Syracuse Baseball Wall of Fame facts for kids
The Syracuse Baseball Wall of Fame is a special place. It honors people who have made baseball great in Syracuse, New York. The Wall of Fame was started in 1998. This was to celebrate 140 years of organized baseball in the city. You can find it at NBT Bank Stadium. This stadium is home to the Syracuse Mets. They are a Triple-A baseball team. Triple-A is the highest level of minor league baseball. The Wall of Fame is inside the stadium's Hall of Fame area.
How People Get Honored
The Wall of Fame honors people in different ways. They are chosen based on these groups:
- People from the first 75 years of professional baseball (1858–1933).
- Former players of the Chiefs or SkyChiefs teams (1934–present).
- Professional baseball players or others connected to professional baseball.
- People who have helped the game of baseball in other ways.
A special committee used to choose the people for the Wall of Fame. This committee included Ron Gersbacher, John Simone, Tex Simone, Bob Snyder, and Tom Leo.
Honored Baseball Stars
Many amazing people have been added to the Syracuse Baseball Wall of Fame over the years. Here is a list of those who have been honored:
- 1998: Grover Cleveland Alexander, Red Barrett, Bill Dinneen, Dave Giusti, Mack Jones, Hank Sauer
- 1999: Jim Bottomley, Rob Gardner, Bill Kelly, Dutch Mele, Jimmy Outlaw, Lawrence Skiddy, Frank Verdi
- 2000: Jack Corbett, Jewel Ens, Tom Henke, Willie Horton, Bob Shawkey, Ed Shokes, Hooks Wiltse
- 2001: Len Boehmer, Johnny Gee, Dave Lemanczyk, Frank McCormick, Jim Northrup, Frank Schulte, Tex Simone
- 2002: Rick Bladt, Wally Cazen, Frank DiPino, Mike Dorgan, Anthony Henninger, Dixie Howell, Jim Walsh
- 2003: Mike Barlow, Dave Bergman, Tony Fernández, Sandy Griffin, Henry McCormick, Red Parton, Goody Rosen
- 2004: Mike Bragman, Dutch Dotterer, Howard Ehmke, Jack Fifield, Carden Gillenwater, Mickey Klutts, Willie Smith
- 2005: Dom Dallessandro, John Harmon, John Johnstone, Pepper Martin, Thurman Munson, Jim Owens, Vic Willis
- 2006: Alan Closter, Steve Grilli, Tom Higgins, Bob Keegan, Conny Murphy, Doc Scanlan, Frank Tepedino
- 2007: Dutch Dotterer, Jr., Ron Guidry, Fred McGriff, Dick Rockwell, Specs Toporcer, Otto Vélez
- 2008: Bobby Cox, Pat Gillick, Ted Kleinhans, Vic Power, Tommy Thevenow, Greg "Boomer" Wells, Terry Whitfield
- 2009: Cupid Childs, Babe Dahlgren, William Hofmann, Sr., Rick Leach, Gino Petralli, Jon Ratliff, Randy St. Claire
- 2010: Shawn Green, Earl Harrist, Chris Jones, Dick Ryan, Mickey Stanley, Don Waful
- 2011: Jerry Brooks, Lou Johnson, Joseph Kren, Gene Locklear, Gus Mancuso, Jim Prendergast
- 2012: Dan Clark, Carlos Delgado, Scott McGregor, Stu Pederson, Frank Riccelli, Philip S. Ryder
- 2013: Tomy de la Cruz, Bob Dustal, Don Gordon, Chick Hafey, Mal Mallette, Robert Perez
- 2016: Chad Mottola, Anton "Tony" Kreuzer, James "Jimmy" Durkin, Joel Mareiniss
- 2017: Sean McDonough, Tom Dotterer, Frank Calo, Jhonatan Solano
- 2018: Roy Halladay, Lew Carr, Tom Leo, Butch Alberts
- 2019: Ed Kranepool, Don Labbruzzo, Herm Card
- 2020/2021: Jason Grilli, Bob Southworth, Jack Morse, Danny Cavallo (The 2020 season was cancelled, so the induction happened in 2021.)
- 2022: Phil Regan, Moses Fleetwood Walker, Mark Lukasiewicz, Dom Cambareri
- 2023: Robert Higgins, Bob Bailor, Bill Dutch
Learn More About Baseball
- Baseball Hall of Fame (Cooperstown, New York)
- Sports in Syracuse
