NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME

This is my collection of Hall of Fame autographs

Hank Aaron

Outfielder

HOF 1982

HIT 755 HOME RUNS IN 23-YEAR CAREER TO  
BECOME MAJORS’ ALL-TIME HOMER KING. HAD
20 OR MORE FOR 20 CONSECUTIVE YEARS, AT  
LEAST 30 IN 15 SEASONS AND 40 OR BETTER  
EIGHT TIMES. ALSO SET RECORDS FOR GAMES  
PLAYED (3,298), AT BATS (12,364), LONG HITS  
(1,477), TOTAL BASES (6,856), RUNS BATTED  
IN (2,297). PACED N.L. IN BATTING TWICE  
AND HOMERS, RUNS BATTED IN AND SLUGGING  
PCT. FOUR TIMES EACH. WON MOST VALUABLE  
PLAYER AWARD IN N.L. IN 1957.

Sparky Anderson

Manager

HOF 2000

ONE OF THE GAME'S MOST SUCCESSFUL AND COLORFUL MANAGERS.
HIS 2,194 WINS RANK THIRD IN HISTORY BEHIND CONNIE MACK AND 
JOHN MCGRAW. THE CRANK THAT TURNED THE BIG RED MACHINE. HIS
SKILLFUL LEADERSHIP HELPED THOSE CINCINNATI TEAMS DOMINATE
IN THE 1970s. REVERED AND TREASURED BY HIS PLAYERS FOR HIS
HUMILITY, HUMANITY, ETERNAL OPTIMISM AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE
GAME. BASEBALL'S ONLY MANAGER TO WIN A WORLD SERIES IN BOTH
LEAGUES AND LEAD TWO FRANCHISES IN VICTORIES. HIS TEAMS WON
THREE WORLD SERIES, SEVEN DIVISION TITLES AND FIVE PENNANTS, 
COMPILING A .619 POST-SEASON WINNING PERCENTAGE.

Luis Aparicio

Shortstop

HOF 1984

REGULAR SHORTSTOP FOR ALL OF HIS 18 SEASONS. 
SET MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER RECORDS FOR MOST 
GAMES (2,581), ASSISTS (8,016), CHANGES ACCEPTED 
(12,564) AND DOUBLE PLAYS (1,553) BY A SHORTSTOP; 
AND HAS MOST A.L. PUTOUTS (4,548). LED A.L. IN 
FIELDING 8 TIMES. TOPPED LEAGUE IN STEALS 
HIS FIRST 9 SEASONS. BEGINNING STOLEN BASE 
RENAISSANCE. A.L. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR IN 1956.

Luke Appling

Shortstop

HOF 1964

A.L. BATTING CHAMPION IN 1936 AND 1943. 
PLAYED 2,218 GAMES AT SHORTSTOP 
FOR MAJOR LEAGUE MARK. 
HAD 2,749 HITS. 
LIFETIME BATTING AVERAGE OF .310. 
LED A.L. IN ASSIST 7 YEARS. 
HOLDS A.L. RECORD FOR CHANCES 
ACCEPTED BY SHORTSTOP 11,569.

Richie Ashburn

Outfielder

HOF 1995

DURABLE, HUSTLING LEAD-OFF HITTER AND CLUTCH 
PERFORMER WITH SUPERB KNOWLEDGE OF STRIKE ZONE. 
BATTED .308 LIFETIME WITH NINE .300 SEASONS AND 
2,574 HITS IN 2,189 GAMES, WINNING BATTING 
CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 1955 AND 1958. AS A CENTER 
FIELDER, ESTABLISHED MAJOR LEAGUE RECORDS FOR 
MOST YEARS LEADING LEAGUE IN CHANCES (9), MOST 
YEARS 500 OR MORE PUTOUTS (4) AND MOST SEASONS 
400 OR MORE PUTOUTS (9).

James Cool Papa Bell

Outfielder

HOF 1974

COMBINED SPEED, DARING AND BATTING 
SKILL TO RANK AMONG BEST PLAYERS 
IN NEGRO LEAGUES. CONTEMPORARIES 
RATED HIM FASTEST MAN ON BASE 
PATHS. HIT OVER .300 REGULARLY, 
TOPPING .400 ON OCCASION. PLAYED 
29 SUMMERS AND 21 WINTERS 
OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL.

Yogi Berra

Catcher

HOF 1972

PLAYED ON MORE PENNANT-WINNERS (14) AND 
WORLD CHAMPIONS (10) THAN ANY PLAYER IN 
HISTORY. HAD 358 HOME RUNS AND LIFETIME 
.285 BATTING AVERAGE. SET MANY RECORDS 
FOR CATCHERS, INCLUDING 148 CONSECUTIVE 
GAMES WITHOUT AN ERROR. VOTED A.L. MOST 
VALUABLE PLAYER 1951-54-55. MANAGED 
YANKEES TO PENNANT IN 1964.

Lou Boudreau

Shortstop

HOF 1970

LED A.L. SHORTSTOPS IN FIELDING EIGHT 
SEASONS. SET MAJOR LOOP MARK FOR DOUBLE 
PLAYS BY SHORTSTOP (134) AND WON BATTING 
TITLE, 1944. PACED A.L. IN DOUBLES THREE 
TIMES. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER, 1948, WHEN 
HE BATTED .355 TO LEAD INDIANS TO PENNANT 
AS PLAYER-PILOT. LIFETIME BATTING 
AVERAGE .295

Lou Brock

Outfielder

HOF 1985

BASEBALL'S ALL-TIME LEADER IN STOLEN BASES WITH 
938. SET MAJOR LEAGUE RECORD BY STEALING OVER 
50 BASES 12 TIMES AND N.L. RECORD WITH 118 STEALS 
IN 1974. LED N.L. IN STOLEN BASES 8 TIMES. COLLECTED 
3,023 HITS DURING 19 YEAR CAREER AND HOLDS 
WORLD SERIES RECORD WITH .391 BATTING AVERAGE 
IN 21 POST-SEASON GAMES.

Jim Bunning

Starting Pitcher

HOF 1996

MAINTAINED DEDICATION AND CONSISTENCY 
THROUGHOUT 17 SEASONS WHILE POSTING CAREER 
RECORD OF 224-184 WITH 3.27 ERA. INTIMIDATING 
RIGHT-HANDED SIDEARMER WON 100 GAMES, PITCHED 
NO-HITTER AND STRUCK OUT 1,000 IN BOTH LEAGUES. 
1964 PERFECT GAME WAS FIRST IN N.L. IN 20TH 
CENTURY. SECOND ALL-TIME IN STRIKEOUTS (2,855) 
UPON RETIREMENT IN 1971. ENJOYED SECOND CAREER 
AS MULTI-TERM U.S. CONGRESSMAN.

Steve Carlton

Starting Pitcher

HOF 1994

EXTREMELY FOCUSED COMPETITOR WITH COMPLETE DEDICATION 
TO EXCELLENCE. THRIVED ON MOUND BY PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY
CHALLENGING HIMSELF OFF THE FIELD. OUT PITCH WAS HARD, 
BITING SLIDER. 329 VICTORIES SECOND ONLY TO SPAHN AMONG 
LEFTIES AND 4,136 STRIKEOUTS EXCEEDED ONLY BY RYAN. SHARES 
N.L. RECORD WITH 19 STRIKEOUTS IN GAME. SIX 20 WIN SEASONS. 
ONLY HURLER TO WIN 4 CY YOUNG AWARDS.

Gary Carter

Catcher

HOF 2003

AN EXUBERANT ON-FIELD GENERAL WITH A SIGNATURE SMILE WHO WAS
KNOWN FOR CLUTCH HITTING AND ROCK-SOLID DEFENSE OVER 19 SEASONS.
HIS TIRELESS WORK ETHIC AND DURABILITY LED TO THE ALL-TIME RECORD FOR
TOTAL CHANCES BY A CATCHER, AND NATIONAL LEAGUE RECORDS FOR GAMES
CAUGHT, PUTOUTS, AND YEARS LEADING THE LEAGUE IN PUTOUTS. AN
11-TIME ALL-STAR, TWICE THE GAME MVP. EARNED THREE GOLD GLOVE AWARDS
AND CLUBBED 324 HOME RUNS. A CATALYST FOR THE EXPOS POSTSEASON
BERTH IN 1981 AND A KEY TO THE METS 1986 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.

Orlando Cepeda

First Baseman

HOF 1999

A POWERFUL FIRST BASEMAN AND CONSISTENT RUN PRODUCER FOR
17 MAJOR LEAGUE SEASONS, NOTWITHSTANDING CHRONIC KNEE
PROBLEMS. HIS ABILITY TO DRIVE THE BALL WITH AUTHORITY
WAS RESPECTED AND FEARED BY THE OPPOSITION. UNANIMOUS
SELECTION FOR BOTH THE 1958 N.L. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD
AND 1967 MVP HONORS. THE 11-TIME ALL-STAR LED THE N.L. IN
HOME RUNS (46) AND RBI (142) IN 1961. BATTED .300 NINE TIMES AND
SLUGGED 379 HOME RUNS. HIS STALWART LEADERSHIP PROPELLED
HIS CLUBS TO THREE WORLD SERIES.

A.B. Chandler

Commissioner

HOF 1982

BASEBALL'S SECOND COMMISSIONER, 1945-
1951. UNITED STATES SENATOR (1939-1945). 
GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY (1935-39, 1955-59). 
IRON-WILLED AND HONEST, HE WAS KNOWN AS 
A "PLAYER'S COMMISSIONER" BECAUSE OF HIS 
BROAD CONCERN FOR ALL PHASES OF THE GAME.

Bobby Doerr

Second Baseman

HOF 1986

QUIET LEADER OF RED SOX DURING 1940'S. CONSISTENT 
SECOND BASEMAN, TOP DOUBLE PLAY MAN AND 
FINE CLUTCH HITTER. LIFETIME BATTING AVERAGE 
OF .288 WITH SIX SEASONS OF OVER 100 RBI'S. HELD 
A.L. RECORD FOR 2B BY HANDLING 414 CONSECUTIVE 
CHANCES WITHOUT ERROR. LED A.L. 2B IN DOUBLE 
PLAYS FIVE TIMES, PUTOUTS FOUR TIMES AND ASSISTS 
ON THREE OCCASIONS. BATTED .409 IN 1946 WORLD 
SERIES.

Don Drysdale

Starting Pitcher

HOF 1984

HARD-THROWING SIDE-ARMER NOTED FOR 
INTIMIDATING STYLE AND DURABILITY. HAD 209-166 
RECORD WITH 2.95 ERA AND 2,486 STRIKEOUTS. 
LED N.L. IN STRIKEOUTS 3 TIMES AND HURLED 49 
SHUTOUTS. WAS 25-9 IN 1962 AND WON CY YOUNG 
AWARD. THREW 6 SHUTOUTS IN A ROW IN 1968, 
SETTING RECORD WITH 58 CONSECUTIVE SCORELESS 
INNINGS. PITCHED IN RECORD 8 ALL-STAR GAMES.

Leo Durocher

Shortstop/Manager

HOF 1994

COLORFUL, CONTROVERSIAL MANAGER FOR 24 SEASONS, 
WINNING 2,008 GAMES, 7TH ON ALL-TIME LIST. 
COMBATIVE, SWASHBUCKLING STYLE A CARRY-OVER 
FROM 17 YEARS AS STRONG FIELDING SHORTSTOP FOR 
MURDERERS ROW YANKS, GASHOUSE GANG CARDS, REDS 
AND DODGERS. MANAGED CLUBS TO PENNANTS IN 1941 
AND 1951 AND TO WORLD SERIES WIN IN 1954. 3-TIME 
SPORTING NEWS MANAGER OF THE YEAR.

Dennis Eckersley

Relief Pitcher

HOF 2004

A TOP STARTING PITCHER EARLY IN HIS CAREER WHO BECAME A DOMINANT
CLOSER. COMBINED A BLAZING FASTBALL AND A DEVASTATING SLIDER,
PINPOINT CONTROL, AND A DECEPTIVE SIDEARM DELIVERY TO SAVE 390
GAMES. FROM 1988-1993, STRUCK OUT 458 WHILE WALKING 51. HIS OAKLAND
ATHLETICS TEAMS APPEARED IN THREE CONSECUTIVE WORLD SERIES FROM
1988-90, WINNING IN 1989. WON AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP AND CY YOUNG
AWARDS IN 1992. AS STARTER, COMPLETED 100 GAMES AND PITCHED A
NO-HITTER FOR CLEVELAND IN 1977. ELECTED TO SIX ALL-STAR TEAMS.

Bob Feller

Starting Pitcher

HOF 1962

PITCHED 3 NO-HIT GAMES IN A.L., 12 ONE HIT GAMES.
SET MODERN STRIKEOUT RECORD WITH 18 IN GAME,
348 FOR SEASON. LED A.L. IN VICTORIES 6 (ONE TIE)
SEASONS. LIFETIME RECORD: WON 266, LOST 162, P.C.
621, E.R. AVERAGE 3.25, STRUCKOUT 2581.

Rick Ferrell

Catcher

HOF 1984

CAUGHT MORE GAMES (1,806) THAN ANY OTHER 
AMERICAN LEAGUER. DURABLE DEFENSIVE STAND-OUT 
WITH FINE ARM. EXPERT AT HANDLING PITCHERS. 
MET CHALLENGE OF 4 KNUCKLE-BALLERS IN SENATORS' 
STARTING ROTATION. OFTEN FORMED BATTERY WITH 
BROTHER, WES. HIT OVER .300 4 TIMES. SECOND 
ONLY TO DICKEY IN A.L. CAREER PUTOUTS AT 
RETIREMENT.

Rollie Fingers

Relief Pitcher

HOF 1992

CAREER EPITOMIZED EMERGENCE OF MODERN-DAY 
RELIEF ACE AS HE APPROACHED LEGENDARY STATUS 
WITH CONSISTENT EXCELLENCE COMING OUT OF 
BULLPEN. RELIED UPON SINKING FAST BALL TO 
BECOME ALL-TIME MAJOR LEAGUE LEADER WITH 
341 CAREER SAVES. APPEARED IN 16 WORLD SERIES 
GAMES FOR OAKLAND, WINNING 2 AND SAVING 6. 
A.L. MVP AND CY YOUNG AWARDEE IN 1981.

Carlton Fisk

Catcher

HOF 2000

A COMMANDING FIGURE BEHIND THE PLATE FOR A RECORD 24
SEASONS, HE CAUGHT MORE GAMES (2,226) AND HIT MORE HOME RUNS
(351) THAN ANY CATCHER BEFORE HIM. HIS GRITTY RESOLVE AND
COMPETITIVE FIRE EARNED HIM THE RESPECT OF TEAMMATES AND
OPPOSING PLAYERS ALIKE. A STAUNCH TRAINING REGIMEN EXTENDED
HIS DURABILITY AND ENHANCED HIS PRODUCTIVITY-AS EVIDENCED
BY A RECORD 72 HOME RUNS AFTER AGE 40. HIS DRAMATIC HOME RUN
TO WIN GAME SIX OF THE 1975 WORLD SERIES IS ONE OF BASEBALL'S
UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS. WAS THE 1972 AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE
OF THE YEAR AND AN 11-TIME ALL-STAR.

Charlie Gehringer

Second Baseman

HOF 1949

SECOND BASEMAN WITH DETROIT A.L. FROM 
1925 THROUGH 1941 AND COACH IN 1942. 
COMPILED LIFETIME BATTING AVERAGE 
OF .321 IN 2323 GAMES, COLLECTED 2839 
HITS. NAMED MOST VALUABLE PLAYER IN 
A.L. IN 1937. BATTED .321 IN WORLD SERIES 
COMPETITION AND HAD A .500 AVERAGE 
FOR SIX ALL-STAR GAMES.

Bob Gibson

Starting Pitcher

HOF 1981

FIVE TIME 20-GAME WINNER. HIS 3,117 
STRIKEOUTS MADE HIM ONLY 2ND PITCHER TO 
REACH 3,000. FIRST TO FAN 200 OR MORE IN 
A SEASON 9 TIMES. SET N.L. MARK WITH 1.12 
ERA IN 1968, HURLING 13 SHUTOUTS. TWICE 
WORLD SERIES MVP, SETTING RECORDS FOR 
CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES (7), CONSECUTIVE 
COMPLETE GAMES (8), AND STRIKEOUTS IN A 
GAME (17) AND A SERIES (35). VOTED N.L. 
MVP IN 1968 AND CY YOUNG AWARD WINNER IN 
1968 AND 1970. WON NINE GOLD GLOVE AWARDS.

Burleigh Grimes

Starting Pitcher

HOF 1964

ONE OF THE GREAT SPITBALL PITCHERS. 
WON 270 GAMES, LOST 212 FOR 7 MAJOR 
LEAGUE CLUBS. FIVE 20 VICTORY SEASONS. 
WON 13 IN ROW FOR GIANTS IN 1927. 
MANAGED DODGERS IN 1937 AND 1938. 
LIFETIME E.R.A. 3.52.

Billy Herman

Second Baseman

HOF 1975

MASTER OF HIT-AND-RUN PLAY OWNED .304 
LIFETIME BATTING AVERAGE. MADE 200 OR 
MORE HITS IN SEASON THREE TIMES. LED 
LEAGUE IN HITS (227) AND DOUBLES (57) 
IN 1935. SET MAJOR LEAGUE RECORD FOR 
SECOND BASEMEN WITH FIVE SEASONS OF 
HANDLING 900 OR MORE CHANCES AND N.L. 
MARK OF 466 PUTOUTS IN 1933. LED LOOP 
KEYSTONERS IN PUTOUTS SEVEN TIMES.

Carl Hubbell

Starting Pitcher

HOF 1947

HAILED FOR IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE IN 
1934 ALL-STAR GAME WHEN HE STRUCK OUT 
RUTH, GEHRIG, FOXX, SIMMONS AND CRONIN 
IN SUCCESSION. NICKNAMED GIANTS' 
MEAL-TICKET. WON 253 GAMES IN MAJORS,
SCORING 16 STRAIGHT IN 1936. COMPILED 
STREAK OF 46 1/3 SCORELESS INNINGS IN 
1933. HOLDER OF MANY RECORDS.

