Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame
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Established | October 24, 1998 (1998-10-24) |
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Location | Mission District San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Founder | Gabriel "Tito" Avila Jr. |
Website | hhbmhof |
The Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame is an international museum and hall of fame which was founded in San Francisco, California to honor and recognize the contributions made to baseball by Hispanic and Latin baseball players as well as players with the heritage.[1]
History
The museum and hall of fame was founded in the Mission District in San Francisco, California on October 24, 1998, and was incorporated as a non-profit organization on June 23, 1999, in Sacramento, California. The idea of the museum came from Gabriel "Tito" Avila Jr., a former semi-professional baseball player from New York City who resides in San Francisco.[2]
Avila wanted wanted to honor the greatest Hispanic baseball players of all time and founded the museum as an international organization dedicated to recognizing the contributions made to baseball by Hispanic and Latino players. Since its inception, the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame has inducted seventy-four players, coaches, broadcasters, Hispanic players who played in the Negro leagues, Major League Baseball scorers, and executives.[2]
Inductees
* | Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame |
Inductee | Nationality | Year | Position | Ref. |
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Edgardo Alfonzo | ![]() | 2013 |
| [3] |
Roberto Alomar* | ![]() | 2019 | Shortstop | [3] |
Sandy Alomar Jr. | ![]() | 2021 | Catcher | [3] |
Sandy Alomar Sr. | ![]() | 2005 |
| [3] |
Felipe Alou | ![]() | 2003 |
| [3] |
Matty Alou | ![]() | 2007 | Outfielder | [3] |
Rubén Amaro Jr. | ![]() | 2022 | Outfielder | [3] |
Luis Aparicio* | ![]() | 2007 | Shortstop | [3] |
Joe Azcue | ![]() | 2012 | Catcher | [3] |
Carlos Baerga | ![]() | 2021 | Second baseman | [3] |
Roberto Barbon | ![]() | 2023 | Infielder | [3] |
Bert Campaneris | ![]() | 2006 | Shortstop | [3] |
Leo Cardenas | ![]() | 2016 |
| [3] |
Rod Carew* | ![]() | 2010 |
| [3] |
Orlando Cepeda* | ![]() | 2002 |
| [3] |
Roberto Clemente* | ![]() | 2010 |
| [3] |
Dave Concepción | ![]() | 2022 |
| [3] |
José Cruz | ![]() | 2002 |
| [3] |
Julio Cruz | ![]() | 2004 |
| [3] |
Martín Dihigo* | ![]() | 1999 |
| [3] |
Alex Fernández | ![]() | 2008 | Pitcher | [3] |
Tito Fuentes | ![]() | 2002 |
| [3] |
Alfredo Griffin | ![]() | 2004 | Shortstop | [3] |
Lefty Gómez* | ![]() | 2011 | Pitcher | [3] |
Preston Gómez | ![]() | 2003 | Second baseman | [3] |
Luis Gonzalez | ![]() | 2011 | Outfielder | [3] |
Pedro Guerrero | ![]() | 2016 |
| [3] |
Vladimir Guerrero* | ![]() | 2018 |
| [3] |
Carlos Guillén | ![]() | 2012 | Shortstop | [3] |
Keith Hernandez | ![]() | 2019 | First baseman | [3] |
Willie Hernández | ![]() | 2023 | Pitcher | [3] |
Rudy Jaramillo | ![]() | 2008 | Coach | [3] |
Julián Javier | ![]() | 2011 | Second baseman | [3] |
Stan Javier | ![]() | 2011 | Outfielder | [3] |
Roberto Kelly | ![]() | 2011 | Outfielder | [3] |
Tony La Russa* | ![]() | 2008 |
| [3] |
Sixto Lezcano | ![]() | 2023 | Outfielder | [3] |
Al López* | ![]() | 2006 |
| [3] |
Héctor López | ![]() | 2007 |
| [3] |
Candy Maldonado | ![]() | 2021 | Outfielder | [3] |
Juan Marichal* | ![]() | 2003 | Pitcher | [3] |
Billy Martin | ![]() | 2020 |
| [3] |
Buck Martinez | ![]() | 2012 | Catcher | [3] |
Edgar Martínez* | ![]() | 2003 | Designated hitter | [3] |
Pedro Martínez* | ![]() | 2015 | Pitcher | [3] |
José Méndez | ![]() | 2006 | Pitcher | [3] |
Minnie Miñoso* | ![]() | 2002 | Outfielder | [3] |
Felix Millan | ![]() | 2013 | Second baseman | [3] |
Orlando Mercado | ![]() | 2004 |
| [3] |
Manny Mota | ![]() | 2003 | Outfielder | [3] |
Millito Navarro | ![]() | 2006 | Outfielder | [3] |
Tony Oliva* | ![]() | 2014 | Outfielder | [3] |
Jose Oquendo | ![]() | 2013 |
| [3] |
Camilo Pascual | ![]() | 2012 | Pitcher | [3] |
Tony Pérez* | ![]() | 2001 |
| [3] |
Alex Pompez* | ![]() | 2006 | Owner | [3] |
Jackie Robinson* | ![]() | 2018 | Second baseman | [3] |
Iván Rodríguez* | ![]() | 2017 | Catcher | [3] |
Cookie Rojas | ![]() | 2011 |
| [3] |
Luis Salazar | ![]() | 2011 |
| [3] |
Manny Sanguillen | ![]() | 2019 | Catcher | [3] |
Benito Santiago | ![]() | 2012 |
| [3] |
José Santiago | ![]() | 2021 | Pitcher | [3] |
Juan Samuel | ![]() | 2010 | Second baseman | [3] |
Diego Seguí | ![]() | 2006 | Pitcher | [3] |
Rubén Sierra | ![]() | 2011 | Outfielder | [3] |
Tony Taylor | ![]() | 2004 | Second baseman | [3] |
Dickie Thon | ![]() | 2003 | Shortstop | [3] |
Luis Tiant | ![]() | 2002 | Pitcher | [3] |
Cristóbal Torriente* | ![]() | 2006 |
| [3] |
Alex Treviño | ![]() | 2003 | Catcher | [3] |
Manny Trillo | ![]() | 2023 | Second baseman | [3] |
Fernando Valenzuela | ![]() | 2003 | Pitcher | [3] |
Omar Vizquel | ![]() | 2007 | Shortstop | [3] |
Bernie Williams | ![]() | 2017 | Centerfielder | [3] |
Ted Williams* | ![]() | 2002 | Left fielder | [3] |
Broadcasters wing
* | Ford C. Frick Award recipient |
Induction | Nationality | Year | Team | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Angel | ![]() | 2023 | Baltimore Orioles | [4] |
Billy Berroa | ![]() | 2005 | New York Mets | [4] |
Buck Canel* | ![]() | 1999 | Brooklyn Dodgers | [4] |
René Cárdenas | ![]() | 2002 | Houston Astros | [4] |
Jaime Jarrín* | ![]() | 2003 | Los Angeles Dodgers | [4] |
Eduardo Ortega | ![]() | 2016 | San Diego Padres | [4] |
Amaury Pi-Gonzalez | ![]() | 2004 | San Francisco Giants | [4] |
Felo Ramírez | ![]() | 2001 | Florida Marlins | [4] |
Mario Thomas | ![]() | 2010 | San Diego Padres | [4] |
See also
References
- ^ Chapin, Dwight (February 20, 2002). "Museum honors Hispanics". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ a b "The History of the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame". hhbmhof.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx "Inductees". Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Broadcasters Wing". Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame.