I'm taking this question to mean the age of the player while he was actively playing in the majors -- not his age when he was elected. I'm just guessing, but it may have been Satchell Paige who was still pitching for the St. Louis Browns in the mid-1950's when he was in his late 40's or early 50's -- long after his prime years of the 1930's when he was a star in the Negro National league.
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If you mean the Baseball Hall of Fame, all players elected to the H of F that year, were elected by the Veterans Committe, and only one Black player was elected by the Special Committee on Negro Leagues, Satchel Paige. Regular election to the H of F were elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America, and no modern day player received enough votes to be elected that year.
No. To be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, at least 75 percent of the voters must vote for the player. Maris' highest percentage came in 1987 when he got 43.1% of the vote.
Mickey Mantle was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1974
No one.
If you mean the Baseball Hall of Fame, it was Jackie Robinson who was elected in 1962.
The first hispanic baseball player elected into the Hall of Fame was Roberto Clemente in 1973.
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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.
If you mean the Baseball Hall of Fame, all players elected to the H of F that year, were elected by the Veterans Committe, and only one Black player was elected by the Special Committee on Negro Leagues, Satchel Paige. Regular election to the H of F were elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America, and no modern day player received enough votes to be elected that year.
That would be Roberto Clemente, elected posthumously on 1973 March 20.
Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 at the age of 43.
Lou Gehrig received the highest amount of votes to be elected to the Hall of Fame with the vote being unanimous.
Satchel Paige was elected to the Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1971, years after Jackie Robinson
Satchel Paige.
Stan "The Man" Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969.