Monte Irvin

Outfielder

HOF 1973

REGARDED AS ONE OF NEGRO LEAGUES' BEST 
HITTERS. STAR SLUGGER OF NEWARK EAGLES 
WON 1946 NEGRO LEAGUE BATTING TITLE. 
LED N.L. IN RUNS BATTED IN AND PACED 
"MIRACLE" GIANTS IN HITTING IN 1951 
DRIVE TO PENNANT. BATTED .458 AND 
STOLE HOME IN 1951 WORLD SERIES.

Reggie Jackson

Outfielder

HOF 1993

EXCITING PERFORMER WHO PLAYED FOR 11 DIVISION WINNERS AND 
FOUND SPECIAL SUCCESS IN WORLD SERIES SPOTLIGHT WITH 10 HOME 
RUNS, 24 RBI'S AND .357 BATTING AVERAGE IN 27 GAMES. IN 1977 
SERIES, HIT RECORD 5 HOMERS, 4 OF THEM CONSECUTIVE, INCLUDING 
3 IN ONE GAME ON 3 FIRST PITCHES OFF 3 DIFFERENT HURLERS. 
MAMMOTH CLOUT MARKED 1971 ALL STAR GAME. 563 HOMERS RANK 
6TH ON ALL-TIME LIST. A.L. MVP, 1973.

Ferguson Jenkins

Starting Pitcher

HOF 1991

CANADA'S FIRST HALL-OF-FAMER. 284-226 
LIFETIME WITH 3,192 STRIKEOUTS AND 3.34 ERA 
DESPITE PLAYING 12 OF HIS 19 YEAR CAREER IN 
HITTERS' BALLPARKS-WRIGLEY FIELD AND FENWAY 
PARK. WON 20 GAMES 7 SEASONS, INCLUDING 6 
CONSECUTIVE, 1967 - 1972. CY YOUNG AWARD 
WINNER, 1971. TRADEMARKS WERE PINPOINT CONTROL 
AND CHANGING SPEEDS.

Al Kaline

Outfielder

HOF 1980

TWELFTH PLAYER TO REACH ELITE 3,000-HIT 
PLATEAU. SOCKED 399 HOMERS AND ATTAINED 
.297 CAREER AVERAGE, WITH NINE YEARS IN 
.300 CLASS. FINISHED IN ALL-TIME TOP 15 
WITH 2,834 GAMES, 3,007 HITS, 1,583 RUNS 
BATTED IN AND 4,852 TOTAL BASES. PLAYED 
100 OR MORE GAMES 20 YEARS AND HAD 242 
CONSECUTIVE ERRORLESS GAMES IN OUTFIELD, 
1970-1972, FOR A.L. RECORDS. LED IN HITS 
AND WON BATTING TITLE IN 1955 AT AGE 20.

George Kell

Third Baseman

HOF 1983

PREMIER A.L. THIRD BASEMAN OF 1940'S AND 
1950'S. SOLID HITTER AND SURE-HANDED FIELDER 
WITH STRONG, ACCURATE ARM. BATTED OVER 
.300 9 TIMES, LEADING LEAGUE WITH .343 IN 
1949. LED A.L. THIRD BASEMEN IN FIELDING 
PCT. 7 TIMES, ASSISTS 4 TIMES AND PUTOUTS 
AND DOUBLE PLAYS TWICE.

Harmon Killebrew

First Baseman

HOF 1984

MUSCULAR SLUGGER WITH MONUMENTAL HOME 
RUN AND RBI SUCCESS. HIS 573 HOMERS OVER 
22 YEARS RANK FIFTH ALL-TIME AND SECOND 
ONLY TO RUTH AMONG A.L. HITTERS. TIED OR 
LED A.L. IN HOME RUNS 6 TIMES. BELTED OVER 
40 ON 8 OCCASIONS AND IS THIRD IN HOME RUN 
FREQUENCY. DROVE IN OVER 100 RUNS 9 TIMES. 
A.L. MVP IN 1969.

Ralph Kiner

Outfielder

HOF 1975

HIT 369 HOME RUNS AND AVERAGED BETTER 
THAN 100 RUNS BATTED IN PER SEASON IN 
TEN-YEAR CAREER. ONLY PLAYER TO LEAD HIS 
LEAGUE OR SHARE LEAD IN HOMERS SEVEN 
YEARS IN A ROW, 1946-1952. TWICE HAD 
MORE THAN 50 IN SEASON. SET N.L. MARK 
OF 101 FOUR-BAGGERS IN TWO SUCCESSIVE 
YEARS WITH 54 IN 1949 AND 47 IN 1950. 
LED N.L. IN SLUGGING PCT. THREE TIMES.

Bob Lemon

Starting Pitcher

HOF 1976

GAINED COVETED 20-VICTORY CLASS SEVEN 
TIMES IN NINE-YEAR SPAN. BECAME ONLY 
SIXTH PITCHER IN 20TH CENTURY TO POST
20 OR MORE WINS IN SEVEN SEASONS. HAD 
207-128 RECORD FOR CAREER. PACED A.L. 
OR TIED FOR LEAD IN VICTORIES THREE 
TIMES, SHUTOUTS ONCE, INNINGS PITCHED 
FOUR SEASONS AND COMPLETE GAMES FIVE 
YEARS. HURLED NO-HITTER IN 1948.

Buck Leonard

First Baseman

HOF 1972

FIRST BASEMAN OF HOMESTEAD GRAYS WHEN 
TEAM WON NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANT 
NINE YEARS IN A ROW, 1937-1945. TEAMED 
WITH JOSH GIBSON TO FORM MOST FEARED 
BATTING TWOSOME IN NEGRO BASEBALL FROM 
1937 TO 1946. RANKED AMONG NEGRO HOME 
RUN LEADERS. WON NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGUE 
BATTING TITLE WITH .391 AVERAGE IN 1948.

Al Lopez

Catcher/Manager

HOF 1977

RENOWNED FOR SHREWD LEADERSHIP DURING 
36-YEAR BIG LEAGUE CAREER AS CATCHER 
AND MANAGER. WON TWO PENNANTS AND HAD 
TEN SECOND-PLACE FINISHES WITH WINNING 
PCT. OF .581 IN 17 SEASONS AT HELM OF 
CLEVELAND AND CHICAGO WHITE SOX. ONLY 
MANAGER TO INTERRUPT YANKEES' PENNANT 
DYNASTY OF 1949-1964, GUIDING INDIANS 
TO '54 FLAG WITH A.L. RECORD 111 WINS 
AND PILOTING WHITE SOX TO 1959 TITLE.

Lee MacPhail

Executive

HOF 1998

ONE OF THE LEADING EXECUTIVES IN BASEBALL HISTORY, HIS 
NAME IS SYNONYMOUS WITH INTEGRITY AND SPORTSMANSHIP. 
AS FARM DIRECTOR AND PLAYER PERSONNEL DIRECTOR OF 
THE YANKEES (1949-58), HELPED BUILD A SYSTEM WHICH 
YIELDED SEVEN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. AS ORIOLES 
GENERAL MANAGER (1959-65), HELPED LAY THE GROUNDWORK 
FOR ONE OF THE GAME'S MOST CONSISTENTLY SUCCESSFUL 
FRANCHISES; AND HE LATER REJOINED THE YANKEES IN THE 
SAME CAPACITY. SERVED ADMIRABLY AS AMERICAN LEAGUE 
PRESIDENT (1974-1983) BEFORE CONCLUDING HIS 45-YEAR 
CAREER AS PRESIDENT OF THE PLAYER RELATIONS 
COMMITTEE. HE AND HIS FATHER LARRY FORM THE FIRST 
FATHER SON TANDEM IN THE HALL OF FAME.

Mickey Mantle

Outfielder

HOF 1974

HIT 536 HOME RUNS. WON LEAGUE HOMER TITLE 
AND SLUGGING CROWN FOUR TIMES. MADE 
2415 HITS. BATTED .300 OR OVER IN EACH 
OF TEN YEARS WITH TOP OF .365 IN 1957. 
TOPPED A.L. IN WALKS FIVE YEARS AND 
IN RUNS SCORED SIX SEASONS. VOTED 
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER 1956-57-62. NAMED 
ON 20 A.L. ALL-STAR TEAMS. SET WORLD 
SERIES RECORDS FOR HOMERS, 18; RUNS, 42; 
RUNS BATTED IN, 40; TOTAL BASES, 123; 
AND BASES ON BALLS, 43.

Juan Marichal

Starting Pitcher

HOF 1983

HIGH KICKING RIGHT-HANDER FROM DOMINICAN 
REPUBLIC WON 243 GAMES AND LOST ONLY 142 
OVER 16 SEASONS. WON 20 GAMES SIX TIMES AND 
NO-HIT HOUSTON IN 1963. LED N.L. IN COMPLETE 
GAMES AND SHUTOUTS TWICE AND IN ERA WITH 
2.10 IN 1969. COMPLETED 244 GAMES DURING 
CAREER, STRIKING OUT 2,303 AND FINISHING 
WITH 2.89 ERA.

Eddie Mathews

Third Baseman

HOF 1978

BECAME SEVENTH PLAYER IN MAJOR LEAGUE 
HISTORY TO HIT 500 HOME RUNS. FINISHED 
CAREER WITH 512. HIT 30 OR MORE HOMERS 
NINE YEARS IN ROW, 1953-1961, REACHING 
40 MARK FOUR TIMES. ESTABLISHED RECORD 
FOR HOMERS IN SEASON BY THIRD BASEMAN 
WITH 47 IN 1953. LED N.L. IN HOME RUNS 
TWICE AND IN WALKS FOUR TIMES. HAD FIVE 
SEASONS OF 100 OR MORE RUNS BATTED IN.

Willie Mays

Outfielder

HOF 1979

ONE OF BASEBALL'S MOST COLORFUL AND 
EXCITING STARS. EXCELLED IN ALL PHASES OF 
THE GAME. THIRD IN HOMERS (660), RUNS (2,062) 
AND TOTAL BASES (6,066); SEVENTH IN HITS 
(3,283) AND RBI'S (1,903). FIRST IN PUTOUTS 
BY OUTFIELDER (7,095). FIRST TO TOP BOTH 
300 HOMERS AND 300 STEALS. LED LEAGUE IN 
BATTING ONCE, SLUGGING FIVE TIMES, HOME 
RUNS AND STEALS FOUR SEASONS. VOTED N.L. 
MVP IN 1954 AND 1965. PLAYED IN 24 
ALL-STAR GAMES - A RECORD.

Johnny Mize

First Baseman

HOF 1981

KEEN-EYED SLUGGER SMASHED 359 HOME RUNS 
AND BATTED .312 IN 15-YEAR CAREER WHILE 
TOPPING .300 MARK NINE SEASONS IN A ROW. 
SET MAJOR LOOP RECORDS BY HITTING THREE 
HOMERS IN A GAME SIX TIMES AND TRIO IN 
SUCCESSION ON FOUR OCCASIONS. WON N.L. 
BATTING TITLE ONCE. LED OR SHARED LEAD 
IN HOMERS AND SLUGGING PCT. FOUR TIMES, 
RUNS BATTED IN AND TOTAL BASES THRICE.

Paul Molitor

Designated Hitter

HOF 2004

A REMARKABLY CONSISTENT CONTACT HITTER AND AGGRESSIVE BASE
RUNNER WITH EXTRAORDINARY INSTINCTS. ONE OF THREE PLAYERS WITH
MORE THAN 3,000 HITS, 600 DOUBLES AND 500 STEALS. A CAREER .306
HITTER, RANKS EIGHTH ALL-TIME WITH 3,319 HITS. HIT SAFELY IN 39
CONSECUTIVE GAMES IN 1987. A GREAT CLUTCH PERFORMER, AS
EVIDENCED BY HIS RECORD FIVE HITS IN GAME ONE OF THE 1982 WORLD
SERIES FOR THE BREWERS, AND WORLD SERIES MVP HONORS FOR THE
CHAMPION BLUE JAYS IN 1993. ELECTED TO SEVEN ALL-STAR TEAMS.

Joe Morgan

Second Baseman

HOF 1990

IMPACT PLAYER WHO LIFTED CINCINNATI'S "BIG RED 
MACHINE" TO HIGHER LEVEL WITH HIS MULTI-FACETED 
SKILLS. TRADEMARK WAS FLAPPING LEFT ARM AS HE 
AWAITED PITCH. PACKED UNUSUAL POWER INTO 
EXTRAORDINARILY QUICK 150-LB. FIREPLUG FRAME. PLAYED 
22 SEASONS AND ALSO HOLDS HOME RUN AND GAMES 
PLAYED RECORDS FOR 2B. N.L. MVP, 1975-76.

