Hall of Fame inductees
Key: Names in bold elected in first year of eligibility; names in italics selected by Veterans Committee; e-executive, such as general manager;
m-manager; p-pioneer contributor; s-selected by special committee on the Negro Leagues and the Pre-Negro League; u-umpire.
| Year | Inductees |
| 2010 | Andre Dawson, Doug Harvey-u, Whitey Herzog-m |
| 2009 | Joe Gordon, Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice |
| 2008 | Barney Dreyfuss-e/p , Rich "Goose" Gossage, Bowie Kuhn-e, Walter O'Malley-e, Billy Southworth-m, Dick Williams-m |
| 2007 | Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken, Jr. |
| 2006 | Ray Brown-s, Williard Brown-s, Andy Cooper,-s Frank Grant-s, Pete Hill-s, Biz Mackey-s, Effa Manley-s, Jose Mendez-s, Alez Pompez-e/s, Cumberland Posey-e/s, Louis Santop-s, Bruce Sutter, Mule Suttles-s, Ben Taylor-s, Cristobal Torriente-s, Sol White-p/s, J.L. Wilkinson-e/s, Jud Wilson-s |
| 2005 | Ryne Sandberg, Wade Boggs |
| 2004 | Dennis Eckersley, Paul Molitor |
| 2003 | Gary Carter, Eddie Murray |
| 2002 | Ozzie Smith |
| 2001 | Bill Mazeroski, Kirby Puckett, Hilton Smith, Dave Winfield |
| 2000 | Sparky Anderson-m , Carlton Fisk, Bid McPhee, Tony Perez, Turkey Stearnes |
| 1999 | George Brett, Orlando Cepeda, Nestor Chylak, Jr.-u , Nolan Ryan, Frank Selee-m, Smokey Joe Williams, Robin Yount |
| 1998 | George Davis, Larry Doby, Lee MacPhail-e, 'Bullet' Joe Rogan, Don Sutton |
| 1997 | Nellie Fox, Tommy Lasorda-m , Phil Niekro, Willie Wells |
| 1996 | Jim Bunning, Bill Foster, Ned Hanlon-m, Earl Weaver-m |
| 1995 | Richie Ashburn, Leon Day, William Hulbert-e , Mike Schmidt, Vic Willis |
| 1994 | Steve Carlton, Leo Durocher-m, Phil Rizzuto |
| 1993 | Reggie Jackson |
| 1992 | Rollie Fingers, Bill McGowan-u, Hal Newhouser, Tom Seaver |
| 1991 | Rod Carew, Ferguson Jenkins, Tony Lazzeri, Gaylord Perry, Bill Veeck-e |
| 1990 | Joe Morgan, Jim Palmer |
| 1989 | Al Barlick-u , Johnny Bench, Red Schoendienst, Carl Yastrzemski |
| 1988 | Willie Stargell |
| 1987 | Ray Dandridge, Catfish Hunter, Billy Williams |
| 1986 | Bobby Doerr, Ernie Lombardi, Willie McCovey |
| 1985 | Lou Brock, Enos Slaughter, Arky Vaughan, Hoyt Wilhelm |
| 1984 | Luis Aparicio, Don Drysdale, Rick Ferrell, Harmon Killebrew, Pee Wee Reese |
| 1983 | Walter Alston-m, George Kell, Juan Marichal, Brooks Robinson |
| 1982 | Hank Aaron, Happy Chandler-e, Travis Jackson, Frank Robinson |
| 1981 | Rube Foster-m , Bob Gibson, Johnny Mize |
| 1980 | Al Kaline, Chuck Klein, Duke Snider, Tom Yawkey-e |
| 1979 | Warren Giles-e/p , Willie Mays, Hack Wilson |
| 1978 | Addie Joss, Larry MacPail-e , Eddie Mathews |
| 1977 | Ernie Banks, Martin Dihigo, Pop Lloyd, Al Lopez-m, Amos Rusie, Joe Sewell |
| 1976 | Oscar Charleston, Roger Connor, Cal Hubbard-u , Bob Lemon, Fred Lindstrom, Robin Roberts |
| 1975 | Earl Averill, Bucky Harris-m, Billy Herman, Judy Johnson, Ralph Kiner |
| 1974 | Cool Papa Bell, Jim Bottomley, Jocko Conlan-u, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, Sam Thompson |
| 1973 | Roberto Clemente, Billy Evans-u, Monte Irvin, George Kelly, Warren Spahn, Mickey Welch |
| 1972 | Yogi Berra, Josh Gibson, Lefty Gomez, Will Harridge-e , Sandy Koufax, Buck Leonard, Early Wynn, Ross Youngs |
| 1971 | Dave Bancroft, Jake Beckley, Chick Hafey, Harry Hooper, Joe Kelley, Rube Marquard, Satchel Paige, George Weiss-e |
| 1970 | Lou Boudreau, Earle Combs, Ford Frick-e, Jesse Haines |
| 1969 | Roy Campanella, Stan Coveleski, Waite Hoyt, Stan Musial |
| 1968 | Kiki Cuyler, Goose Goslin, Joe Medwick |
| 1967 | Branch Rickey-e , Red Ruffing, Lloyd Waner |
| 1966 | Casey Stengel-m , Ted Williams |
| 1965 | Pud Galvin |
| 1964 | Luke Appling, Red Faber, Burleigh Grimes, Miller Huggins-m, Tim Keefe, Heinie Manush, John Montgomery Ward |
| 1963 | John Clarkson, Elmer Flick, Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey |
| 1962 | Bob Feller, Bill McKechnie-m , Jackie Robinson, Edd Roush |
| 1961 | Max Carey, Billy Hamilton |
| 1959 | Zack Wheat |
| 1957 | Sam Crawford, Joe McCarthy-m |
| 1956 | Joe Cronin, Hank Greenberg |
| 1955 | Home Run Baker, Joe DiMaggio, Gabby Hartnett, Ted Lyons, Ray Schalk, Dazzy Vance |
| 1954 | Bill Dickey, Rabbit Maranville, Bill Terry |
| 1953 | Ed Barrow-e, Chief Bender, Tom Connolly-u , Dizzy Dean, Bill Klem-u , Al Simmons, Bobby Wallace, Harry Wright-m |
| 1952 | Harry Heilmann, Paul Waner |
| 1951 | Jimmie Foxx, Mel Ott |
| 1949 | Mordecai Brown, Charlie Gehringer, Kid Nichols |
| 1948 | Herb Pennock, Pie Traynor |
| 1947 | Mickey Cochrane, Frankie Frisch, Lefty Grove, Carl Hubbell |
| 1946 | Jesse Burkett, Frank Chance, Jack Chesbro, Johnny Evers, Clark Griffith-e/p, Tommy McCarthy, Joe McGinnity, Eddie Plank, Joe Tinker, Rube Waddell, Ed Walsh |
| 1945 | Roger Bresnahan, Dan Brouthers, Fred Clarke, Jimmy Collins, Ed Delahanty, Hugh Duffy, Hugh Jennings, King Kelly, Jim O'Rourke, Wilbert Robinson-m |
| 1944 | Kenesaw Mountain Landis-e |
| 1942 | Rogers Hornsby |
| 1939 | Cap Anson, Eddie Collins, Charles Comiskey-e/p, Candy Cummings, Buck Ewing, Lou Gehrig, Willie Keeler, Charles Hoss Radbourn, George Sisler, Albert Goodwill Spalding-e/p |
| 1938 | Grover Cleveland Alexander, Alexander Joy Cartwright-p, Henry Chadwick-p |
| 1937 | Morgan Bulkeley-e, Ban Johnson-e , Napoleon Lajoie, Connie Mack-m, John McGraw-m , Tris Speaker, George Wright-p , Cy Young |
| 1936 | Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner |
