This list has been updated to reflect the death of Doug Harvey, formerly
at position #4..
There are currently 71 living members of the Hall of Fame. This includes
63 players, five managers, and three 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).
Of the 63 players, 60 were voted in by the baseball writers association,
which 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 voted in by the veterans committee - known since
2011 as the "historical overview committee." (It is generally considered
more prestigious to be inducted by the baseball writers, rather than
through the veterans committee's "back door.")
The veterans committee/historical overview 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. The absence of a
designation means "player inducted by the baseball writers."
David Carson
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Living members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
1. Red Schoendienst, b. 2/2/1923 (veterans committee)
2. Tommy Lasorda, b. 9/22/1927 (manager, veterans committee)
3. Whitey Ford, b. 10/21/1928
4. Willie Mays, b. 5/6/1931
5. Whitey Herzog, b. 11/9/1931 (manager, veterans committee)
6. Hank Aaron, b. 2/5/1934
7. Luis Aparicio, b. 4/29/1934
8. Bud Selig, b. 7/30/1934 (executive, historical overview committee)
9. Al Kaline, b. 12/19/1934
10. Frank Robinson, b. 8/31/1935
11. Bob Gibson, b. 11/9/1935
12. Sandy Koufax, b. 12/30/1935
13. Bill Mazeroski, b. 9/5/1936 (veterans committee)
14. Brooks Robinson, b. 5/18/1937
15. Pat Gillick, b. 8/22/1937 (executive, historical overview committee)
16. Orlando Cepeda, b. 9/17/1937 (veterans committee)
17. Juan Marichal, b. 10/20/1937
18. Willie McCovey, b. 1/10/1938
19. Billy Williams, b. 6/15/1938
20. Gaylor Perry, b. 9/15/1938
21. Phil Niekro, b. 4/1/1939
22. Lou Brock, b. 6/18/1939
23. Carl Yastrzemski, b. 8/22/1939
24. Joe Torre, b. 7/18/1940 (manager, historical overview committee)
25. John Schuerholz, b. 10/1/1940 (executive, HOC)
26. Bobby Cox, b. 5/21/1941 (manager, historical overview committee)
27. Tony Perez, b. 5/14/1942
28. Joe Morgan, b. 09/19/1943
29. Ferguson Jenkins, b. 12/13/1943
30. Tony La Russa, b. 10/4/1944 (manager, historical overview committee)
31. Tom Seaver, b. 11/17/1944
32. Steve Carlton, b. 12/22/1944
33. Don Sutton, b. 4/2/1945
34. Rod Carew, b. 10/1/1945
35. Jim Palmer, b. 10/15/1945
36. Reggie Jackson, b. 5/18/1946
37. Rollie Fingers, b. 08/25/1946
38. Nolan Ryan, b. 1/31/1947
39. Johnny Bench, b. 12/7/1947
40. Carlton Fisk, b. 12/26/1947
41. Mike Schmidt, b. 9/27/1949
42. Bert Blyleven, b. 4/6/1951
43. Goose Gossage, b. 7/5/1951
44. Dave Winfield, b. 10/3/1951
45. Bruce Sutter, b. 1/8/1953
46. Jim Rice, b. 3/8/1953
47. George Brett, b. 5/15/1953
48. Andre Dawson, b. 7/10/1954
49. Dennis Eckersley, b. 10/3/1954
50. Ozzie Smith, b. 12/26/1954
51. Robin Yount, b. 9/16/1955
52. Eddie, Murray, b. 2/24/1956
53. Paul Molitor, b. 8/22/1956
54. Wade Boggs, b. 6/15/1958
55 Rickey Henderson, b. 12/25/1958
56. Tim Raines, b. 9/16/1959
57. Ryne Sandberg, b. 9/18/1959
58. Cal Ripken Jr., b. 8/24/1960
59. Randy Johnson, b. 9/10/1963
60. Barry Larkin, b. 4/28/1964
61. Craig Biggio, b. 12/14/1965
62. Tom Glavine, b. 3/25/1966
63. Greg Maddux, b. 4/14/1966
64. John Smlotz, b. 5/15/1967
65. Roberto Alomar, b. 2/5/1968
66. Frank Thomas, b. 5/27/1968
67. Jeff Bagwell, b. 5/27/1968
68. Mike Piazza, b. 9/4/1969
69. Ken Griffey Jr., b. 11/21/1969
70. Pedro Martinez, b. 10/25/1971
71. Ivan Rodriguez, b. 11/27/1971
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Living Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
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David Carson
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"Death is a part of baseball."
"Oh, yeah ... It's the main part."
- heard on The Simpsons