Date of Birth: 6/6/1907
Date of Death: 11/12/1993 (age 86)
Career: 1928-46
Positions: Catcher
Team(s): New York Yankees
Awards: .313 career batting average, 202 home runs, 1209 RBI, 11 All-Star Selections, 14 World Series titles (8 as a player, 1928, 32, 36-9, 41, 43, 49-53, 56)
Nickname: Bill
Induction: 1954-BBWAA (7th Ballot)
Date of Birth: 11/25/1914
Date of Death: 3/8/1999 (age 84)
Career: 1936-51
Positions: Center-Fielder
Team(s): New York Yankees
Awards: .325 career batting average, 2214 hits, 361 home runs, 1537 RBI, 13 All-Star Selections (only player in MLB history to be selected in every year of career), 9 World Series titles (1936-9, 41, 47, 49-51), 56-game hitting streak (MLB record), 3x AL MVP (1939, 41, 47)
Nickname: Joe, Joltin' Joe, the Yankee Clipper
Induction: 1955-BBWAA (3rd Ballot)
Date of Birth: 1/11/1911
Date of Death: 9/4/1986 (age 75)
Career: 1930-47
Positions: First Base
Team(s): Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates
Awards: .313 career batting average, 331 home runs, 1276 RBI, 5 All-Star Selections, 2 World Series titles (1935, 45), 2x AL MVP (1935, 40)
Nickname: Hank, Hammerin' Hank, the Hebrew Hammer
Induction: 1956-BBWAA (8th Ballot)
Date of Birth: 4/21/1887
Date of Death: 1/13/1978 (age 90)
Career: 1926-50
Positions: Manager
Team(s): Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox
Awards: 2125 managerial wins, .615 winning percentage (MLB Record), 1929 NL Pennant, 7 World Series titles (1932, 36-9, 41, 43), 1942 AL Pennant
Nickname: Joe
Induction: 1957-Veteran's Committee
Date of Birth: 1/11/1890
Date of Death: 5/30/1976 (age 86)
Career: 1910-29
Positions: Center-Fielder
Team(s): Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Robins
Awards: .285 career batting average, 2665 hits, 300 stolen base club (738), 1925 World Series title, 2x NL Walk Champion, 10x NL Stolen Base Champion
Nickname: Max Carey
Induction: 1961-Veteran's Committee
Date of Birth: 1/31/1919
Date of Death: 10/24/1972 (age 53)
Career: Negro Leagues 1945-6/MLB 1947-56
Positions: Second Base
Team(s): Negro Leagues, Brooklyn Dodgers
Awards: .311 career batting average, 1518 hits, 197 stolen bases, 1945 Negro League All-Star Selection, 6 MLB All-Star Selections, 1947 ROY, 1949 NL MVP, 1955 World Series title, (first black player to integrate MLB), #42 retired throughout baseball
Nickname: Jackie
Induction: 1962-BBWAA (1st Ballot,first African-American)
Date of Birth: 4/2/1907
Date of Death: 1/3/1991 (age 83)
Career: 1930-50
Positions: Shortstop
Team(s): Chicago White Sox
Awards: .310 career batting average, 2749 hits, 1116 RBI, 7 All-Star Selections
Nickname: Luke
Induction: 1964-BBWAA (10th Ballot, several years of none voting)
Date of Birth: 8/30/1918
Date of Death: 7/5/2002 (age 83)
Career: 1941-60
Positions: Left-Fielder
Team(s): Boston Red Sox
Awards: .344 career batting average (modern era record), 500 home run club (521), 2654 hits, 1839 RBI, 19 All-Star Selections, 2x AL MVP (1946, 49), 2 Triple Crowns (1942, 47) (very nearly did it again in 1949 but lost batting crown by .0002), .551 OBP, hit home run in last at-bat, .406 batting average in 1941 (last player to hit .400 in a season, nearly did it again in 1958)
Nickname: Ted, Teddy Ballgame, Splendid Splinter, the Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived, the Kid, the Thumper
Induction: 1966-BBWAA (1st Ballot)
Date of Birth: 5/3/1905
Date of Death: 2/17/1986 (age 80)
Career: 1924-47
Positions: Pitcher
Team(s): Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox
Awards: 273 wins, 1987 strikeouts, 6 All-Star Selections, 6 World Series titles (1932, 36-9, 41)
Nickname: Red
Induction: 1967-BBWAA (15th Ballot, several years of no voting)
Date of Birth: 10/16/1900
Date of Death: 5/15/1971 (age 70)
Career: 1921-38
Positions: Left-Fielder
Team(s): Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers
Awards: .316 career batting average, 2735 hits, 248 home runs, 1609 RBI, 1936 All-Star Selection, 2 World Series titles (1924, 35)
Nickname: Goose
Induction: 1968-Veteran's Committee
Date of Birth: 11/19/1921
Date of Death: 6/26/1993 (age 71)
Career: Negro Leagues 1937-47/MLB 1948-57
Positions: Catcher
Team(s): Negro Leagues, Brooklyn Dodgers
Awards: .276 career batting average, 242 home runs, 856 RBI, 8 All-Star Selections, 1955 World Series title, 3x NL MVP (1951, 53, 55), (January 1958 automobile accident left him paralyzed for the rest of his life)
Nickname: Campy
Induction: 1969-BBWAA (6th Ballot, no voting in 1965)
Date of Birth: 7/17/1917
Date of Death: 8/10/2001 (age 84)
Career: 1938-52
Positions: Shortstop/Manager
Team(s): Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox
Awards: .295 career batting average, 1779 hits, 8 All-Star Selections, 1948 AL MVP, 1948 World Series title (last player/manager to win World Series)
Nickname: Lou
Induction: 1970-BBWAA (11th Ballot, no voting in 1960 and '65)
Date of Birth: 10/9/1886
Date of Death: 6/1/1980 (age 93)
Career: 1908-25
Positions: Pitcher
Team(s): New York Giants, Brooklyn Robins, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves
Awards: 201 wins, 1593 strikeouts, 1912 NL Wins Champion, 1911 NL Strikeout Champion, No-Hitter
Nickname: Rube
Induction: 1971-Veteran's Committee
Date of Birth: 1/6/1920
Date of Death: 4/4/1999 (age 79)
Career: 1939-63
Positions: Pitcher
Team(s): Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox
Awards: 300 win club (300), 2334 strikeouts, 8 All-Star Selections, 1959 Cy Young
Nickname: Gus
Induction: 1972-BBWAA (4th Ballot)
Date of Birth: 9/8/1907
Date of Death: 11/27/1997 (age 90)
Career: 1934-55
Positions: First Base
Team(s): Negro Leagues
Awards: .320 career batting average, .527 slugging percentage, 12 Negro League All-Star Selections, 3 Negro League Series titles (1943-4, 48)
Nickname: Buck
Induction: 1972-Negro League Special Committee
Date of Birth: 11/26/1908
Date of Death: 2/17/1989 (age 80)
Career: 1930-43
Positions: Pitcher
Team(s): New York Yankees, Washington Senators
Awards: 189 wins, 1468 strikeouts, 7 All-Star Selections, 5 World Series titles (1932, 36-9)
Nickname: Lefty
Induction: 1972-Veteran's Committee
Date of Birth: 4/23/1921
Date of Death: 11/24/2003 (age 82)
Career: 1942-65
Positions: Pitcher
Team(s): Boston/Milwaukee Braves, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants
Awards: 300 win club (363, Modern Era Record), 2583 strikeouts, 17 All-Star Selections, 1957 Cy Young, 1957 World Series title, (gave up Willie Mays' 1st career home run)
Nickname: Hooks, Lefty
Induction: 1973-BBWAA (1st Ballot)
Date of Birth: 2/25/1919
Career: Negro Leagues 1938-48/MLB 1949-56
Positions: Left-Fielder
Team(s): Negro Leagues, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs
Awards: .293 career batting average, 5 Negro League All-Star Selections, 1952 MLB All-Star Selection, 1946 Negro League Series title, 1954 World Series title, 1951 NL RBI Champion
Nickname: Monte
Induction: 1973-Negro League Special Committee (last living electee)
Date of Birth: 9/10/1895
Date of Death: 10/13/1984
Career: 1915-32
Positions: First Base
Team(s): New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers
Awards: .297 career batting average, 1020 RBI, 2 World Series titles (1921-2), 1921 NL Home Run Champion, 2x NL RBI Champion (1920, 24)
Nickname: High Pockets
Induction: 1973-Veteran's Committee
Date of Birth: 10/20/1931
Date of Death: 8/13/1995 (age 63)
Career: 1951-68
Positions: Center-Fielder
Team(s): New York Yankees
Awards: .298 career batting average, 500 home run club (536), 2415 hits, 1509 RBI, 20 All-Star Selections, 7 World Series titles (1951-3, 56, 58, 61, 62), 3x AL MVP (1956-7, 62), 1962 Gold Glove, 1956 Triple Crown, 18 World Series home runs (MLB Record)
Nickname: the Mick
Induction: 1974-BBWAA (1st Ballot)
Date of Birth: 10/21/1928
Career: 1951-67
Positions: Pitcher
Team(s): New York Yankees
Awards: 236 wins, 1956 strikeouts, 2.75 ERA (Modern Era Record), 10 All-Star Selections, 6 World Series titles (1950, 53, 56, 58, 61-2), 1961 Cy Young, 1961 World Series MVP, 33.1 consecutive scoreless innings in World Series
Nickname: Whitey, Whiskey Slick, the Chairman of the Board
Induction: 1974-BBWAA (2nd Ballot)
Date of Birth: 5/17/1903
Date of Death: 3/7/1991 (age 87)
Career: 1922-50
Positions: Center-Fielder
Team(s): Negro Leagues
Awards: .337 career batting average, 6 Negro League titles (1928, 30-1, 42-4)
Nickname: Cool Papa
Induction: 1974-Negro League Special Committee
Date of Birth: 12/6/1899
Date of Death: 4/16/1989 (age 89)
Career: 1941-65
Positions: Umpire
Team(s): None
Awards: 5 World Series (1945, 50, 54, 57, 61), 6 All-Star Games (1943, 47, 50, 53, 58, 62)
Nickname: Jocko
Induction: 1974-Veteran's Committee
Date of Birth: 10/27/1922
Career: 1946-55
Positions: Left-Fielder
Team(s): Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians
Awards: .279 career batting average, 369 home runs, 1105 RBI, 6 All-Star Selections, averaged 36.9 home runs per year for career
Nickname: None
Induction: 1975-BBWAA (13th Ballot, final ballot after 15 years)
Date of Birth: 9/30/1926
Date of Death: 5/6/2010 (age 83)
Career: 1948-66
Positions: Pitcher
Team(s): Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs
Awards: 286 wins, 2357 strikeouts, 7 All-Star Selections, 1952 TSN Pitcher of the Year, won 20 games or more in six consecutive seasons (1950-5)
Nickname: None
Induction: 1976-BBWAA (5th Ballot)
