The Veterans Committee is the popular name of various committees of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum that elect participants other than recently retired players.
Joseph Williams,nicknamed "Cyclone Joe" and "Smokey Joe",was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro league baseball. He is considered one of the greatest pitchers of all-time and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.
Newton Henry Allen was an American second baseman and manager in baseball's Negro leagues.
Richard Redding,nicknamed "Cannonball",was an American pitcher,outfielder,and manager in baseball's Negro leagues,regarded as perhaps the fastest pitcher in the history of black baseball. In his career,he played for the Philadelphia Giants,New York Lincoln Giants,Lincoln Stars,Indianapolis ABC's,Chicago American Giants,Brooklyn Royal Giants,and Bacharach Giants.
Benjamin Harrison Taylor was an American first baseman and manager in baseball's Negro leagues. Taylor played for the Birmingham Giants,Chicago American Giants,Indianapolis ABC's,St. Louis Giants,Bacharach Giants,Washington Potomacs,Harrisburg Giants,and Baltimore Black Sox. His playing career lasted from 1908 to 1929. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.
Elwood"Bingo" DeMoss was a baseball player and manager in the Negro leagues from 1905 to 1943.
John Preston "Pete" Hill was an American outfielder and manager in baseball's Negro leagues from 1899 to 1925. He played for the Philadelphia Giants,Leland Giants,Chicago American Giants,Detroit Stars,Milwaukee Bears,and Baltimore Black Sox. Hill starred for teams owned by Negro league executive Rube Foster for much of his playing career.
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 2006 proceeded in keeping with rules enacted in 2001,augmented by a special election;the result was the largest class of inductees (18) in the Hall's history,including the first woman elected,Effa Manley.
Walter "Dobie" Moore was an American shortstop and right-handed batter in the Negro leagues who played his entire career with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro National League. His career ended after only seven seasons when he shattered his already injured leg while escaping a woman who had shot him.
Richard Benjamin Lundy was an American baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues for numerous teams. He was born in Jacksonville,Florida.
Oliver Marcell,nicknamed "Ghost",was an American third baseman in the Negro leagues for a number of teams around the league from 1918-1931. He also played shortstop. A Creole born in Thibodaux,Louisiana,he batted and threw right-handed.
Elander Victor Harris was an American professional baseball outfielder and manager in the Negro leagues. Listed at 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m),168 lb.,Harris batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Phillip "Fish" Cockrell,born Philip Cockrell Williams,was a baseball player in the Negro leagues.
Wabishaw Spencer Wiley,nicknamed "Doc",was a catcher in Negro league baseball. He played from 1910 to 1924.
George Henry "Tank" Carr was an American first baseman and outfielder with the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro baseball leagues from 1920 to 1922.
Pelayo "Cortina" Chacón Cortina was a Cuban baseball shortstop and manager in the Cuban League and Negro leagues.
Arthur Chauncey "Rats" Henderson was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Lincoln Giants and Richmond Giants in 1922,the Bacharach Giants from 1923 to 1929 and the St. Louis Stars and Detroit Stars in 1931.
Webster "Mac" McDonald was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1920 to 1940 with several teams.
Nathan Harris was an American baseball third baseman and captain in the pre-Negro leagues. He played for many of the best teams between 1900 and 1910.
George Martin Wright,nicknamed "Jess",was an American baseball shortstop and second baseman in the pre-Negro leagues.
