.

## Members

Notes
    Bold denotes major league player
    Italics denotes National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum member
    Elected by Contemporary Committee $^†$
    Elected by Historical Committee $^‡$
    Elected by Special Committee $^↔$
    In 2004 there was no selection

### 2003

| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Position | Refs |
| Luis Aparicio | Apr 29, 1934 | Maracaibo, VEN | | | Player/Manager | $^‡$ |
| José Bracho | Jul 23, 1928 | Maracaibo, VEN | Jun 16, 2011 | Ptos. de Altagracia, VEN | Player | $^‡$ |
| Alejandro Carrasquel | Jun 24, 1920 | Caracas, VEN | Aug 19, 1969 | Caracas, VEN | Player | $^‡$ |
| Alfonso Carrasquel | Jan 23, 1928 | Caracas, VEN | May 25, 2005 | Caracas, VEN | Player/Manager | $^‡$ |
| José Antonio Casanova | Feb 18, 1918 | Maracaibo, VEN | Jul 8, 1999 | Maracay, VEN | Player/Manager | $^‡$ |
| David Concepción | Jun 17, 1948 | Ocumare Cst, VEN | | | Player | $^‡$ |
| Víctor Davalillo | Jul 31, 1939 | Cabimas, VEN | Dec 6, 2023 | Caracas, VEN | Player | $^‡$ |
| Luis García | Sep 14, 1929 | Carúpano, VEN | Jan 9, 2014 | Caracas, VEN | Player | $^‡$ |
| Vidal López | Apr 19, 1918 | Río Chico, VEN | Feb 20, 1972 | Caracas, VEN | Player/Manager | $^‡$ |
| Roberto Olivo | Jan 13, 1914 | Caracas, VEN | Jun 22, 2005 | Caracas, VEN | Umpire | $^‡$ |
| Diego Seguí | Aug 17, 1937 | Holguín, CU | | | Player | $^‡$ |
| Abelardo Raidi | Dec 25, 1914 | Valencia, VEN | Jan 27, 2002 | Caracas, VEN | Executive | $^‡$ |
| Juan Antonio Yanes | Jun 24, 1902 | Caracas, VEN | Aug 8, 1987 | Caracas, VEN | Owner/Pioneer | $^‡$ |
| César Tovar | Jul 30, 1940 | Caracas, VEN | Jul 14, 1994 | Caracas, VEN | Player | $^‡$ |

### 2005

| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Position | Refs |
| Ernesto Aparicio | Mar 11, 1910 | Maracaibo, VEN | Mar 2, 2006 | Los Teques, VEN | Player/Manager | $^‡$ |
| Luis Aparicio, Sr. | Aug 28, 1912 | Maracaibo, VEN | Jan 1, 1971 | Maracaibo, VEN | Player/Manager | $^‡$ |
| Tony Armas | Jul 2, 1953 | Pto. Píritu, VEN | | | Player | $^†$ |
| José Del Vecchio | May 3, 1917 | Miranda, VEN | May 27, 1990 | Caracas, VEN | Promoter | $^‡$ |
| Herman Ettedgui | Jul 31 1917 | Pto. Cabello, VEN | Jun 17, 2012 | Caracas, VEN | Journalist | $^‡$ |

### 2006

| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Position | Refs |
| 1941 AWS Champion Team | | | | | | $^‡$ |
| Teolindo Acosta | Jul 23, 1937 | Maracaibo, VEN | Aug 2, 2004 | Valencia, VEN | Player | $^‡$ |
| Pancho Pepe Cróquer | May 23, 1920 | Turmero, VEN | Dec 18, 1955 | Barranquilla, CO | Broadcaster | $^‡$ |
| Emilio Cueche | Oct 20, 1927 | Barcelona, VEN | Jul 31, 2006 | Valencia, VEN | Player | $^‡$ |
| Baudilio Díaz | Mar 23, 1953 | Cúa, VEN | Nov 23, 1990 | Caracas, VEN | Player | $^†$ |
| Ramón Monzant | Jan 4, 1933 | Maracaibo, VEN | Aug 10, 2001 | Maracaibo, VEN | Player | $^‡$ |

### 2007

| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Position | Refs |
| Pompeyo Davalillo | Jul 5, 1928 | Cabimas, VEN | Feb 28, 2013 | Ocumare del Tuy, VEN | Player/Manager | $^‡$ |
| Cocaína García | Dec 28, 1905 | Manacas, CU | Apr 13, 1995 | Caraballeda, VEN | Player | $^‡$ |
| Delio Amado León | Sep 13, 1932 | Maracay, VEN | Nov 30, 1996 | Caracas, VEN | Broadcaster | $^‡$ |
| Jesús Marcano Trillo | Dec 25, 1950 | Caripito, VEN | | | Player | $^†$ |

### 2008

| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Position | Refs |
| Gualberto Acosta | Jul 12, 1924 | Caracas, VEN | Jun 11, 2008 | Ciudad Bolívar, VEN | Umpire | $^‡$ |
| Héctor Benítez | Nov 1, 1918 | Caracas, VEN | Jun 17, 2011 | Caracas, VEN | Player | $^‡$ |
| Gustavo Gil | Apr 19, 1939 | Caracas, VEN | Dec 8, 2015 | Phoenix, Arizona, US | Player | $^‡$ |
| Luis Leal | Mar 21, 1957 | Barquisimeto, VEN | | | Player | $^†$ |
| Gonzalo Márquez | Mar 31, 1946 | Carúpano, VEN | Dec 20, 1984 | La Victoria, VEN | Player | $^†$ |
| Luis Peñalver | Nov 20, 1941 | Cumaná, VEN | | | Player | $^†$ |
| Oscar Prieto Ortiz | Ago 1, 1905 | Ciudad Bolívar, VEN | Aug 10, 1983 | Caracas, VEN | Owner | $^‡$ |

### 2009

| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Position | Refs |
| Urbano Lugo | Aug 12, 1962 | Punto Fijo, VEN | | | Player | $^†$ |
| Aurelio Monteagudo | Nov 19, 1943 | Caibarien, CU | Nov 19, 1990 | Saltillo, MX | Pitcher | $^†$ |
| Oswaldo Olivares | Sep 15, 1953 | Caracas, VEN | | | Player | $^†$ |
| Regino Otero | Sep 7, 1915 | La Habana, CU | Oct 21, 1988 | Hialeah, Florida, US | Manager | $^‡$ |
| Chucho Ramos | Apr 12, 1918 | Maturín, VEN | Sep 2, 1977 | Caracas, VEN | Player | $^‡$ |
| Luis Tiant | Nov 23, 1940 | Marianao, CU | Oct 8, 2024 | Wells, Maine, US | Player | $^†$ |
| Carlos Tovar Bracho | Feb 5, 1933 | Valencia, VEN | Mar 6, 2006 | Caracas, VEN | Broadcaster | $^‡$ |
| Luis Zuloaga | Dec 31, 1922 | Valencia, VEN | May 22, 2013 | Caracas, VEN | Player | $^‡$ |

### 2010

| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Position | Refs |
| Luis Aponte | Jun 14, 1951 | El Tigre, VEN | | | Player | $^†$ |
| Ángel Bravo | Aug 4, 1942 | Santa Rita, VEN | | | Player | $^‡$ |
| Andrés Galarraga | Jun 18, 1961 | Caracas, VEN | | | First baseman | $^†$ |
| Teodoro Obregón | Dic 17, 1935 | Caracas, VEN | | | Player | $^‡$ |
| Pedro Padrón Panza | Sep 16, 1920 | La Guaira, VEN | Apr 1, 1999 | Caracas, VEN | Owner | $^‡$ |
| Lázaro Salazar | Feb 4, 1912 | La Habana, CU | Apr 25, 1957 | Mexico City, MX | Player/Manager | $^‡$ |

### 2011

| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Position | Refs |
| Wilson Álvarez | Mar 24, 1970 | Maracaibo, VEN | | | Player | $^†$ |
| Oswaldo Guillén | Jan 20, 1964 | Ocumare del Tuy, VEN | | | Player | $^†$ |
| Roberto Muñoz | Nov 21, 1949 | Caracas, VEN | Sep 23, 2012 | Maracay, VEN | Player | $^‡$ |
| Luis Salazar | May 19, 1956 | Barcelona, VEN | | | Player | $^†$ |

### 2012

| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Position | Refs |
| Dalmiro Finol | Aug 21, 1919 | Maracaibo, VEN | May 16, 1994 | Maracaibo, VEN | Player | $^‡$ |
| Luis Sojo | Jan 3, 1965 | Caracas, VEN | | | Player/Manager | $^†$ |

### 2014

| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Position | Refs |
| Dámaso Blanco | Dec 11, 1941 | Curiepe, VEN | | | Player/Sportscaster | $^‡$ |
| Juan Vené | Jan 10, 1929 | Caracas, VEN | | | Journalist/Sportscaster | $^‡$ |

### 2015

| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Position | Refs |
| 1959 PanAm Games Champion Team | | | | | | $^↔$ |
| Oswaldo Blanco | Sep 8, 1945 | Maracaibo, VEN | | | Player | $^↔$ |
| Leonel Carrión | Feb 15, 1952 | Maracaibo, VEN | | | Player | $^↔$ |
| Remigio Hermoso | Oct 1, 1947 | Puerto Cabello, VEN | Aug 21, 2020 | Puerto Cabello, VEN | Player | $^↔$ |
| Julián Ladera | Jul 15, 1928 | Carmen de Uria, VEN | Sep 14, 1973 | Valencia, VEN | Player | $^↔$ |
| Balbino Inojosa | Mar 31, 1909 | Borburata, VEN | Mar 31, 1974 | Caracas, VEN | Player | $^↔$ |
| Martín Tovar Lange | (?), 1905 | Caracas, VEN | Nov 3, 1976 | Caracas, VEN | Owner/Pioneer | $^↔$ |
| Carlos Lavaud | Dec 10, 1904 | Caracas, VEN | Nov 25, 1975 | Caracas, VEN | Owner/Pioneer | $^↔$ |
| Juan Reggeti | Jan 3, 1909 | Caracas, VEN | Aug 8, 1969 | Caracas, VEN | Owner/Pioneer | $^↔$ |
| Luis Rodolfo Machado | Jul 9, 1918 | Maracaibo, VEN | Jul 2, 1978 | Maracaibo, VEN | Owner | $^↔$ |
| Pablo Morales Pérez | Aug 17, 1906 | La Guaira, VEN | Nov 24, 1969 | Caracas, VEN | Owner | $^↔$ |
| Antonio Herrera Gutiérrez | (?), 1910 | Carora, VEN | Mar 16, 1969 | Maracaibo, VEN | Owner | $^↔$ |
| Carlos González | Oct 14, 1932 | Tucupita, VEN | May 24, 2004 | Caracas, VEN | Journalist/Sportscaster | $^↔$ |

### 2016

| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Position | Refs |
| Rubén Mijares | Dec 10, 1938 | Patanemo, VEN | | | Journalist/Sportscaster/Executive | $^‡$ |
| Dionisio Acosta | Mar 20, 1929 | Maracaibo, VEN | Jan 16, 2013 | Cabudare, VEN | Player/Union Leader | $^‡$ |
| Carlos Cárdenas Lares | Mar 20, 1973 | Caracas, VEN | Mar 1, 1994 | Caracas, VEN | Writer/Promoter of the creation of Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum | $^‡$ |

### 2017

| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Position | Refs |
| Giovanni Carrara | Mar 4, 1968 | El Tigre, VEN | | | Player | $^†$ |
| Adolfo Álvarez | Oct 10, 1930 | Carora, VEN | Sep 12, 2016 | Carora, VEN | Owner | $^‡$ |
| Marco Antonio Lacavalerie | Jan 31, 1924 | Caracas, VEN | Nov 23, 1995 | Caracas, VEN | Broadcaster | $^‡$ |

### 2018

| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Position | Refs |
| Robert Marcano | Jun 7, 1951 | El Clavo, VEN | Nov 13, 1990 | Caracas, VEN | Player | $^‡$ |
| Omar Vizquel | Apr 24, 1967 | Caracas, VEN | | | Player | $^†$ |

### 2019

| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Position | Refs |
| Carlos Ascanio | Apr 4, 1918 | Santa Lucia, VEN | Feb 27, 1998 | Caracas, VEN | Player | $^‡$ |
| Edwin Hurtado | Feb 1, 1970 | Barquisimeto, VEN | | | Player | $^†$ |
| Leonardo Hernández | Nov 6, 1959 | Santa Lucia, VEN | | | Player | $^†$ |

### 2021

| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Position | Refs |
| Robert Pérez | Jun 4, 1969 | Ciudad Bolívar, VEN | Player | $^†$ |
| Bob Abreu | Mar 11, 1974 | Turmero, VEN | Player | $^†$ |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | Nov 8, 1973 | Santa Teresa del Tuy, VEN | Player | $^†$ |

### 2022

| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Position | Refs |
| Johan Santana | Mar 13, 1979 | Tovar, VEN | | | Player | $^†$ |
| Melvin Mora | Feb 12, 1972 | Yaracuy, VEN | | | Player | $^†$ |

### 2023

| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Position | Refs |
| Oscar Prieto Párraga | Mar 2, 1946 | Caracas, VEN | | | Executive | $^‡$ |
| Alfonso Saer | Jun 11, 1947 | Barquisimeto, VEN | | | Broadcaster | $^‡$ |

### 2024

| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Position | Refs |
| Richard Garcés | May 18, 1971 | Maracay, VEN | | | Player | $^†$ |
| Ramón Hernández | May 20, 1976 | Caracas, VEN | | | Player | $^†$ |
| Juan Carlos Pulido | Aug 5, 1971 | Caracas, VEN | Dec 28, 2023 | Caracas, VEN | Player | $^†$ |