Living Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame

The Baseball Hall of Fame can include players, managers, 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). Most members are voted in by the baseball writers association. Some members are voted in by the veterans committee. 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. There is also one living member of the Hall who was inducted by the Negro Leagues committee, a temporary organization formed to bestow Hall of Fame honors on players from the days before baseball became racially integrated.

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
1Lee MacPhail10/25/1917N/A1998 VC (executive)
2Bobby Doerr4/17/19181937-44, 1946-511986 VC 
3Bob Feller11/3/19181936-41, 1945-561962 
4Monte Irvin2/25/19191949-561973 NL 
5Stan Musial11/21/19201941-44, 1946-631969 
6George Kell8/23/19221943-571983 VC 
7Ralph Kiner10/27/19221946-551975 
8Red Schoendienst2/2/19231945-631989 VC 
9Yogi Berra5/12/19251946-63, 19651972 
10Duke Snider9/19/19261947-641980 
11Robin Roberts9/30/19261948-661976 
12Tommy Lasorda9/22/19271954-561997 VC (manager)
13Whitey Ford10/21/19281950, 1953-671974 
14Dick Williams5/27/19291951-642008 VC (manager)
15Earl Weaver8/14/1930N/A1996 VC (manager)
16Ernie Banks1/31/19311953-711977 
17Willie Mays5/6/19311951-731979 
18Jim Bunning10/23/19311955-711996 VC 
19Hank Aaron2/5/19341954-761982 
20Sparky Anderson2/22/1934N/A2000 VC (manager)
21Luis Aparicio4/29/19341956-731984 
22Al Kaline12/19/19341953-741980 
23Frank Robinson8/31/19351956-761982 
24Bob Gibson11/9/19351959-751981 
25Sandy Koufax12/30/19351955-661972 
26Harmon Killebrew6/29/19361954-751984 
27Bill Mazeroski9/5/19361956-722001 VC 
28Brooks Robinson5/18/19371955-771983 
29Orlando Cepeda9/17/19371958-741999 VC 
30Juan Marichal10/20/19371960-751983 
31Willie McCovey1/10/19381959-801986 
32Billy Williams6/15/19381959-761987 
33Gaylord Perry9/15/19381962-831991 
34Phil Niekro4/1/19391964-871997 
35Lou Brock6/18/19391961-791985 
36Carl Yastrzemski8/22/19391961-831989 
37Tony Perez5/14/19421964-862000 
38Joe Morgan9/19/19431963-841990 
39Ferguson Jenkins12/13/19431965-831991 
40Tom Seaver11/17/19441967-861992 
41Steve Carlton12/22/19441965-881994 
42Don Sutton4/2/19451966-881998 
43Rod Carew10/1/19451967-851991 
44Jim Palmer10/15/19451965-841990 
45Reggie Jackson5/18/19461967-871993 
46Rollie Fingers8/25/19461968-851992 
47Nolan Ryan1/31/19471966-931999 
48Johnny Bench12/7/19471967-831989 
49Carlton Fisk12/26/19471969, 1970-932000 
50Mike Schmidt9/27/19491972-891995 
51Dave Winfield10/3/19511973-88, 1990-952001 
52Bruce Sutter1/8/19531976-86, 19882006 
53George Brett5/15/19531973-931999 
54Gary Carter4/8/19541974-922003 
55Dennis Eckersley10/3/19541975-982004 
56Ozzie Smith12/26/19541978-962002 
57Robin Yount9/16/19551974-931999 
58Eddie Murray2/24/19561977-972003 
59Paul Molitor8/22/19561978-982004 
60Wade Boggs6/15/19581982-992005 
61Ryne Sandberg9/18/19591981-972005 
62Tony Gwynn5/9/19601982-20012007 
63Cal Ripken Jr.8/24/19601981-20012007 

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