The few, the elite, the enshrined members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown appear below with data about their actual Hall of Fame Plaque. Some members wore more than one number during their career and played with more than one team.
This chart is only meant to answer what team and number are being worn ON THEIR HONORARY PLAQUE at the National Baseball Hall of Fame — if any. For a comprehensive look at every team and every number worn by the hall of fame players listed below, simply visit the "back of their baseball card" here on Baseball Almanac.
"The personalities enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame represent a whole gamut of fictional characters and idiosyncracies." - Smith, Ken. Author. Baseball's Hall Of Fame. Grosset & Dunlap Publishing. 1 January 1975.
Hall of Fame Plaque TeamsHall of Fame Mambers Plaque Data |
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Hall of Famer | Team On HOF Cap | League(s) |
Hank Aaron | Atlanta | N.L. |
Roberto Alomar | Toronto | A.L. |
Walt Alston | Los Angeles | N.L. |
Sparky Anderson | Cincinnati | N.L. |
Luis Aparicio | Chicago | A.L. |
Luke Appling | Chicago | A.L. |
Richie Ashburn | Philadelphia | N.L. |
Earl Averill | Cleveland | A.L. |
Jeff Bagwell | Houston | N.L. |
Harold Baines | Chicago | A.L. |
Ernie Banks | Chicago | N.L. |
Johnny Bench | Cincinnati | N.L. |
Craig Biggio | Houston | N.L. |
Bert Blyleven | Minnesota | A.L. |
Wade Boggs | Boston | A.L. |
Lou Boudreau | Cleveland | A.L. |
George Brett | Kansas City | A.L. |
Lou Brock | St. Louis | N.L. |
Ray Brown | Homestead | E.W.L. / N.N.2. |
Williard Brown | Kansas City | N.A.L. |
Jim Bunning | Philadelphia | N.L. |
Roy Campanella | Brooklyn | N.L. |
Rod Carew | Minnesota | A.L. |
Max Carey | Pittsburgh | N.L. |
Steve Carlton | Philadelphia | N.L. |
Gary Carter | Montreal | N.L. |
Orlando Cepeda | San Francisco | N.L. |
Frank Chance | Chicago | N.L. |
Fred Clarke | Pittsburgh | N.L. |
Roberto Clemente | Pittsburgh | N.L. |
Ty Cobb | Detroit | A.L. |
Mickey Cochrane | Detroit | A.L. |
Earle Combs | New York | A.L. |
Andy Cooper | Detroit | N.N.L. |
Stan Coveleski | Cleveland | A.L. |
Bobby Cox | Atlanta | N.L. |
Sam Crawford | Detroit | A.L. |
Joe Cronin | Boston | A.L. |
Kiki Cuyler | Chicago | N.L. |
Ray Dandridge | Newark Eagles | N.N.2. |
Andre Dawson | Montreal | N.L. |
Leon Day | Aguadilla Sharks | P.R. |
Dizzy Dean | St. Louis | N.L. |
Bill Dickey | New York | A.L. |
Joe DiMaggio | New York | A.L. |
Larry Doby | Cleveland | A.L. |
Bobby Doerr | Boston | A.L. |
Don Drysdale | Los Angeles | N.L. |
Leo Durocher | Brooklyn | N.L. |
Dennis Eckersley | Oakland | A.L. |
Red Faber | Chicago | A.L. |
Bob Feller | Cleveland | A.L. |
Rick Ferrell | Boston | A.L. |
Rollie Fingers | Oakland | A.L. |
Carlton Fisk | Boston | A.L. |
Whitey Ford | New York | A.L. |
Nellie Fox | Chicago | A.L. |
Jimmie Foxx | Boston | A.L. |
Lou Gehrig | New York | A.L. |
Bob Gibson | St. Louis | N.L. |
Tom Glavine | Atlanta | N.L. |
Lefty Gomez | New York | A.L. |
Joe Gordon | New York | A.L. |
Goose Goslin | Washington | A.L. |
Goose Gossage | New York | A.L. |
Hank Greenberg | Detroit | A.L. |
Ken Griffey, Jr. | Seattle | A.L. |
Burleigh Grimes | Brooklyn | N.L. |
Lefty Grove | Boston | A.L. |
Vladimir Guerrero | Los Angeles | A.L. |
Tony Gwynn | San Diego | N.L. |
Billy Hamilton | Boston | N.L. |
Bucky Harris | Washington | A.L. |
Gabby Hartnett | Chicago | N.L. |
Rickey Henderson | Oakland | A.L. |
Billy Herman | Chicago | N.L. |
