The five players elected that year were Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson.
Ty Cobb was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.
Christy Mathewson, who was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 1936. He was buried at Lewisburg Cemetary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania on October 10, 1925.
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.
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.
In 1998 The Sporting News created a list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players. Here's the top five and their Hall of Fame inductions:1. Babe Ruth in 1936 (95.13% first ballot)2. Wilie Mays in 1979 (94.68% first ballot)3. Ty Cobb in 1936 (98.23% first ballot)4. Walter Johnson in 1936 (83.63% first ballot)5. Hank Aaron in 1982 (97.83% first ballot)
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Ty Cobb was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.
The first baseball player was BABE RUTH. Note: Actually Ruth was one of five men elected to the first Hall of Fame class in 1936. The others: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson and Honus Wagner.
Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson were the first players all inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936.Jackie Robinson in 1962.
Christy Mathewson, who was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 1936. He was buried at Lewisburg Cemetary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania on October 10, 1925.
The baseball hall of fame was begun by the Baseball Writers Association in 1936. They voted five players in that year: Ty Cobb; Honus Wagner; Babe Ruth; Christy Mathewson; and Walter Johnson.
1936. The first electees were Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson.
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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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.