National Baseball Hall of Fame

An independent, non-profit educational institution dedicated to fostering an appreciation of the historical development of baseball and its impact on our culture by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting its collections for a global audience as well as honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to our national pastime. As of September 2022, The Hall of Fame is comprised of 340 elected members. Included are 268 former major league players, as well as 40 executives/pioneers, 22 managers and 10 umpires. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America has elected 135 candidates to the Hall while the Committees on managers, umpires, executives and long-retired players (in all of its forms) has chosen 179. The defunct “Committee on Negro Baseball Leagues” selected nine men between 1971-77 and the Special Committee on Negro Leagues in 2006, elected 17 Negro Leaguers. There are currently 75 living members.