Eddie Murray

First Baseman

HOF 2003

A POWERFUL AND PRODUCTIVE SWITCH-HITTER WHOSE CONSISTENCY OVER
21 SEASONS LED TO 3,255 HITS, 560 DOUBLES, 504 HOME RUNS, 5,397 TOTAL
BASES, AND 1,917 RBI. THIRD PLAYER EVER TO CONNECT FOR MORE THAN 500
HOME RUNS AND 3,000 HITS. PLAYED IN THREE WORLD SERIES, WINNING
WITH THE ORIOLES IN 1983. AN EIGHT-TIME ALL-STAR AND THE 1977 A.L.
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. A SKILLED FIELDER, HE EARNED THREE GOLD GLOVE
AWARDS, SETTING MAJOR LEAGUE RECORDS FOR GAMES PLAYED AND
ASSISTS BY A FIRST BASEMAN

Stan Musial

Outfielder

HOF 1969

HOLDS MANY NATIONAL LEAGUE RECORDS, AMONG
THEM: GAMES PLAYED 3,026; AT BATS 10,972; HITS
3,630; MOST RUNS SCORED 1,949; MOST RUNS
BATTED IN 1951; TOTAL BASES 6,134. LED N.L. IN
TOTAL BASES 6 YEARS AND WON SEVEN N.L.
BATTING TITLES. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER 1943,
1946, 1948. PLAYED IN 24 ALL-STAR GAMES.
LIFETIME BATTING AVERAGE .331.

Hal Newhouser

Starting Pitcher

HOF 1992

ONLY PITCHER IN MAJOR LEAGUE HISTORY TO 
WIN BACK-TO-BACK MVP AWARDS (1944-1945). 
STRIKEOUT KING WITH BLAZING FAST BALL. 
207-150 OVER 17 CAMPAIGNS. CONSECUTIVE SEASONS 
OF 29-9, 25-9 and 26-9 WITH CORRESPONDING 
ERA'S OF 2.22, 1.81 and 1.94 FROM 1944-1946 .
HURLED PENNANT-CLINCHER IN 1945 FOLLOWED 
BY 2 WORLD SERIES VICTORIES OVER CUBS.

Phil Niekro

Starting Pitcher

HOF 1997

PREEMINENT KNUCKLEBALL PITCHER WHOSE OUT-PITCH BAFFLED 
HITTERS AND LED TO 3,342 STRIKEOUTS, 8th ON ALL-TIME LIST. 
CAREER RECORD OF 318-274 WITH A 3.35 ERA PLACED HIM 14th 
IN VICTORIES WITH WINNING PERCENTAGE SIGNIFICANTLY 
HIGHER THAN THOSE TEAMS FOR WHOM HE PITCHED. TIED 
WITH CY YOUNG FOR MOST SEASONS, 200 OR MORE INNINGS 
PITCHED (19) AND LED LEAGUE FOUR TIMES IN THAT DEPARTMENT. 
NO-HIT SAN DIEGO, AUGUST 5, 1973. WON FIVE GOLD GLOVES 
AND NAMED TO FIVE ALL-STAR TEAMS.

Jim Palmer

Starting Pitcher

HOF 1990

HIGH-KICKING, SMOOTH-THROWING SYMBOL OF 
BALTIMORE'S SIX CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS OF 1960's, 
70's AND 80's. IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS INCLUDE 268 
WINS WITH .638 PCT., EIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS, 2.86 
ERA AND NO GRAND SLAMS ALLOWED OVER 
ENTIRE 19 YEAR CAREER. INTENSITY WAS TRADEMARK 
OF 3-TIME CY YOUNG WINNER, WHO COMBINED 
STRENGTH, INTELLIGENCE, COMPETITIVENESS AND 
CONSISTENCY TO BECOME ORIOLES' ALL-TIME 
WINNINGEST HURLER.

Tony Perez

First Baseman

HOF 2000

A CLUTCH PERFORMER THROUGHOUT AN ILLUSTRIOUS 23-YEAR
CAREER, HE TORMENTED THE OPPOSITION WITH HIS ABILITY TO
CONSISTENTLY DRIVE IN RUNS. HIS COMPOSURE UNDER PRESSURE LED
TO 379 HOME RUNS, 505 DOUBLES AND 1,652 RBI, INCLUDING SEVEN 100-
RBI SEASONS AND 954 RBI IN THE 1970s. A CATALYST OF CINCINNATI'S
TALENTED BIG RED MACHINE TEAMS DURING THE 1970s. HIS SUBTLE
LEADERSHIP AND TIMELY HITTING HELPED PACE THOSE CLUBS TO
FIVE DIVISION TITLES, FOUR PENNANTS AND TWO WORLD SERIES
CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Gaylord Perry

Starting Pitcher

HOF 1991

ACHIEVED PITCHERS' MAGIC NUMBERS WITH 314 WINS 
AND 3,534 STRIKEOUTS. PLAYING MIND GAMES WITH 
HITTERS THROUGH ARRAY OF RITUALS ON MOUND WAS 
PART OF HIS ARSENAL. 20-GAME WINNER 5 TIMES WITH 
LIFETIME ERA OF 3.10. NO-HIT CARDS FOR GIANTS 
9/17/68. OUTSTANDING COMPETITOR. ONLY CY YOUNG WINNER 
IN BOTH LEAGUES.

