Hall of Fame Induction Weekend

The Hall of Fame plaques of 2007 Inductees Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn. (NBHOF)

Gwynn, Ripken join baseball elite

Finally, the long wait is over. Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. were inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 29 in front of a record-setting crowd in Cooperstown. Royals broadcaster Denny Matthews and sportswriter Rick Hummel were also honored during the ceremony. Complete story >

Ripken speech (PDF) | Gwynn speech (PDF)
Matthews speech (PDF) | Hummel speech (PDF)
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Induction Headlines

Sights and Sounds

Watch the 2007 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Watch
Weekend wrapup
View a clip from the Hall of Fame
speech of Cal Ripken Jr. Watch
Induction gallery
View a clip from the Hall of Fame
speech of Tony Gwynn. Watch
More Induction photos
Listen to Saturday's press conference
with Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. Listen



Future Hall of Fame Elections

Provided that they remain retired, the following is a partial list of former Major League ballplayers who will become eligible for consideration by the BBWAA in upcoming years. Players eligible after they have been retired from Major League Baseball for five full seasons. For example, those players eligible for consideration in 2009 will have played their final game in 2003. Those players eligible for consideration in 2010 will have last played in 2004, etc.

*Please note that this is not necessarily a complete listing, players are not necessarily guaranteed to be on the final BBWAA ballot, and players may return to active duty after they have retired or missed time.

Year   *Players eligible for the first time for BBWAA election
2009:   Steve Avery, Jay Bell, Mike Bordick, John Burkett, David Cone, Ron Gant, Mark Grace, Rickey Henderson, Todd Hundley, Orlando Merced, Charles Nagy, Denny Neagle, Jesse Orosco, Dean Palmer, Dan Plesac, Rick Reed, Greg Vaughn, Mo Vaughn, Matt Williams
2010:   Roberto Alomar, Kevin Appier, Andy Ashby, Ellis Burks, Dave Burba, Andres Galarraga, Pat Hentgen, Mike Jackson, Eric Karros, Ray Lankford, Barry Larkin, Edgar Martinez, Fred McGriff, Mark McLemore, Shane Reynolds, David Segui, Robin Ventura, Fernando Vina, Todd Zeile
2011:   Wilson Alvarez, Carlos Baerga, Jeff Bagwell, Bret Boone, Kevin Brown, Cal Eldred, John Franco, Juan Gonzalez, Marquis Grissom, Bobby Higginson, Charles Johnson, Al Leiter, Tino Martinez, Raul Mondesi, Hideo Nomo, Jose Offerman, John Olerud, Rafael Palmeiro, Paul Quantrill, Steve Reed, Kirk Rueter, Rey Sanchez, Benito Santiago, B.J. Surhoff, Ugueth Urbina, Ismael Valdez, Larry Walker, Dan Wilson
2012:   Pedro Astacio, David Bell, Jeromy Burnitz, Vinny Castilla, Scott Erickson, Carl Everett, Jeff Fassero, Alex S. Gonzalez, Danny Graves, Rick Helling, Dustin Hermanson, Jose Hernandez, Brian Jordan, Matt Lawton, Bill Mueller, Terry Mulholland, Jeff Nelson, Phil Nevin, Brad Radke, Joe Randa, Tim Salmon, Ruben Sierra, J.T. Snow, Jose Vizcaino, Bernie Williams, Eric Young
2013:   Sandy Alomar Jr., Craig Biggio, Barry Bonds, Jeff Cirillo, Royce Clayton, Roger Clemens, Jeff Conine, Steve Finley, Julio Franco, Shawn Green, Ryan Klesko, Mike Lieberthal, Kenny Lofton, Jose Mesa, Damian Miller, Eric Milton, Russ Ortiz, Neifi Perez, Mike Piazza, Reggie Sanders, Aaron Sele, Todd Walker, David Wells, Rondell White, Bob Wickman, Woody Williams