Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Pacific Coast League
Hall of Fame

Established	1942
Type	Professional sports hall of fame

The Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame is a special place that honors amazing baseball players, managers, and leaders from the Pacific Coast League (PCL). Think of a Hall of Fame as a museum that celebrates people who were super important and made big contributions to something. This Hall of Fame was started in 1942 in Los Angeles to remember those who helped the PCL become great.

The first group of honored people joined the Hall of Fame in 1943. A special room for the Hall of Fame was even set up at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles.

History of the Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame stopped adding new members for a while after 1957. This happened because the person who started it, Paul Helms, passed away. Also, big league baseball teams, called Major League Baseball, moved into Los Angeles and San Francisco, which were the PCL's biggest cities.

A New Beginning for the Hall

In 2003, the Pacific Coast League celebrated its 100th birthday! Because of this special anniversary, the Hall of Fame was brought back to life. In 2003, 21 people who played before 1957 were chosen to be honored. The goal of the Hall of Fame Committee was to recognize important players from the past and also those who helped the league more recently.

By 2018, 110 people had been inducted into the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. No new members were added in 2019. The PCL's 2020 season was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The league was called the Triple-A West in 2021, but it went back to being the Pacific Coast League in 2022.

Honoring PCL Legends: The Inductees

The Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame celebrates individuals who made a big impact on the league. These are players, managers, and others who showed great skill and dedication. Some of these inductees are also members of the even bigger National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Dick Barrett pitched a perfect game for the Seattle Rainiers in 1948.

Joe Brovia was part of the 1946 San Francisco Seals team that won the PCL championship.

Sam Gibson was a top pitcher in 1931, leading the league in many stats.

Charlie Graham was an owner for the Sacramento Sacts and San Francisco Seals teams.

Roy Hitt threw a no-hitter for the Venice Tigers in 1914.

Brooks Holder led the league in triples in 1939.

Jack Lelivelt led the Los Angeles Angels to championships in 1932 and 1934, and the Seattle Rainiers to a championship in 1940.

Below is a list of some of the amazing people who have been inducted into the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. The "Year" column shows when they were inducted. The "Position(s)" column tells you what role they had in baseball, like a pitcher, manager, or team owner. If you see a little dagger symbol () next to a name, it means that person is also in the National Baseball Hall of Fame!

Year	Name	Position(s)	Ref.
1943	Bassler, JohnnyJohnny Bassler	Catcher
1943	Crandall, DocDoc Crandall	Pitcher
1943	Dillon, PopPop Dillon	First baseman
1943	Ewing, J. CalJ. Cal Ewing	League President/Team owner
1943	French, RayRay French	Shortstop
1943	Lelivelt, JackJack Lelivelt	Manager
1943	McCredie, WalterWalter McCredie	Outfielder/Manager
1943	Pillette, HermanHerman Pillette	Pitcher
1943	Sheely, EarlEarl Sheely	Infielder
1943	Shellenback, FrankFrank Shellenback	Pitcher
1943	Statz, JiggerJigger Statz	Outfielder
1943	Vitt, OssieOssie Vitt	Third baseman
1945	Arlett, BuzzBuzz Arlett	Outfielder/Pitcher
1945	Killefer, RedRed Killefer	Outfielder/Manager
—	Barrett, DickDick Barrett	Pitcher
—	Baum, SpiderSpider Baum	Pitcher
—	Graham, CharlieCharlie Graham	Manager/Team owner
—	Hannah, TruckTruck Hannah	Catcher
—	Hogan, Wallace "Happy"Wallace "Happy" Hogan	Catcher/Manager
—	Krause, HarryHarry Krause	Pitcher
—	Lane, Bill "Hardrock"Bill "Hardrock" Lane	Team owner
—	Mulligan, EddieEddie Mulligan	Third baseman
—	O'Doul, LeftyLefty O'Doul	Pitcher/Outfielder/Manager
—	Raimondi, BillyBilly Raimondi	Catcher
—	Uhalt, FrenchyFrenchy Uhalt	Outfielder
—	Williams, HarryHarry Williams	League President/Sports writer
2003	Bilko, SteveSteve Bilko	First baseman
2003	Boone, IkeIke Boone	Outfielder
2003	Carlucci, CeceCece Carlucci	Umpire
2003	DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio	Outfielder
2003	Eagan, TruckTruck Eagan	Shortstop
2003	Eckhardt, OxOx Eckhardt	Outfielder
2003	Eldred, BrickBrick Eldred	Outfielder
2003	Freitas, TonyTony Freitas	Pitcher
2003	Gibson, SamSam Gibson	Pitcher
2003	Gyselman, DickDick Gyselman	Third baseman
2003	Haney, FredFred Haney	Third baseman/Manager
2003	Henley, CackCack Henley	Pitcher
2003	Jolley, SmeadSmead Jolley	Outfielder
2003	Liska, AdAd Liska	Pitcher
2003	Lombardi, ErnieErnie Lombardi	Catcher
2003	Luby, HughHugh Luby	Second baseman
2003	Norbert, TedTed Norbert	Outfielder
2003	Reese, JimmieJimmie Reese	Second baseman
2003	Turpin, HalHal Turpin	Pitcher
2003	West, MaxMax West	Outfielder
2003	Wilson, ArtieArtie Wilson	Shortstop
2004	Bernier, CarlosCarlos Bernier	Outfielder
2004	Crosetti, FrankieFrankie Crosetti	Shortstop
2004	Gregg, VeanVean Gregg	Pitcher
2004	Hitt, RoyRoy Hitt	Pitcher
2004	Holder, BrooksBrooks Holder	Outfielder
2004	Kelleher, FrankieFrankie Kelleher	Outfielder
2004	Mauch, GeneGene Mauch	Second baseman
2004	Rapp, EarlEarl Rapp	Outfielder
2004	Ryan, BuddyBuddy Ryan	Outfielder
2004	Strand, PaulPaul Strand	Outfielder
2004	Sweeney, BillBill Sweeney	First baseman/Manager
2004	Thomas, FayFay Thomas	Pitcher
2005	Brovia, JoeJoe Brovia	Outfielder
2005	Cutler, BillBill Cutler	League President
2005	Frederick, JohnnyJohnny Frederick	Outfielder/First baseman
2005	Jacobs, ElmerElmer Jacobs	Pitcher
2005	Prim, RayRay Prim	Pitcher
2005	Rowland, PantsPants Rowland	League President
2005	Salveson, JackJack Salveson	Pitcher
2006	Basinski, EddieEddie Basinski	Second baseman
2006	DiMaggio, DomDom DiMaggio	Outfielder
2006	Ellison, BabeBabe Ellison	Infielder
2006	Lasorda, TommyTommy Lasorda	Manager
2006	Lodigiani, DarioDario Lodigiani	Second baseman/Third baseman
2006	Schuster, BillBill Schuster	Shortstop
2006	Weiss, BillBill Weiss	League executive
2007	Brazill, FrankFrank Brazill	Third baseman
2007	Hufft, FuzzyFuzzy Hufft	Outfielder
2007	Sick, EmilEmil Sick	Team owner
2007	Waner, PaulPaul Waner	Outfielder
2008	Dell, WheezerWheezer Dell	Pitcher
2008	Gray, DollyDolly Gray	Pitcher
2008	Stengel, CaseyCasey Stengel	Manager
2008	Susman, LeeLee Susman	Sports cartoonist
2009	Averill, EarlEarl Averill	Outfielder
2009	Demaree, FrankFrank Demaree	Outfielder
2009	Moore, JohnnyJohnny Moore	Outfielder
2010	Bragan, BobbyBobby Bragan	Catcher/Manager
2010	Jansen, LarryLarry Jansen	Pitcher
2010	Lillard, GeneGene Lillard	Third baseman/Pitcher
2011	Marty, JoeJoe Marty	Outfielder
2011	Monroe, JohnJohn Monroe	Second baseman
2011	Smith, ElmerElmer Smith	Outfielder
2012	Lewis, DuffyDuffy Lewis	Outfielder
2012	Marshall, MikeMike Marshall	First basemen/Outfielder
2012	Mohler, KidKid Mohler	Second basemen
2013	Alomar Jr., SandySandy Alomar Jr.	Catcher
2013	Martínez, EdgarEdgar Martínez	Third baseman/Designated hitter
2013	Metkovich, CatfishCatfish Metkovich	Outfielder
2014	Almada, LouLou Almada	Outfielder
2014	Barbee, DaveDave Barbee	Outfielder
2014	Elmore, DaveDave Elmore	Team owner
2014	Hood, WallyWally Hood	Outfielder
2015	Crandall, DelDel Crandall	Manager
2015	Novikoff, LouLou Novikoff	Outfielder
2015	Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry	Pitcher
2016	Davis, WillieWillie Davis	Outfielder
2016	Joyce, BobBob Joyce	Pitcher
2016	Salmon, TimTim Salmon	Outfielder
2017	Beverage, DickDick Beverage	PCL Historical Society founder and President Emeritus
2017	Scarsella, LesLes Scarsella	First baseman
2018	Dobbins, DickDick Dobbins	Historian
2018	Gudat, MarvMarv Gudat	Outfielder

More About Baseball Awards

If you're interested in other baseball honors, check out these links:

• Baseball awards#Triple-A
• International League Hall of Fame