Kirby Puckett

Outfielder

HOF 2001

A PROVEN TEAM LEADER WITH AN EVER-PRESENT SMILE AND
INFECTIOUS EXUBERANCE WHO LED THE TWINS TO WORLD SERIES
TITLES IN 1987 AND 1991. OVER 12 SEASONS HIT FOR POWER AND
AVERAGE, BATTING .318 WITH 414 DOUBLES AND 207 HOME RUNS. ALSO
A PROLIFIC RUN PRODUCER, SCORED 1,071 RUNS AND DROVE IN 1,085 IN
1,783 GAMES. A SIX-TIME GOLD GLOVE WINNER WHO PATROLLED
CENTER FIELD WITH ELEGANCE AND STYLE, ROUTINELY SCALING
OUTFIELD WALLS TO TAKE AWAY HOME RUNS. THE 10-TIME
ALL-STAR'S CAREER ENDED ABRUPTLY DUE TO IRREVERSIBLE RETINAL
DAMAGE IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

Pee Wee Reese

Shortstop

HOF 1984

SHORTSTOP AND CAPTAIN OF GREAT DODGER TEAMS OF 
1940'S AND 50'S. INTANGIBLE QUALITIES OF SUBTLE 
LEADERSHIP ON AND OFF FIELD. COMPETITIVE FIRE 
AND PROFESSIONAL PRIDE COMPLEMENTED DEPENDABLE 
GLOVE, RELIABLE BASE-RUNNING AND CLUTCH-HITTING 
AS SIGNIFICANT FACTORS IN 7 DODGER PENNANTS. 
INSTRUMENTAL IN EASING ACCEPTANCE OF JACKIE 
ROBINSON AS BASEBALL'S FIRST BLACK PERFORMER.

Robin Roberts

Starting Pitcher

HOF 1976

TIRELESS WORKER WHO NEVER MISSED A START
IN DECADE OF THE FIFTIES. WON 286 GAMES OVER 19
YEAR CAREER. WON 20 GAMES 6 YEARS IN A ROW 
FOR PHILADELPHIA WHIZ KIDS. LED N.L. IN INNINGS
PITCHED, 1951-55 AND IN COMPLETE GAMES, 1952-56.
STARTED 5 ALL-STAR GAMES. MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYER
OF THE YEAR, 1952 AND 1955.

Brooks Robinson

Third Baseman

HOF 1983

ESTABLISHED MODERN STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE 
FOR THIRD BASEMEN, SETTING MAJOR LEAGUE 
RECORDS AT HIS POSITION FOR SEASONS (23), 
FIELDING PCT. (.971), GAMES (2,870), PUTOUTS 
(2,697), ASSISTS (6,205), AND DOUBLE PLAYS (618). 
HIT 268 CAREER HOME RUNS. NAMED TO 18 
CONSECUTIVE ALL STAR TEAMS. MVP OF 1970 
WORLD SERIES. AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP IN 1964.

Edd Roush

Outfielder

HOF 1962

LEADING N.L. BATTER IN 1917 AND 1919 
BATTED .352 IN 1921, .352 IN 1922, .351 
IN 1923, .348 IN 1924 BATTED OVER 
.300 - 13 SEASONS. LIFETIME BATTING 
AVERAGE OF .323. MOST OUTFIELD 
PUTOUTS, 410 IN 1920. F.L. 1914-1915.

Mike Schmidt

Third Baseman

HOF 1995

UNPRECEDENTED COMBINATION OF POWER AND 
DEFENSE WITH UNUSUAL MIXTURE OF STRENGTH, 
COORDINATION AND SPEED MADE HIM ONE OF THE 
GAME'S GREATEST THIRD BASEMEN. 7TH ON 
ALL-TIME LIST WITH 548 HOMERS. HIS 8 HOMERUN 
TITLES (1TIE) BETTERED ONLY BY BABE RUTH. 
BELTED 40 OR MORE ON 3 OCCASIONS AND TOPPED 
30 TEN OTHER TIMES. 48 HOMERUNS IN 1980 MOST 
EVER BY THIRD BASEMAN. HIT 4 IN ONE GAME IN 
1976. 3-TIME MVP WITH 10 GOLD GLOVES FOR 
FIELDING EXCELLENCE.

Red Schoendienst

Second Baseman

HOF 1989

ROOMMATE STAN MUSIAL CREDITED HIM WITH "GREATEST 
PAIR OF HANDS I'VE EVER SEEN". SLEEK, FAR-RANGING 
SECOND BASEMAN FOR 18 SEASONS. LED N.L. IN FIELDING 
AND HIT .300 OR BETTER SEVEN TIMES. WHEN ELECTED 
IN 1989 HAD WORN MAJOR LEAGUE UNIFORM 45 CONSECUTIVE 
SEASONS AS PLAYER, COACH AND MANAGER, PILOTING 
REDBIRDS TO WORLD SERIES IN 1967 AND 1968. 14TH 
INNING HOMER WON 1950 ALL-STAR GAME FOR N.L.

Enos Slaughter

Outfielder

HOF 1985

HARD-NOSED, HUSTLING PERFORMER WHO PLAYED 
THE GAME WITH INTENSITY AND DETERMINATION. 
FLAT, LEVEL SWING MADE HIM A LIFETIME .300 
HITTER WHO INVARIABLY CAME THROUGH IN 
CLUTCH SITUATIONS. EXCELLENT OUTFIELDER WITH 
STRONG ARM. DARING BASERUNNER FAMOUS FOR 
HIS MAD DASH HOME TO WIN 1946 WORLD SERIES 
FOR CARDINALS. BATTED .291 IN 5 WORLD SERIES.

Ozzie Smith

Shortstop

HOF 2002

REVOLUTIONIZED DEFENSIVE PLAY AT SHORTSTOP WITH HIS ACROBATIC
FIELDING AND ARTISTIC TURNING OF DOUBLE PLAYS. THE 13-TIME GOLD
GLOVE WINNER SET SIX MAJOR LEAGUE FIELDING RECORDS AMONG
SHORTSTOPS, INCLUDING MOST ASSISTS, DOUBLE PLAYS AND CHANCES
ACCEPTED. AN EFFECTIVE OFFENSIVE PLAYER, HE ACCUMULATED 2,460
HITS AND STOLE 580 BASES. NAMED TO 15 ALL-STAR TEAMS. HIS
RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF PERFECTION HELPED LEAD THE CARDINALS TO
THREE WORLD SERIES, INCLUDING A 1982 CHAMPIONSHIP. HIS
CONGENIAL PERSONALITY, CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONALISM  AND
TRADEMARK BACK FLIP MADE "THE WIZARD" A FAN FAVORITE.

Duke Snider

Outfielder

HOF 1980

HIT 407 CAREER HOME RUNS AND TIED N.L. 
RECORD WITH 40 OR MORE ROUND-TRIPPERS 
FIVE YEARS IN A ROW, 1953-1957. BATTED .300 
OR BETTER SEVEN TIMES IN COMPILING .295 
LIFETIME AVERAGE. TOPPED LEAGUE IN SLUGG-
ING PCT. TWICE AND TOTAL BASES THREE TIMES. 
FIRST TO HIT FOUR HOMERS IN A WORLD SERIES 
TWICE -- IN 1952 AND 1955. SET N.L. 
RECORD SERIES HOMERS (11).

Warren Spahn

Starting Pitcher

HOF 1973

BECAME FIFTH BIGGEST WINNER IN MAJORS' 
HISTORY WITH 363 VICTORIES. MOST 
VICTORIES FOR A LEFT-HANDER. WON 20 
OR MORE GAMES 13 SEASONS, SIX IN A ROW. 
SET ALL-TIME RECORDS FOR YEARS LEADING 
LEAGUE IN VICTORIES (8) AND COMPLETE 
GAMES (9). ALSO N.L. CAREER HIGHS WITH 
665 GAMES STARTED; 5,264 INNINGS; 
2,853 STRIKEOUTS. PITCHED NO-HITTER 
IN 1960, ANOTHER IN 1961.

Willie Stargell

Outfielder

HOF 1988

INTIMIDATING PRESENCE BETWEEN THE LINES 
AND CHARISMATIC PATRIARCH IN CLUBHOUSE 
AND DUGOUT. CRUSHED 475 HOMERS, MANY 
OF TAPE-MEASURE VARIETY AND HIT MOST 
BY ANY PLAYER DURING 1970'S. LIKE HIS 
ROUND-TRIPPERS, HIS 1,540 RBI'S ALSO MOST 
EVER BY A PIRATE. BATTED .282 OVER 21 
SEASONS, ALL WITH PITTSBURGH. SHARED N.L. 
MVP HONORS IN 1979, AND NAMED MVP IN '79 
N.L. CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES AND WORLD SERIES.

Don Sutton

Starting Pitcher

HOF 1998

A STALWART ON THE MOUND FOR 23 MAJOR LEAGUE SEASONS, HIS 
IMPRESSIVE PITCHING RECORD INCLUDES 324 VICTORIES, 3,574 
STRIKEOUTS AND A 3.26 ERA. STRIKEOUT TOTAL IS FIFTH BEST ALL-
TIME, WHILE WIN TOTAL RANKS TIED FOR 12TH. DID NOT MISS A TURN IN 
THE STARTING ROTATION DUE TO INJURY OR ILLNESS. CONSISTENCY 
AND MODEL CONTROL LED TO 15 OR MORE WINS IN 12 SEASONS AND 
100 OR MORE STRIKEOUTS 21 TIMES. THE RIGHT-HANDER PITCHED IN 
FOUR WORLD SERIES AND WAS NAMED TO FOUR ALL-STAR TEAMS.

Earl Weaver

Manager

HOF 1996

MANAGED ORIOLES WITH INTENSITY, FLAIR AND 
ACERBIC WIT FOR 17 SEASONS. .583 WINNING 
PERCENTAGE (1480-1060) RANKS FIFTH ALL-TIME 
AMONG 20TH CENTURY MANAGERS WITH 10 OR MORE
YEARS SERVICE. 94.3 WINS PER SEASON RANKS FIRST. 
FIVE 100-WIN SEASONS SECOND ON ALL-TIME LIST. 
WON SIX A.L. EAST TITLES, FOUR PENNANTS AND 1970 
WORLD SERIES.

Hoyt Wilhelm

Relief Pitcher

HOF 1985

BASEBALL'S PREMIER RELIEF PITCHER USED KNUCKLE 
BALL TO WIN 143 GAMES (A RECORD 124 IN RELIEF) 
AND AMASSED 227 SAVES OVER 21-YEAR CAREER. 
NO-HIT YANKEES ON SEPT. 20, 1958 IN INFREQUENT 
START FOR ORIOLES. PITCHED IN RECORD 1070 
GAMES WITH LIFETIME ERA OF 2.52.

Billy Williams

Outfielder

HOF 1987

SOFT-SPOKEN, CLUTCH PERFORMER WAS ONE OF 
MOST RESPECTED HITTERS OF HIS DAY. BATTED SOLID 
.290 OVER 18 SEASONS SOCKING 426 HOME RUNS. HIT 20 
OR MORE HOMERS 13 STRAIGHT SEASONS. 1961 N.L. 
ROOKIE OF YEAR. 1972 N.L. BATTING CHAMPION WITH 
.333. HELD N.L. RECORD FOR CONSECUTIVE GAMES 
PLAYED WITH 1117.

Dave Winfield

Outfielder

HOF 2001

A COMPLETE PLAYER WHO INTIMIDATED THE OPPOSITION WITH HIS 
IMMENSE STATURE, POWER, AGGRESSIVE BASERUNNING AND DOMINANT 
DEFENSE. ADVANCED DIRECTLY FROM COLLEGE TO THE MAJOR  LEAGUES. THE
12-TIME ALL-STAR COMPILED 3,110 HITS, 465 HOME RUNS, 1,833 RBI AND A
.283 CAREER AVERAGE. THE MULTITALENTED OUTFIELDER, RENOWNED FOR
LONG STRIDES AND A ROCKET ARM, EARNED SEVEN GOLD GLOVE AWARDS.
AMONG ALL-TIME LEADERS IN HITS, RBI, GAMES, DOUBLES, EXTRA BASE HITS, 
TOTAL BASES AND  PUTOUTS. HIS 11TH INNING, TWO-OUT DOUBLE IN GAME SIX
CLINCHED TORONTO'S 1992 WORLD SERIES TITLE.

Carl Yastrzemski

Outfielder

HOF 1989

SUCCEEDED TED WILLIAMS IN FENWAY'S LEFT FIELD 
IN 1961 AND RETIRED 23 YEARS LATER AS ALL-TIME 
RED SOX LEADER IN 8 CATEGORIES. PLAYED WITH 
GRACEFUL INTENSITY IN RECORD 3,308 A.L. GAMES. 
ONLY A.L. PLAYER WITH 3,000 HITS AND 400 HOMERS. 
3-TIME BATTING CHAMPION. WON MVP AND TRIPLE 
CROWN IN 1967 AS HE LED RED SOX TO "IMPOSSIBLE 
DREAM" PENNANT.