He entered in 2009.
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The 'Big Train' was Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators.
2002
The Major League Baseball Hall of Fame began in 1936 by the Baseball Writers Association of America with five players voted in: Ty Cobb Honus Wagner Babe Ruth Christy Mathewson Walter Johnson
The first Hall of Fame class was in 1936 and featured the induction of five members: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson (posthumously), Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner.There was no one person. The first five were Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Matthewson, and Walter Johnson.
The first elections to the baseball Hall of Fame were in 1936. Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson were the first players elected. The first induction ceremony in Cooperstown was in 1939.