Whitey Herzog | St. Louis | N.L. |
Gil Hodges | Brooklyn | N.L. |
Trevor Hoffman | San Diego | N.L. |
Waite Hoyt | New York | A.L. |
Carl Hubbell | New York Giants | N.L. |
Miller Huggins | New York | A.L. |
Monte Irvin | New York Giants | N.L. |
Reggie Jackson | New York | A.L. |
Travis Jackson | New York Giants | N.L. |
Fergie Jenkins | Chicago | N.L. |
Hughie Jennings | Detroit | A.L. |
Derek Jeter | New York | A.L. |
Randy Johnson | Arizona | N.L. |
Walter Johnson | Washington | A.L. |
Chipper Jones | Atlanta | N.L. |
Addie Joss | Cleveland | A.L. |
Jim Kaat | Minnesota | A.L. |
Al Kaline | Detroit | A.L. |
Willie Keeler | Brooklyn | N.L. |
George Kell | Detroit | A.L. |
George Kelly | New York Giants | N.L. |
Harmon Killebrew | Minnesota | A.L. |
Ralph Kiner | Pittsburgh | N.L. |
Chuck Klein | Philadelphia | N.L. |
Sandy Koufax | Los Angeles | N.L. |
Nap Lajoie | Cleveland | A.L. |
Barry Larkin | Cincinnati | N.L. |
Tommy Lasorda | Los Angeles | N.L. |
Tony Lazzeri | New York | A.L. |
Bob Lemon | Cleveland | A.L. |
Freddie Lindstrom | New York Giants | N.L. |
Ernie Lombardi | Cincinnati | N.L. |
Al Lopez | Cleveland | A.L. |
Ted Lyons | Chicago | A.L. |
Biz Mackey | Hilldale | E.C.L. / A.N.L. |
Mickey Mantle | New York | A.L. |
Heinie Manush | Detroit | A.L. |
Rabbit Maranville | Boston | N.L. |
Juan Marichal | San Francisco | N.L. |
Edgar Martinez | Seattle | A.L. |
Pedro Martinez | Boston | A.L. |
Eddie Mathews | Milwaukee | N.L. |
Christy Mathewson | New York Giants | N.L. |
Willie Mays | San Francisco | N.L. |
Bill Mazeroski | Pittsburgh | N.L. |
Joe McCarthy | New York | A.L. |
Tommy McCarthy | Brooklyn | N.L. |
Willie McCovey | San Francisco | N.L. |
John McGraw | New York Giants | N.L. |
Fred McGriff | To Be Determined | -- |
Bill McKechnie | Cincinnati | N.L. |
Minnie Minoso | Chicago | A.L. |
Paul Molitor | Milwaukee | N.L. |
Joe Morgan | Cincinnati | N.L. |
Jack Morris | Detroit | A.L. |
Eddie Murray | Baltimore | A.L. |
Stan Musial | St. Louis | N.L. |
Hal Newhouser | Detroit | A.L. |
Kid Nichols | St. Louis | N.L. |
Phil Niekro | Atlanta | N.L. |
Tony Oliva | Minnesota | A.L. |
David Ortiz | Boston | A.L. |
Jim Palmer | Baltimore | A.L. |
Herb Pennock | Boston | A.L. |
Tony Perez | Cincinnati | N.L. |
Gaylord Perry | San Francisco | N.L. |
Mike Piazza | New York | N.L. |
Kirby Puckett | Minnesota | A.L. |
Tim Raines | Montreal | N.L. |
Pee Wee Reese | Brooklyn | N.L. |
Jim Rice | Boston | A.L. |
Sam Rice | Washington | A.L. |
Cal Ripken, Jr. | Baltimore | A.L. |
Mariano Rivera | New York | A.L. |
Eppa Rixey | Cincinnati | N.L. |
Phil Rizzuto | New York | A.L. |
Robin Roberts | Philadelphia | N.L. |
Brooks Robinson | Baltimore | A.L. |
Jackie Robinson | Brooklyn | N.L. |
Frank Robinson | Baltimore | A.L. |
Scott Rolen | St. Louis | N.L. |
Ivan Rodriguez | Texas | A.L. |
Bullet Rogan | Kansas City | N.N.L. / N.A.L. |
Scott Rolen | St. Louis | N.L. |
Edd Roush | Cincinnati | N.L. |
Red Ruffing | New York | A.L. |
Babe Ruth | New York | A.L. |
Nolan Ryan | Texas | A.L. |
Ryne Sandberg | Chicago | N.L. |
Ron Santo | Chicago | N.L. |
Louis Santop | Hilldale | E.C.L. |
Mike Schmidt | Philadelphia | N.L. |
Red Schoendienst | St. Louis | N.L. |
Tom Seaver | New York Mets | N.L. |
Joe Sewell | Cleveland | A.L. |
Al Simmons | Philadelphia | A.L. |
Ted Simmons | St. Louis | N.L. |
Enos Slaughter | St. Louis | N.L. |
Lee Smith | Chicago | N.L. |
Ozzie Smith | St. Louis | N.L. |
John Smoltz | Atlanta | N.L. |
Duke Snider | Brooklyn | N.L. |
Billy Southworth | St. Louis | N.L. |
Warren Spahn | Milwaukee | N.L. |
Willie Stargell | Pittsburgh | N.L. |
Casey Stengel | New York | A.L. |
Bruce Sutter | St. Louis | N.L. |
Don Sutton | Los Angeles | N.L. |
Bill Terry | New York Giants | N.L. |
Frank Thomas | Chicago | A.L. |
Jim Thome | Cleveland | A.L. |
Joe Torre | New York | A.L. |
Alan Trammell | Detroit | A.L. |
Pie Traynor | Pittsburgh | N.L. |
Dazzy Vance | Brooklyn | N.L. |
Arky Vaughan | Pittsburgh | N.L. |
Larry Walker | Colorado | N.L. |
Lloyd Waner | Pittsburgh | N.L. |
Paul Waner | Pittsburgh | N.L. |
Earl Weaver | Baltimore | A.L. |
Willie Wells | Newark Eagles | N.N.2. |
Zack Wheat | Brooklyn | N.L. |
Hoyt Wilhelm | New York Giants | N.L. |
Billy Williams | Chicago | N.L. |
Dick Williams | Oakland | A.L. |
Joe Williams | New York Lincoln Giants | E.C.L. |
Ted Williams | Boston | A.L. |
Hack Wilson | Chicago | N.L. |
Jud Wilson | Homestead | E.W.L. / N.N.2. |
Dave Winfield | San Diego | N.L. |
Early Wynn | Cleveland | A.L. |
Carl Yastrzemski | Boston | A.L. |
Cy Young | Cleveland | A.L. |
Ross Youngs | New York Giants | N.L. |
Robin Yount | Milwaukee | A.L. |
Hall of Famer | Team on HOF Cap | League(s) |
HOF Plaque Data | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The following hall of famer members are not wearing a cap on their hall of fame plaque at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown:
Ed Barrow, Dan Brouthers, Morgan Bulkeley, Jesse Burkett, Alexander Cartwright, Henry Chadwick, Happy Chandler, Jimmy Collins, Candy Cummings, Ed Delahanty, Hugh Duffy, Bud Fowler, Ford Frick, Warren Giles, Ned Hanlon, Will Harridge, Pete Hill, William Hulbert, Ban Johnson, King Kelly, Kenesaw Landis, Connie Mack, Larry MacPhail, Lee MacPhail, Joe McGinnity, Bid McPhee, José Méndez, Marvin Miller, Hank O'Day, Buck O'Neil, Mel Ott, Alex Pompez, Branch Rickey, Jacob Ruppert, John Schuerholz, Frank Selee, Bud Selig, George Sisler, Hilton Smith, Al Spalding, Mule Suttles, Ben Taylor, Cristóbal Torriente, Bill Veeck, Bobby Wallace, George Weiss, Sol White, J.L. Wilkinson, Vic Willis, George Wright, Harry Wright and Tom Yawkey.
The following hall of famer members are wearing a cap on their plaque at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, but the team is not identifiable (or it is simply blank):
Grover Alexander, Cap Anson, Frank Baker, Dave Bancroft, Al Barlick, Jake Beckley, Cool Papa Bell, Chief Bender, Yogi Berra, Jim Bottomley, Roger Bresnahan, Mordecai Brown, Oscar Charleston, Jack Chesbro, Nestor Chylak, John Clarkson, Eddie Collins, Charlie Comiskey, Jocko Conlan, Tom Connolly, Roger Connor, George Davis, Martin Dihigo, Barney Dreyfuss, Billy Evans, Johnny Evers, Buck Ewing, Elmer Flick, Rube Foster, Bill Foster, Frankie Frisch, Pud Galvin, Charlie Gehringer, Josh Gibson, Pat Gillick, Frank Grant, Clark Griffith, Chick Hafey, Jesse Haines, Roy Halladay, Harry Heilmann, Harry Hooper, Rogers Hornsby, Cal Hubbard, Catfish Hunter, Judy Johnson, Tim Keefe, Joe Kelley, Bill Klem, Bowie Kuhn, Tony La Russa, Buck Leonard, Pop Lloyd, Greg Maddux, Effa Manley, Rube Marquard, Bill McGowan, Fred McGriff, Joe Medwick, Johnny Mize, Mike Mussina, Walter O'Malley, Jim O'Rourke, Satchel Paige, Eddie Plank, Cum Posey, Old Hoss Radbourn, Wilbert Robinson, Amos Rusie, Ray Schalk, Tris Speaker, Turkey Stearnes, Sam Thompson, Joe Tinker, Rube Waddell, Honus Wagner, Ed Walsh, John Ward, Mickey Welch, and Deacon White.
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