Nobody has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame based EXCLUSIVELY on their work as a coach. 23 people have been selected because of their efforts as a manager, and many of these were coaches at one point in their careers. The same is true for many players.
Babe Ruth, for example, was a coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers at the end of his career, and was part of the first five people elected to the HoF.
Satchel Paige was introducted into the hall of fame in 1971. He was the first African American to be introducted into the baseball hall of fame.
The first elections for the baseball Hall of Fame were conducted in 1936. The Hall of Fame building in Cooperstown, New York was constructed afterwards and the first inductions into the baseball Hall of Fame were in 1939.
A permanent exhibit of "Who's on First" is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame museum in Cooperstown, NY.
Cal Hubbard, was an American professional football player and later an umpire in Major League Baseball, and is a member of three major sports halls of fame. He is currently the only person to be enshrined at both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Baseball Hall of Fame.
All members of the Baseball Hall of Fame are considered equal -- you either are a Hall of Famer or you aren't. The year that you join is called your "class," and the first such class -- ie, the "first class" -- is given a special room at the Hall of Fame. These five are, indeed, considered the cream of the crop of baseball players.
Satchel Paige was introducted into the hall of fame in 1971. He was the first African American to be introducted into the baseball hall of fame.
The first hispanic baseball player elected into the Hall of Fame was Roberto Clemente in 1973.
The first elections for the baseball Hall of Fame were conducted in 1936. The Hall of Fame building in Cooperstown, New York was constructed afterwards and the first inductions into the baseball Hall of Fame were in 1939.
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A permanent exhibit of "Who's on First" is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame museum in Cooperstown, NY.
Cal Hubbard, was an American professional football player and later an umpire in Major League Baseball, and is a member of three major sports halls of fame. He is currently the only person to be enshrined at both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Yes, Jerry Sloan was induced into the NBA Hall of Fame as a Coach. He is currently the coach of the Utah Jazz.
All members of the Baseball Hall of Fame are considered equal -- you either are a Hall of Famer or you aren't. The year that you join is called your "class," and the first such class -- ie, the "first class" -- is given a special room at the Hall of Fame. These five are, indeed, considered the cream of the crop of baseball players.
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.
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