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; *-special election after death; didn't have to wait five years.
| Year | Inductees |
| 2013 | Deacon White, Hank O'Day-u, Jacob Ruppert-p/e |
| 2012 | Barry Larkin, Ron Santo |
| 2011 | Roberto Alomar, Bert Blyleven, Pat Gillick-e |
| 2010 | Andre Dawson, Doug Harvey-u, Whitey Herzog-m |
| 2009 | Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice, Joe Gordon |
| 2008 | Rich "Goose" Gossage, Barney Dreyfuss-e/p Bowie Kuhn-e, Walter O'Malley-e, Billy Southworth-m, Dick Williams-m |
| 2007 | Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken, Jr. |
| 2006 | Bruce Sutter, 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, 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 | Kirby Puckett, Dave Winfield, Bill Mazeroski, Hilton Smith |
| 2000 | Carlton Fisk, Tony Perez, Sparky Anderson-m, Bid McPhee, Turkey Stearnes |
| 1999 | George Brett, Nolan Ryan, Robin Yount, Orlando Cepeda, Nestor Chylak, Jr.-u, Frank Selee-m, Smokey Joe Williams |
| 1998 | Don Sutton, George Davis, Larry Doby, Lee MacPhail-e, 'Bullet' Joe Rogan |
| 1997 | Phil Niekro, Nellie Fox, Tommy Lasorda-m, Willie Wells |
| 1996 | Jim Bunning, Bill Foster, Ned Hanlon-m, Earl Weaver-m |
| 1995 | Mike Schmidt, Richie Ashburn, Leon Day, William Hulbert-e, Vic Willis |
| 1994 | Steve Carlton, Leo Durocher-m, Phil Rizzuto |
| 1993 | Reggie Jackson |
| 1992 | Rollie Fingers, Tom Seaver, Bill McGowan-u, Hal Newhouser |
| 1991 | Rod Carew, Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Tony Lazzeri, Bill Veeck-e |
| 1990 | Joe Morgan, Jim Palmer |
| 1989 | Johnny Bench, Carl Yastrzemski, Al Barlick-u, Red Schoendienst |
| 1988 | Willie Stargell |
| 1987 | Catfish Hunter, Billy Williams, Ray Dandridge |
| 1986 | Willie McCovey, Bobby Doerr, Ernie Lombardi |
| 1985 | Lou Brock, Hoyt Wilhelm, Enos Slaughter, Arky Vaughan |
| 1984 | Luis Aparicio, Don Drysdale, Harmon Killebrew, Rick Ferrell, Pee Wee Reese |
| 1983 | Juan Marichal, Brooks Robinson, Walter Alston-m, George Kell |
| 1982 | Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, Happy Chandler-e, Travis Jackson |
| 1981 | Bob Gibson, Rube Foster-m, Johnny Mize |
| 1980 | Al Kaline, Duke Snider, Chuck Klein, Tom Yawkey-e |
| 1979 | Willie Mays, Warren Giles-e/p, Hack Wilson |
| 1978 | Eddie Mathews, Addie Joss, Larry MacPail-e |
| 1977 | Ernie Banks, Martin Dihigo, Pop Lloyd, Al Lopez-m, Amos Rusie, Joe Sewell |
| 1976 | Bob Lemon, Robin Roberts, Oscar Charleston, Roger Connor, Cal Hubbard-u, Fred Lindstrom |
| 1975 | Ralph Kiner, Earl Averill, Bucky Harris-m, Billy Herman, Judy Johnson |
| 1974 | Jocko Conlan-u, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, Cool Papa Bell, Jim Bottomley, Sam Thompson |
| 1973 | Roberto Clemente-*, Warren Spahn, Billy Evans-u, Monte Irvin, George Kelly, Mickey Welch |
| 1972 | Yogi Berra, Sandy Koufax, Early Wynn, Josh Gibson, Lefty Gomez, Will Harridge-e, Buck Leonard, 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 Musial, Stan Coveleski, Waite Hoyt |
| 1968 | Joe Medwick, Kiki Cuyler, Goose Goslin |
| 1967 | Red Ruffing, Branch Rickey-e, Lloyd Waner |
| 1966 | Ted Williams, Casey Stengel-m |
| 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, Jackie Robinson, Bill McKechnie-m, Edd Roush |
| 1961 | Max Carey, Billy Hamilton |
| 1959 | Zack Wheat |
| 1957 | Sam Crawford, Joe McCarthy-m |
| 1956 | Joe Cronin, Hank Greenberg |
| 1955 | Joe DiMaggio, Gabby Hartnett, Ted Lyons, Dazzy Vance, Home Run Baker, Ray Schalk |
| 1954 | Bill Dickey, Rabbit Maranville, Bill Terry |
| 1953 | Dizzy Dean, Al Simmons, Ed Barrow-e, Chief Bender, Tom Connolly-u, Bill Klem-u, Bobby Wallace, Harry Wright-m |
| 1952 | Harry Heilmann, Paul Waner |
| 1951 | Jimmie Foxx, Mel Ott |
| 1949 | Charlie Gehringer, Mordecai Brown, 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 | Eddie Collins, Lou Gehrig-*, Willie Keeler, George Sisler, Cap Anson, Charles Comiskey-e/p, Candy Cummings, Buck Ewing, Charles Hoss Radbourn, Albert Goodwill Spalding-e/p |
| 1938 | Grover Cleveland Alexander, Alexander Joy Cartwright-p, Henry Chadwick-p |
| 1937 | Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker, Cy Young, Morgan Bulkeley-e, Ban Johnson-e, Connie Mack-m, John McGraw-m, George Wright-p |
| 1936 | Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner |
