See at a glance in the same format, 19th century baseballists in the Hall of Fame after 1939 inductions and after 1949 inductions.
The Hall of Fame in Cooperstown NY inducted 19th century baseballists in 1937-1953, 1961-1977, and 1995-2000. That includes 19th century players who were honored principally as 20th century managers and owner-executives, such as Connie Mack and Clark Griffith. Those honored wholly or mainly as 19th century players were inducted 1937-49, 1961-77, and 1998-2000. The second and third batches were elected by the 1953-2001 "Veterans Committee", the second routinely and the third by special ballot and special arrangement with SABR.
This table includes all Hall of Fame members with major baseball roles before 1897. The "youngest" players included are Fred Clarke and Jimmy Collins who "arrived", or first played regularly and well in the majors, with Louisville in 1895. They faced each other as player-managers in the 1903 World Series and they are famous mainly for 20th century achievements, but they pass under the bar I have imposed here. The "oldest" players excluded are Nap Lajoie, Honus Wagner, and Bobby Wallace, who arrived with Philadelphia, Louisville, and Cleveland in 1897. Joe McGinnity was an older man but he arrived later as a ballplayer and the criterion here is baseball "arrival". Several other Hall of Fame players arrived 1898-1900.
20th century managers and owner-executives are listed here by their 19th century fielding positions: Charles Comiskey, Connie Mack, John McGraw, Hugh Jennings, Wilbert Robinson, and Clark Griffith. Longterm stints as managers and owner-executives are noted for all players; many others served briefly as managers, commonly while they were active players.
Notes continue below the table.
Class
Name Induction Date
(* honored mainly for 20th century activity (seven))
Pioneers and Executives who did not play professionally
Morgan Bulkeley 1937
Henry Chadwick 1938
Alexander Cartwright1938
William Hulbert 1995
Managers (20c managers are listed at 19c playing positions)
Harry Wright 1953 (p, cf)
Ned Hanlon 1996 (cf)
Frank Selee 1999
Pitcher
Cy Young 1937
Charles Radbourne 1939
Candy Cummings 1939
Albert Spalding 1939 (executive)
* Clark Griffith 1946 (20c manager, executive)
Kid Nichols 1949
John Clarkson 1963
Tim Keefe 1964
John Monte Ward 1964 (shortstop, player organizer)
Pud Galvin 1965
Mickey Welch 1973
Amos Rusie 1977
Catcher
* Connie Mack 1937 (20c manager, owner/executive)
Buck Ewing 1939 (multi-position)
Mike King Kelly 1945 (multi-position)
* Wilbert Robinson 1945 (20c manager)
First Base
Cap Anson 1939 (multi-position, manager)
* Charles Comiskey 1939 (manager, 20c owner/executive)
Dan Brouthers 1945
Jake Beckley 1971
Roger Connor 1976
Second Base
Bid McPhee 2000
Shortstop (J.M. Ward listed at pitcher)
George Wright 1937
Hugh Jennings 1945 (20c manager)
George Davis 1998
Third Base
* John McGraw 1937 (20c manager)
* Jimmy Collins 1945
Outfield
Willie Keeler 1939
* Fred Clarke 1945 (19-20c player-manager)
Ed Delahanty 1945
Hugh Duffy 1945
Jim O'Rourke 1945 (multi-position)
Jesse Burkett 1946
Tom McCarthy 1946
Billy Hamilton 1961
Joe Kelley 1971
Sam Thompson 1974
Classification of Hall of Fame members. The Hall of Fame classifies members as Players, Managers, Pioneers and Executives, Umpires, and Negro Leagues figures. It does not classify players by fielding position. Many others have done so, and there is little disagreement among them, but all of the disagreement concerns 19th century players. Playing positions were relatively fluid in the 19c, especially thru the 1880s.
The official classes "Umpires" and "Negro Leagues" include no one from the 19th century.
The official "Pioneers and Executives" include the four whom I have listed as such and six whom I have listed otherwise: Harry Wright (here a Manager), Cummings (p), Spalding (p), Griffith (p), Comiskey (1b), and George Wright (ss).
The official "Managers" include Hanlon and Selee whom I have listed as such and three whom I have listed otherwise: Mack (c), Robinson (c), and McGraw (3b). Jennings (ss) is officially honored as a player. I suspect that he and Robinson needed twin credentials for election. McGraw, Jennings, and Griffith were Hall of Fame quality players, but only for a few years.
The 29 officially classed as "Players" compose a team that is poorly-balanced by position
P C 1B 2B SS 3B OF 9 2 4 1 2 1 10but much better balanced than it was for twenty years, before the elections of George Davis (ss) in 1998 and Bid McPhee (2b) in 2000. Before Davis and McPhee(*), the only left and middle infielders classed as "Players" were Jennings and Collins, who arrived in the 1890s. (It may be reasonable to count official "Pioneers" Candy Cummings (p) and George Wright (ss) as players, since they are certainly honored as pioneer players.)
Among the 19c "Players" there is some bias by position and epoch, which is most notable in the outfield.
P C 1B 2B SS 3B OF 6 2 3 1 0 0 2 : 1871-1892, the old pitching distances 3 0 1 0 2 1 8 : stars of the 1890s
Teammates.
1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings: H.Wright, G.Wright
1873-75 Boston Red Stockings: H.Wright, Spalding, G.Wright, O'Rourke
1884-85 Chicago White Stockings: Anson, Clarkson, Kelly
1885-88 St. Louis Browns: Comiskey
1885-89 New York Giants: Keefe, Welch, Ewing, Connor, Ward, O'Rourke
1892 Boston Beaneaters: Selee, Nichols, Clarkson, Kelly, Duffy, McCarthy (Clarkson and Kelly on last legs)
1892-93 Philadelphia Phillies: H.Wright, Keefe, Delahanty, Hamilton, Thompson (Wright on last clipboard and Keefe on last legs)
1894 Baltimore Orioles: Hanlon, Robinson, Brouthers, Jennings, McGraw, Keeler, Kelley (Brouthers on last legs)
1898 Boston Beaneaters: Selee, Nichols, Collins, Duffy, Hamilton (and young Vic Willis)