Inductees
| Established | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Type | Professional sports hall of fame |
| Website | Official website |
The California League Hall of Fame is an American baseball hall of fame which honors players, managers, and executives of the California League for their accomplishments and/or contributions to the league in playing, administrative, media, or related roles. The Hall of Fame inducted its first class in 2016. [1] As of 2019, 28 individuals have been inducted into the California League Hall of Fame. [2]
| Year | Indicates the year of induction |
|---|---|
| Position(s) | Indicates the inductee's primary playing position(s) or association with the league |
| Team inducted as | Indicates the team for which the inductee has been recognized |
| † | Indicates a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |
Rik Aalbert Blyleven is a Dutch-American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1970 to 1992, primarily with the Minnesota Twins. Blyleven recorded 3,701 career strikeouts, the fifth-most in MLB history. He won 287 games, 27th-most all-time, and pitched 4,970 innings, 14th-most all-time. A renowned curveball pitcher, Blyleven was also a two-time All-Star and World Series champion. Although under-appreciated during his playing career, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011—his second-to-last year of eligibility.
Charles James "Chick" Hafey was an American player in Major League Baseball (MLB). Playing for the St. Louis Cardinals (1924–1931) and Cincinnati Reds, Hafey was a strong line-drive hitter who batted for a high average on a consistent basis.
William Jennings Bryan Herman was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1930s and 1940s. Known for his stellar defense and consistent batting, Herman still holds many National League (NL) defensive records for second basemen and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975.
Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog is an American former professional baseball outfielder and manager, most notable for his Major League Baseball (MLB) managerial career.
John Alexander "Bid" McPhee was an American 19th-century Major League Baseball second baseman. He played 18 seasons in the majors, from 1882 until 1899, all for the Cincinnati Reds franchise. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000. Known more for his fielding than his hitting, McPhee was the last second baseman to play without a glove.
Vernon Decatur Stephens was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1941 through 1955. An eight-time All-Star, Stephens was notable for being the 1945 American League home run champion and was a three-time American League RBI champion. He was the cleanup hitter for the only St. Louis Browns team to win an American League pennant in 1944, and was a top power hitter for the Boston Red Sox. Nicknamed "Little Slug", "Junior", and "Buster", Stephens batted and threw right-handed. He was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2006.
Lawrence Patrick David Gillick is an American professional baseball executive. He previously served as the general manager of four MLB teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (1978–1994), Baltimore Orioles (1996–1998), Seattle Mariners (2000–2003), and Philadelphia Phillies (2006–2008). He guided the Blue Jays to World Series championships in 1992 and 1993, and later with the Phillies in 2008.
Morris Hiram "Red" Badgro was an American professional football and baseball player. He played as an end in the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981.
Francis Joseph "Lefty" O'Doul was an American Major League Baseball player who went on to become an extraordinarily successful manager in the minor leagues. He was also a vital figure in both the pre-war establishment and post-war revival of professional baseball in Japan.
Joseph John Brovia was an American professional baseball player. An outfielder, Brovia played almost 1,800 games over 15 seasons in minor league baseball but only 21 games as a pinch hitter at the Major League level with the 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs. The native of Davenport, California, threw right-handed, batted left-handed, and was listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and 195 pounds (88 kg).
Donald Alvin Buford is an American former professional baseball player scout, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1963 through 1972, most notably as the leadoff hitter for the Baltimore Orioles dynasty that won three consecutive American League pennants from 1969 to 1971 and, won the World Series in 1970. He also played for the Chicago White Sox and played in the Nippon Professional Baseball league from 1973 to 1976. Buford also played as an infielder and was a switch hitter who threw right-handed. In 1993, Buford was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame.
George Raymond Culver, is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Philadelphia Phillies, from 1966 to 1974. He also pitched for the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Nippon-Ham Fighters, in 1975.
Marvin John Gudat was an American Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs. He attended UCLA. Gudat was inducted in the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame in 2018.
Wallace James Hood Jr. was an American professional baseball pitcher whop appeared in two games in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees in 1949. Born in Los Angeles, he threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg). His father, Wally Sr., a standout outfielder in the Pacific Coast League, played in 67 MLB games during the early 1920s.
The Texas League Hall of Fame is an American baseball hall of fame which honors players, managers, and executives of the Double-A Texas League of Minor League Baseball for their accomplishments or contributions to the league in playing, administrative, or other roles. The Hall of Fame inducted its first class in 2004. As of 2016, 138 individuals have been inducted into the Texas League Hall of Fame.
The South Atlantic League Hall of Fame is an American baseball hall of fame which honors players, managers, executives, and other associates of the Class A South Atlantic League of Minor League Baseball and its predecessor, the Western Carolinas League, for their accomplishments or contributions to the league in playing, administrative, or other roles. The Hall of Fame inducted its first class in 1994. As of 2018, 113 individuals have been inducted into the South Atlantic League Hall of Fame.
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.
William Clarke Bordley is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher with the San Francisco Giants. Bordley was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014. In 2011, he was named vice president for Major League Baseball Security investigations. Bordley was a presidential Secret Service agent, assigned to the White House, from 1995 to 2001. In 2002, he was promoted to attaché agent-in-charge to Russia at the American embassy in Moscow. Bordley is the president of WCB International.net, an international financial security company.
The Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame is a hall of fame that honors eminent baseball players from Cuban baseball. Established in 1939 to honor players, managers, and umpires in the pre-revolution Cuban League, by 1961 it had honored 68 players, managers, and umpires whose names are shown on a marble plaque at Havana's Estadio Latinoamericano. After the revolution, however, the Hall of Fame languished for more than 50 years, seldom mentioned or acknowledged and with no new inductees. Following a campaign led by Cuban filmmaker Ian Padrón, a meeting was held on November 7–8, 2014 to reformulate the Hall of Fame and to propose a museum in which it would be housed. The reformulated Hall recognized the original 68 members, and a jury of 25 people selected 10 new inductees—five from the pre-revolution period and five representing for the first time the post-revolution Cuban National Series. The planned site for the new museum is in the José Antonio Echeverría Workers' Social Club.
Dave Rosenfield was an American Minor League Baseball executive who operated the Norfolk Tides from the team's inception in 1963 until 2011. He was named King of Baseball in 2004 and was inducted into the International League Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame & Museum in April 2016.