icon Living Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame

The Baseball Hall of Fame can include players, managers, umpires, and executives (Most managers were former players and many players later become managers, but they are usually voted into the Hall as one or the other, as their career merits). The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) has the primary responsibility for selecting which players will be in the Hall of Fame.

Players who are no longer under consideration by the baseball writers can be elected by a panel of living Hall of Fame members after first being nominated by a committee. The Hall of Fame Board of Directors frequently reorganizes this process and renames the nominating committee or committees. The process is commonly referred to as the Veterans Committee, a shorthand version of the name it used from 1953 to 1999. The veterans committee is viewed by many as a "back door" into the Hall and, therefore, it is considered more prestigious to be inducted by the baseball writers. The veterans committee is also responsible for inducting non-players, including managers, executives, and umpires.

The list below gives each living Hall member, in order of date of birth. It also indicates how each member was inducted. No designation means "player inducted by the baseball writers."

RankNameBornML Playing CareerInduction
1Willie Mays5/6/19311951-731979
2Whitey Herzog11/9/19311956-632010 VC (manager)
3Luis Aparicio4/29/19341956-731984
4Bud Selig7/30/1934N/A2017 VC (executive)
5Sandy Koufax12/30/19351955-661972
6Bill Mazeroski9/5/19361956-722001 VC 
7Pat Gillick8/22/1937N/A2011 VC (executive)
8Orlando Cepeda9/17/19371958-741999 VC 
9Juan Marichal10/20/19371960-751983
10Billy Williams6/15/19381959-761987
11Tony Oliva7/20/19381962-762022 VC 
12Jim Kaat11/7/19381955-832022 VC 
13Carl Yastrzemski8/22/19391961-831989
14Joe Torre7/18/19401960-772014 VC (manager)
15John Schuerholz10/1/1940N/A2017 VC (executive)
16Bobby Cox5/21/19411968-692014 VC (manager)
17Tony Perez5/14/19421964-862000
18Ferguson Jenkins12/13/19421965-831991
19Tony La Russa10/4/19441963, 1968-732014 VC (manager)
20Steve Carlton12/22/19441965-881994
21Rod Carew10/1/19451967-851991
22Jim Palmer10/15/19451965-841990
23Reggie Jackson5/18/19461967-871993
24Rollie Fingers8/25/19461968-851992
25Nolan Ryan1/31/19471966-931999
26Johnny Bench12/7/19471967-831989
27Carlton Fisk12/26/19471969, 1970-932000
28Ted Simmons8/9/19491968-882020 VC 
29Mike Schmidt9/27/19491972-891995
30Bert Blyleven4/6/19511970-922011
31Goose Gossage7/5/19511972-89, 1991-942008
32Dave Winfield10/3/19511973-88, 1990-952001
33Jim Rice 3/8/19531974-892009
34George Brett5/15/19531973-931999
35Andre Dawson7/10/19541976-962010
36Dennis Eckersley10/3/19541975-982004
37Ozzie Smith12/26/19541978-962002
38Jack Morris5/16/19551977-942018 VC 
39Robin Yount9/16/19551974-931999
40Eddie Murray2/24/19561977-972003
41Paul Molitor8/22/19561978-982004
42Lee Smith12/4/19571980-972019 VC 
43Alan Trammell2/21/19581977-962018 VC 
44Wade Boggs6/15/19581982-992005
45Rickey Henderson12/25/19581979-20032009
46Harold Baines3/15/19591980-20012019 VC 
47Tim Raines9/16/19591979-20022017
48Ryne Sandberg9/18/19591981-94, 1996-972005
49Cal Ripken Jr.8/24/19601981-20012007
50Edgar Martinez1/2/19631987-20042019
51Randy Johnson9/10/19631988-20092015
52Fred McGriff10/31/19631986-20042023 VC 
53Barry Larkin4/28/19641986-20042012
54Craig Biggio12/14/19651998-20072015
55Tom Glavine3/25/19661987-20082014
56Greg Maddux4/14/19661986-20082014
57Larry Walker12/1/19661989-20052020
58John Smoltz5/15/19671998-20092015
59Trevor Hoffman10/13/19671993-20102018
60Roberto Alomar2/5/19681988-20042011
61Frank Thomas5/27/19681990-20082014
62Jeff Bagwell5/27/19681991-20052017
63Mike Piazza9/4/19681992-20072016
64Mike Mussina12/8/19681991-20082019
65Ken Griffey Jr.11/21/19691989-20102016
66Mariano Rivera11/29/19691995-20132019
67Jim Thome8/27/19701991-20122018
68Pedro Martinez10/25/19711992-20092015
69Ivan Rodriguez11/27/19711991-20112017
70Chipper Jones4/24/19721993, 1995-20122018
71Derek Jeter6/26/19741995-20142020
72Vladimir Guerrero2/9/19751996-20112018
73Scott Rolen4/4/19751996-20122023
74David Ortiz11/18/19751997-20162022

Recent Deaths

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