Living Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame

The Baseball Hall of Fame can include players, managers, umpires, and executives (Most managers were former players and many players later become managers, but they are usually voted into the Hall as one or the other, as their career merits). The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) has the primary responsibility for selecting which players will be in the Hall of Fame.

Players who are no longer under consideration by the baseball writers can be elected by a panel of living Hall of Fame members after first being nominated by a committee. The Hall of Fame Board of Directors frequently reorganizes this process and renames the nominating committee or committees. The process is commonly referred to as the Veterans Committee, a shorthand version of the name it used from 1953 to 1999. The veterans committee is viewed by many as a "back door" into the Hall and, therefore, it is considered more prestigious to be inducted by the baseball writers. The veterans committee is also responsible for inducting non-players, including managers, executives, and umpires.

The list below gives each living Hall member, in order of date of birth. It also indicates how each member was inducted. No designation means "player inducted by the baseball writers."

RankNameBornML Playing CareerInduction
1Willie Mays5/6/19311951-731979 
2Whitey Herzog11/9/19311956-632010 VC (manager)
3Luis Aparicio4/29/19341956-731984 
4Bud Selig7/30/1934N/A2017 VC (executive)
5Sandy Koufax12/30/19351955-661972 
6Bill Mazeroski9/5/19361956-722001 VC 
7Pat Gillick8/22/1937N/A2011 VC (executive)
8Orlando Cepeda9/17/19371958-741999 VC 
9Juan Marichal10/20/19371960-751983 
10Billy Williams6/15/19381959-761987 
11Tony Oliva7/20/19381962-762022 VC 
12Jim Kaat11/7/19381955-832022 VC 
13Carl Yastrzemski8/22/19391961-831989 
14Joe Torre7/18/19401960-772014 VC (manager)
15John Schuerholz10/1/1940N/A2017 VC (executive)
16Bobby Cox5/21/19411968-692014 VC (manager)
17Tony Perez5/14/19421964-862000 
18Ferguson Jenkins12/13/19421965-831991 
19Tony La Russa10/4/19441963, 1968-732014 VC (manager)
20Steve Carlton12/22/19441965-881994 
21Rod Carew10/1/19451967-851991 
22Jim Palmer10/15/19451965-841990 
23Reggie Jackson5/18/19461967-871993 
24Rollie Fingers8/25/19461968-851992 
25Nolan Ryan1/31/19471966-931999 
26Johnny Bench12/7/19471967-831989 
27Carlton Fisk12/26/19471969, 1970-932000 
28Ted Simmons8/9/19491968-882020 VC 
29Mike Schmidt9/27/19491972-891995 
30Bert Blyleven4/6/19511970-922011 
31Goose Gossage7/5/19511972-89, 1991-942008 
32Dave Winfield10/3/19511973-88, 1990-952001 
33Jim Rice 3/8/19531974-892009 
34George Brett5/15/19531973-931999 
35Andre Dawson7/10/19541976-962010 
36Dennis Eckersley10/3/19541975-982004 
37Ozzie Smith12/26/19541978-962002 
38Jack Morris5/16/19551977-942018 VC 
39Robin Yount9/16/19551974-931999 
40Eddie Murray2/24/19561977-972003 
41Paul Molitor8/22/19561978-982004 
42Lee Smith12/4/19571980-972019 VC 
43Alan Trammell2/21/19581977-962018 VC 
44Wade Boggs6/15/19581982-992005 
45Rickey Henderson12/25/19581979-20032009 
46Harold Baines3/15/19591980-20012019 VC 
47Tim Raines9/16/19591979-20022017 
48Ryne Sandberg9/18/19591981-94, 1996-972005 
49Cal Ripken Jr.8/24/19601981-20012007 
50Edgar Martinez1/2/19631987-20042019 
51Randy Johnson9/10/19631988-20092015 
52Barry Larkin4/28/19641986-20042012 
53Craig Biggio12/14/19651998-20072015 
54Tom Glavine3/25/19661987-20082014 
55Greg Maddux4/14/19661986-20082014 
56Larry Walker12/1/19661989-20052020 
57John Smoltz5/15/19671998-20092015 
58Trevor Hoffman10/13/19671993-20102018 
59Roberto Alomar2/5/19681988-20042011 
60Jeff Bagwell5/27/19681991-20052017 
61Frank Thomas5/27/19681990-20082014 
62Mike Piazza9/4/19681992-20072016 
63Mike Mussina12/8/19681991-20082019 
64Ken Griffey Jr.11/21/19691989-20102016 
65Mariano Rivera11/29/19691995-20132019 
66Jim Thome8/27/19701991-20122018 
67Pedro Martinez10/25/19711992-20092015 
68Ivan Rodriguez11/27/19711991-20112017 
69Chipper Jones4/24/19721993, 1995-20122018 
70Derek Jeter6/26/19741995-20142020 
71Vladimir Guerrero2/9/19751996-20112018 
72David Ortiz11/18/19751997-20162022 

Recent Deaths

Brooks Robinson
Gaylord Perry
Bruce Sutter

Links of interest:
  Baseball Hall of Fame
  Hall of Fame Graves
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