Talk:List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame

message: 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)
thread_title: Table test

message: 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)
replies: text: See my response at Talk:List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame (alphabetical). MisfitToys 02:14, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Members 

message: 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)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title: Photographs

message: 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)
replies: text: --Muboshgu (talk) 02:24, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Awesome! Redwolf24 (talk) 11:16, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title: Teams

message: 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)
replies: text: How does the Hall itself define the situation? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 05:07, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clemente 

message: 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"|1963||||RF||Washington Senators||1915–1934||VC|| ||
Proposed Change:
|align="center"|1963||||RF||Washington Senators||1915–1934||VC|| ||
--Mark.aubrey (talk) 14:58, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inline Citations for HOF references have changed 

message: 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)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title:  Nationality of Members 

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

message: 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)
replies: text: 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)

text: 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)
replies: text: He already was blocked Funnyfarmofdoom (talk to me) 19:33, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Kudos. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:34, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: And it's not the first time he's leveled that empty threat: ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:37, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

text: 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)
thread_title:  Barry Larkin 

message: The inductees from the AAGPBL should be added to this page: there are currently (2019) 11 players. See  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)
thread_title:  All-American Girls Professional Baseball League 

message: Where is the class of 2020? Wolf O'Donnel (talk) 21:52, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Class of 2020