Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame

Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame

Established	October 24, 1998 (1998-10-24)
Location	Mission District San Francisco, California, U.S.
Founder	Gabriel "Tito" Avila Jr.
Website	hhbmhof.com

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 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

Key

*	Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Inductee	Nationality	Year	Position	Ref.
Edgardo Alfonzo	Venezuela	2013	Third baseman Second baseman	[3]
Roberto Alomar *	Puerto Rico	2019	Shortstop	[3]
Sandy Alomar Jr.	Puerto Rico	2021	Catcher	[3]
Sandy Alomar Sr.	Puerto Rico	2005	Second baseman Coach	[3]
Felipe Alou	Dominican Republic	2003	Outfielder First baseman Manager	[3]
Matty Alou	Dominican Republic	2007	Outfielder	[3]
Rubén Amaro Jr.	Mexico	2022	Outfielder	[3]
Luis Aparicio *	Venezuela	2007	Shortstop	[3]
Joe Azcue	Cuba	2012	Catcher	[3]
Carlos Baerga	Puerto Rico	2021	Second baseman	[3]
Roberto Barbon	Cuba	2023	Infielder	[3]
Bert Campaneris	Cuba	2006	Shortstop	[3]
Leo Cardenas	Cuba	2016	Shortstop Third baseman	[3]
Rod Carew *	Panama	2010	First baseman Second baseman	[3]
Orlando Cepeda *	Puerto Rico	2002	First baseman	[3]
Roberto Clemente *	Puerto Rico	2010	Right fielder	[3]
Dave Concepción	Venezuela	2022	Shortstop	[3]
José Cruz	Puerto Rico	2002	Outfielder	[3]
Julio Cruz	Puerto Rico	2004	Second baseman	[3]
Martín Dihigo *	Cuba	1999	Pitcher Second baseman	[3]
Alex Fernández	Cuba	2008	Pitcher	[3]
Tito Fuentes	Cuba	2002	Second baseman	[3]
Alfredo Griffin	Dominican Republic	2004	Shortstop	[3]
Lefty Gómez *	United States	2011	Pitcher	[3]
Preston Gómez	Cuba	2003	Second baseman	[3]
Luis Gonzalez	United States	2011	Outfielder	[3]
Pedro Guerrero	Dominican Republic	2016	Outfielder Third baseman First baseman	[3]
Vladimir Guerrero *	Dominican Republic	2018	Right fielder Designated hitter	[3]
Carlos Guillén	Venezuela	2012	Shortstop	[3]
Keith Hernandez	United States	2019	First baseman	[3]
Willie Hernández	Puerto Rico	2023	Pitcher	[3]
Rudy Jaramillo	United States	2008	Coach	[3]
Julián Javier	Dominican Republic	2011	Second baseman	[3]
Stan Javier	Dominican Republic	2011	Outfielder	[3]
Roberto Kelly	Panama	2011	Outfielder	[3]
Tony La Russa *	United States	2008	Infielder Manager	[3]
Sixto Lezcano	Puerto Rico	2023	Outfielder	[3]
Al López *	United States	2006	Catcher Manager	[3]
Héctor López	Panama	2007	Outfielder Third baseman	[3]
Candy Maldonado	Puerto Rico	2021	Outfielder	[3]
Juan Marichal *	Dominican Republic	2003	Pitcher	[3]
Billy Martin	United States	2020	Second baseman Manager	[3]
Buck Martinez	United States	2012	Catcher	[3]
Edgar Martínez *	Puerto Rico	2003	Designated hitter	[3]
Pedro Martínez *	Dominican Republic	2015	Pitcher	[3]
José Méndez	Cuba	2006	Pitcher	[3]
Minnie Miñoso *	Cuba	2002	Outfielder	[3]
Felix Millan	Puerto Rico	2013	Second baseman	[3]
Orlando Mercado	Puerto Rico	2004	Catcher Coach	[3]
Manny Mota	Dominican Republic	2003	Outfielder	[3]
Millito Navarro	Puerto Rico	2006	Outfielder	[3]
Tony Oliva *	Cuba	2014	Outfielder	[3]
Jose Oquendo	Puerto Rico	2013	Outfielder Infielder	[3]
Camilo Pascual	Cuba	2012	Pitcher	[3]
Tony Pérez *	Cuba	2001	Third baseman First baseman	[3]
Alex Pompez *	Cuba	2006	Owner	[3]
Jackie Robinson *	United States	2018	Second baseman	[3]
Iván Rodríguez *	Puerto Rico	2017	Catcher	[3]
Cookie Rojas	Cuba	2011	Outfielder Second baseman	[3]
Luis Salazar	Venezuela	2011	Outfielder Shortstop Third baseman	[3]
Manny Sanguillen	Panama	2019	Catcher	[3]
Benito Santiago	Puerto Rico	2012	Catcher	[3]
José Santiago	Puerto Rico	2021	Pitcher	[3]
Juan Samuel	Dominican Republic	2010	Second baseman	[3]
Diego Seguí	Cuba	2006	Pitcher	[3]
Rubén Sierra	Puerto Rico	2011	Outfielder	[3]
Tony Taylor	Cuba	2004	Second baseman	[3]
Dickie Thon	Puerto Rico	2003	Shortstop	[3]
Luis Tiant	Cuba	2002	Pitcher	[3]
Cristóbal Torriente *	Cuba	2006	Outfielder Infielder Pitcher	[3]
Alex Treviño	Mexico	2003	Catcher	[3]
Manny Trillo	Venezuela	2023	Second baseman	[3]
Fernando Valenzuela	Mexico	2003	Pitcher	[3]
Omar Vizquel	Venezuela	2007	Shortstop	[3]
Bernie Williams	Puerto Rico	2017	Centerfielder	[3]
Ted Williams *	United States	2002	Left fielder	[3]

Broadcasters wing

Key

*	Ford C. Frick Award recipient

Induction	Nationality	Year	Team	Ref.
Joe Angel	Colombia	2023	Baltimore Orioles	[4]
Billy Berroa	Dominican Republic	2005	New York Mets	[4]
Buck Canel *	Argentina	1999	Brooklyn Dodgers	[4]
René Cárdenas	Nicaragua	2002	Houston Astros	[4]
Jaime Jarrín *	Ecuador	2003	Los Angeles Dodgers	[4]
Eduardo Ortega	Mexico	2016	San Diego Padres	[4]
Amaury Pi-Gonzalez	Cuba	2004	San Francisco Giants	[4]
Felo Ramírez	Cuba	2001	Florida Marlins	[4]
Mario Thomas	Mexico	2010	San Diego Padres	[4]

See also

• Baseball portal

• Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame
• Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame

References

1. Chapin, Dwight (February 20, 2002). "Museum honors Hispanics". San Francisco Chronicle .
2. "The History of the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame". hhbmhof.com.
3. "Inductees". Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame.
4. "Broadcasters Wing". Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame.