Elected by Baseball writers were second baseman Roberto Alomar and pitcher Bert Blyleven. Longtime general manager Pat Gillick was selected by a special panel. Induction ceremonies will be in July 2011.
Mickey Mantle was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1974
Johnny Bench was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989, his first elegible year, appearing on 96% of the ballots.
No one.
On January 9, 2007, Gwynn was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, being selected on 532 out of 545 ballots (97.61%), seventh highest percentage in Hall of Fame voting history, and just thirteen votes short of a unanimous selection. Gwynn was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame alongside Cal Ripken, Jr. on July 29, 2007. Both were elected in their first year of eligibility. At the time of his induction, Gwynn was the only member of the Baseball Hall of Fame who was never a teammate of another Baseball Hall-of-Famer. This changed in the following year's election, when Goose Gossage, Tony's teammate from 1984 to 1987, was elected. Another of Gwynn's teammates, Rickey Henderson was elected to the hall in 2009.
In 1947, the year he broke baseball's color barrier as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Stan "The Man" Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969.
Mickey Mantle was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1974
1962
Johnny Bench was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989, his first elegible year, appearing on 96% of the ballots.
No one.
Ted Williams was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1966, his first year of eligibility.
Paul Molitor was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2004. Ferguson Jenkins was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1991.
On January 9, 2007, Gwynn was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, being selected on 532 out of 545 ballots (97.61%), seventh highest percentage in Hall of Fame voting history, and just thirteen votes short of a unanimous selection. Gwynn was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame alongside Cal Ripken, Jr. on July 29, 2007. Both were elected in their first year of eligibility. At the time of his induction, Gwynn was the only member of the Baseball Hall of Fame who was never a teammate of another Baseball Hall-of-Famer. This changed in the following year's election, when Goose Gossage, Tony's teammate from 1984 to 1987, was elected. Another of Gwynn's teammates, Rickey Henderson was elected to the hall in 2009.
In 1996 Buck Owens was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
In 1962, Jackie Robinson became the first African American baseball player to be elected into the National Hall of Fame. He was also the very first African American player to play in the National Baseball league.
Jackie Robinson was inducted into the Major League Baseball (MLB) Hall of Fame in 1962, his first year on the ballot, receiving 124 votes.
In 1947, the year he broke baseball's color barrier as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers.