International League
Hall of Fame
Established1947 (1947)
TypeProfessional sports hall of fame
WebsiteOfficial website

The International League Hall of Fame is an American baseball hall of fame which honors players, managers, and executives of the International League (IL). It was created by the International League Baseball Writers' Association in 1947 to honor those individuals who made significant contributions to the league.

The Hall of Fame inducted its first class of nine former players, managers, and league officials in 1947. A plaque was unveiled at the IL's New York City offices located in the Ruppert Building at 535 Fifth Avenue. Today, the plaque has no permanent home, but exists as a traveling display which visits a number of the league's ballparks each season.[1]

From 1949 through 1960, the league inducted up to three new members each year. Only one member was inducted annually from 1961 to 1963. After the cessation of the league's Baseball Writers' Association, the Hall of Fame became dormant from 1964 to 2006. The Hall was reestablished in 2007 to commemorate the League's 125th season of play in 2008. Two new members were inducted in 2007, and plans were made to elect up to 28, 14, and 7 inductees, respectively, over the next three years. Since 2011, up to three inductees have been voted into the Hall annually. As of 2020, 129 individuals have been inducted into the International League Hall of Fame.[1]

Table key

† Indicates a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum[2]
Year Indicates the year of induction
Position(s) Indicates the inductee's primary playing position(s) or association with the league

Inductees

Billy Southworth led the Rochester Red Wings to four pennant-winning seasons.
Herb Pennock was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1948.
Hooks Wiltse managed the original Buffalo Bisons to six-straight winning seasons from 1919 to 1924.
Fred Merkle's baserunning error in a 1908 game is infamously known as Merkle's Boner.
Jackie Robinson led the IL in batting average (.349) and runs scored (113) in 1946.
Joe Altobelli managed three Governors' Cup Champions and won the IL Manager of the Year Award in 1971, 1976, and 1980.
Joe Morgan won the 1964 IL Most Valuable Player Award and the IL Manager of the Year Award in 1973 and 1977.
Cal Ripken Jr. won the 1981 IL Rookie of the Year Award and was named a postseason All-Star in his only season at the Triple-A level.
Bobby Cox was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.
Chipper Jones was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018.
Year Name Position(s) Ref.
1947 Ollie Carnegie Outfielder [3]
1947 Charlie Keller Outfielder [3]
1947 Ernest Lanigan Executive [3]
1947 Frank McGowan Outfielder/Manager [3]
1947 Steve O'Neill Catcher/Manager [3]
1947 Ben Sankey Shortstop [3]
1947 Frank Shaughnessy First baseman/Manager/Executive [3]
1947 Billy Southworth† Outfielder/Manager [3]
1947 Dixie Walker Outfielder/Manager [3]
1948 Herb Pennock† Pitcher [4]
1948 Dick Rudolph Pitcher [4]
1948 Tommy Thomas Pitcher/Manager [4]
1949 Ed Holly Shortstop/Manager [4]
1949 Billy Meyer Manager [4]
1949 Specs Toporcer Second baseman/Manager [4]
1950 Jack Dunn Second baseman/Manager [4]
1950 Jewel Ens Third baseman/Manager [4]
1950 Dan Howley Catcher/Manager [4]
1951 Ripper Collins First baseman [5]
1951 Al Mamaux Pitcher/Manager [5]
1951 Eddie Onslow First baseman/Manager [5]
1952 Bill Murray Outfielder/Manager [5]
1952 Jack Ogden Pitcher [5]
1952 Hooks Wiltse Pitcher/First baseman/Manager [5]
1953 Estel Crabtree Outfielder/Manager [5]
1953 William Manley Executive [5]
1953 Fred Merkle First baseman/Manager [5]
1954 Joe Boley Shortstop [6]
1954 Fred Hutchinson Pitcher [6]
1954 Bill Kelly First baseman/Manager/Umpire [6]
1955 Jack Berly Pitcher [6]
1955 Luke Hamlin Pitcher [6]
1955 Merwin Jacobson Outfielder [6]
1956 George Earnshaw Pitcher [6]
1956 Joe McCarthy† Second baseman [6]
1956 Jimmy Ripple Outfielder [6]
1957 Bruno Betzel Manager [7]
1957 Ike Boone Outfielder/Manager [7]
1957 Rube Parnham Pitcher [7]
1958 Jack Bentley First baseman/Pitcher [7]
1958 George Selkirk Outfielder/Manager [7]
1958 Jimmy Walsh Outfielder/Manager [7]
1959 Fritz Maisel Third baseman/Manager [7]
1959 Harry Smythe Pitcher/Manager [7]
1959 George Stallings Catcher/Manager [7]
1960 Howie Moss Outfielder/Third baseman [8]
1960 Rocky Nelson First baseman [8]
1960 Jackie Robinson† Second baseman [8]
1961 Patrick T. Powers Manager/Executive [8]
1962 Joe Brown Third baseman [8]
1963 Dick Porter Outfielder/Second baseman/Manager [8]
2007 Harold Cooper Executive [9]
2007 George Sisler Jr. Executive [9]
2008 Tommie Aaron Third baseman/Manager [10]
2008 Dale Alexander First baseman [10]
2008 Joe Altobelli First baseman/Manager/Executive [10]
2008 Don Buford Third baseman [10]
2008 Gene Cook Executive [10]
2008 Russ Derry Outfielder [10]
2008 Luke Easter First baseman [10]
2008 Ralph Garr Outfielder [10]
2008 Frank Gilhooley Outfielder/Manager [10]
2008 Lefty Grove† Pitcher [10]
2008 Joe Hauser First baseman [10]
2008 Pancho Herrera First baseman [10]
2008 Tommy Lasorda† Pitcher [10]
2008 Ben Mondor Executive [10]
2008 Joe Morgan Infielder/Manager [10]
2008 George Puccinelli Outfielder [10]
2008 George Quellich Outfielder [10]
2008 Jim Rice† Outfielder [10]
2008 Dave Rosenfield Executive [10]
2008 Hank Sauer First baseman/Outfielder [10]
2008 Morrie Silver Executive [10]
2008 Tex Simone Executive [10]
2008 Bobby Tiefenauer Pitcher [10]
2008 Ollie Tucker Outfielder [10]
2008 Frank Verdi Infielder/Manager [10]
2008 Rabbit Whitman Outfielder [10]
2008 Archie Wilson Outfielder [10]
2009 Buzz Arlett Outfielder [11]
2009 Red Barrett Pitcher [11]
2009 Walter Cazen Outfielder [11]
2009 Steve Demeter Third baseman/Manager [11]
2009 Clay Hopper Manager [11]
2009 Rube Kisinger Pitcher [11]
2009 Joe Knight Outfielder [11]
2009 Dutch Mele Outfielder [11]
2009 Stump Merrill Manager [11]
2009 Roberto Petagine First baseman [11]
2009 Red Schoendienst† Shortstop [11]
2009 Bill Short Pitcher [11]
2009 Ed Stevens First baseman [11]
2009 Harry Walker Outfielder/Manager [11]
2010 Walter Alston† Infielder/Manager [12]
2010 Don Baylor Outfielder [12]
2010 Frank Carswell Outfielder/Manager [12]
2010 Bobby Grich Shortstop/Second baseman [12]
2010 Mike Ryba Pitcher [12]
2010 Bob Seeds Outfielder [12]
2010 Coaker Triplett Outfielder/Manager [12]
2011 Steve Balboni First baseman [13]
2011 Wade Boggs† Third baseman [13]
2011 Cal Ripken Jr.† Third baseman [13]
2012 Dave Eiland Pitcher/Coach [14]
2012 Bill Evers Manager [14]
2012 Mike Tamburro Executive [14]
2013 Mack Jones Outfielder [15]
2013 Larry Parrish Manager [15]
2013 Don Richmond Third baseman [15]
2014 Jeff Manto Third baseman/First baseman/Outfielder [16]
2014 Dave Miley Manager [16]
2014 Jim Weber Broadcaster [16]
2015 Marc Bombard Manager [17]
2015 Marshall Brant First baseman [17]
2015 Don Labbruzzo Executive [17]
2016 Hensley Meulens Third baseman/Outfielder [18]
2016 Charlie Montoyo Manager [18]
2017 Lee Gardner Pitcher [19]
2017 Max Schumacher Executive [19]
2018 Mike Hessman Third baseman [20]
2018 Ken Schnacke Executive [20]
2019 Bobby Cox† Third baseman/Manager [21]
2019 Sam Jethroe Outfielder [21]
2019 Billy McMillon Outfielder [21]
2019 Lou Schwechheimer Executive [21]
2020 Chipper Jones† Shortstop [22]
2020 Chad Mottola Outfielder [22]
2020 Johnny Neun First baseman/Manager [22]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "International League Hall of Fame". International League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Class of 1947" (PDF). International League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Class of 1948–1950" (PDF). International League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Class of 1951–1953" (PDF). International League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Class of 1954–1956" (PDF). International League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Class of 1957–1959" (PDF). International League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Class of 1960–1963" (PDF). International League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Class of 2007" (PDF). International League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 "Class of 2008" (PDF). International League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Class of 2009" (PDF). International League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Class of 2010" (PDF). International League. Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 "Class of 2011" (PDF). International League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 "Class of 2012" (PDF). International League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  15. 1 2 3 "Class of 2013" (PDF). International League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  16. 1 2 3 "Class of 2014" (PDF). International League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  17. 1 2 3 "Class of 2015" (PDF). International League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  18. 1 2 "Class of 2016" (PDF). International League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  19. 1 2 "IL announces 2017 Hall of Fame class". International League. Minor League Baseball. January 31, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  20. 1 2 "IL announces 2018 Hall of Fame class" (PDF). International League. Minor League Baseball. February 13, 2018.
  21. 1 2 3 4 "International League Announces 2019 Hall of Fame Class" (PDF). International League. Minor League Baseball. January 29, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  22. 1 2 3 "International League Announces 2020 Hall of Fame Class" (PDF). International League. Minor League Baseball. January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
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