Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame

The Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame is an American baseball hall of fame which honors players, managers, and executives of the Pacific Coast League (PCL). It was created by the Helms Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles in 1942 to honor those individuals who made significant contributions to the league's ideals. The Hall of Fame inducted its first class in 1943. A special Hall of Fame room was set up at Los Angeles' Wrigley Field on June 27, 1943.[1]

Pacific Coast League
Hall of Fame
Established1942
TypeProfessional sports hall of fame
WebsiteOfficial website

After the 1957 death of founder and main supporter Paul Helms and the arrival of Major League Baseball in the PCL's two largest markets, Los Angeles and San Francisco, the Hall went dormant. In 2003, with the Pacific Coast League celebrating its centennial season, the Hall was revived. In its first new induction in 2003, twenty-one pre-1957 inductees were elected. The aim of the PCL's Hall of Fame Committee was to eventually recognize worthy players from before 1957, as well as those who made more recent contributions to the league. As of the last inductions in 2018, 110 individuals were inducted into the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame.[1] No new members were added in 2019, and the PCL's 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The league was known as the Triple-A West in 2021 before reverting to the Pacific Coast League name in 2022.[3][4]

Table key

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YearIndicates the year of induction ("—" indicates a year between 1943 and 2008; precise records were not kept)
Position(s)Indicates the inductee's primary playing position(s) or association with the league
Indicates a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum[5]

Inductees

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Dick Barrett threw the second perfect game in PCL history for the Seattle Rainiers on May 16, 1948.[6]
Joe Brovia was a member of the 1946 PCL champion San Francisco Seals.[7]
Sam Gibson led the league in shutouts, wins, strikeouts, and ERA in 1931.[8]
Charlie Graham was a partial owner of the Sacramento Sacts (1909–1914) and San Francisco Seals (1918–1948).[9]
Roy Hitt pitched a no-hitter for the Venice Tigers on July 19, 1914.[10]
Brooks Holder led the league in triples in 1939.[11]
Jack Lelivelt led the Los Angeles Angels to win the 1932 and 1934 PCL championship and the Seattle Rainiers to win the 1940 championship.[12]
YearNamePosition(s)Ref.
1943Johnny BasslerCatcher[13]
1943Doc CrandallPitcher[14]
1943Pop DillonFirst baseman[15]
1943J. Cal EwingLeague President/Team owner[16]
1943Ray FrenchShortstop[17]
1943Jack LeliveltManager[12]
1943Walter McCredieOutfielder/Manager[18]
1943Herman PillettePitcher[19]
1943Earl SheelyInfielder[20]
1943Frank ShellenbackPitcher[21]
1943Jigger StatzOutfielder[22]
1943Ossie VittThird baseman[23]
1945Buzz ArlettOutfielder/Pitcher[24]
1945Red KilleferOutfielder/Manager[25]
Dick BarrettPitcher[6]
Spider BaumPitcher[26]
Charlie GrahamManager/Team owner[9]
Truck HannahCatcher[27]
Wallace "Happy" HoganCatcher/Manager[28]
Harry KrausePitcher[29]
Bill "Hardrock" LaneTeam owner[30]
Eddie MulliganThird baseman[31]
Lefty O'DoulPitcher/Outfielder/Manager[32]
Billy RaimondiCatcher[33]
Frenchy UhaltOutfielder[34]
Harry WilliamsLeague President/Sports writer[35]
2003Steve BilkoFirst baseman[36]
2003Ike BooneOutfielder[37]
2003Cece CarlucciUmpire[38]
2003Joe DiMaggioOutfielder[39]
2003Truck EaganShortstop[40]
2003Ox EckhardtOutfielder[41]
2003Brick EldredOutfielder[42]
2003Tony FreitasPitcher[43]
2003Sam GibsonPitcher[8]
2003Dick GyselmanThird baseman[44]
2003Fred HaneyThird baseman/Manager[45]
2003Cack HenleyPitcher[46]
2003Smead JolleyOutfielder[47]
2003Ad LiskaPitcher[48]
2003Ernie LombardiCatcher[49]
2003Hugh LubySecond baseman[50]
2003Ted NorbertOutfielder[51]
2003Jimmie ReeseSecond baseman[52]
2003Hal TurpinPitcher[53]
2003Max WestOutfielder[54]
2003Artie WilsonShortstop[55]
2004Carlos BernierOutfielder[56]
2004Frankie CrosettiShortstop[57]
2004Vean GreggPitcher[58]
2004Roy HittPitcher[10]
2004Brooks HolderOutfielder[11]
2004Frankie KelleherOutfielder[59]
2004Gene MauchSecond baseman[60]
2004Earl RappOutfielder[61]
2004Buddy RyanOutfielder[62]
2004Paul StrandOutfielder[63]
2004Bill SweeneyFirst baseman/Manager[64]
2004Fay ThomasPitcher[65]
2005Joe BroviaOutfielder[7]
2005Bill CutlerLeague President[66]
2005Johnny FrederickOutfielder/First baseman[67]
2005Elmer JacobsPitcher[68]
2005Ray PrimPitcher[69]
2005Pants RowlandLeague President[70]
2005Jack SalvesonPitcher[71]
2006Eddie BasinskiSecond baseman[72]
2006Dom DiMaggioOutfielder[73]
2006Babe EllisonInfielder[74]
2006Tommy LasordaManager[75]
2006Dario LodigianiSecond baseman/Third baseman[76]
2006Bill SchusterShortstop[77]
2006Bill WeissLeague executive[78]
2007Frank BrazillThird baseman[79]
2007Fuzzy HufftOutfielder[80]
2007Emil SickTeam owner[81]
2007Paul WanerOutfielder[82]
2008Wheezer DellPitcher[83]
2008Dolly GrayPitcher[84]
2008Casey StengelManager[85]
2008Lee SusmanSports cartoonist[86]
2009Earl AverillOutfielder[87]
2009Frank DemareeOutfielder[88]
2009Johnny MooreOutfielder[89]
2010Bobby BraganCatcher/Manager[90]
2010Larry JansenPitcher[91]
2010Gene LillardThird baseman/Pitcher[92]
2011Joe MartyOutfielder[93]
2011John MonroeSecond baseman[94]
2011Elmer SmithOutfielder[95]
2012Duffy LewisOutfielder[96]
2012Mike MarshallFirst basemen/Outfielder[97]
2012Kid MohlerSecond basemen[98]
2013Sandy Alomar Jr.Catcher[99]
2013Edgar MartínezThird baseman/Designated hitter[100]
2013Catfish MetkovichOutfielder[101]
2014Lou AlmadaOutfielder[102]
2014Dave BarbeeOutfielder[103]
2014Dave ElmoreTeam owner[104]
2014Wally HoodOutfielder[105]
2015Del CrandallManager[106]
2015Lou NovikoffOutfielder[106]
2015Gaylord PerryPitcher[106]
2016Willie DavisOutfielder[107]
2016Bob JoycePitcher[107]
2016Tim SalmonOutfielder[107]
2017Dick BeveragePCL Historical Society founder and President Emeritus[108]
2017Les ScarsellaFirst baseman[108]
2018Dick DobbinsHistorian[109]
2018Marv GudatOutfielder[109]

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